Business/Econ/Tech
Americas/Europe
Asia/Oceania
Africa/Middle East
International Mixtape
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THIS COMPANY, Apple's major supplier, has halted production at a plant in northern China after a fight broke out among workers.
WHAT IS FOXCONN. Foxconn confirmed that a "personal dispute" escalated into an incident involving about 2,000 workers, injuring 40 of them.
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A majority of the 130 prisoners freed in a Mexican prison break escaped by doing THIS.
WHAT IS CRAWLING THROUGH A 21 FT LONG TUNNEL. A judge ordered the detention of 16 officials and guards at the prison; it is suspected they were collaborating with the Zetas drug cartel.
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Two U.S. marines in Afghanistan face charges for THIS CRIME according to the Marine Corps.
WHAT IS URINATING ON DEAD TALIBAN FIGHTERS. A video of the incident was widely circulated in Afghanistan earlier this year and caused unrest and protests.
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Dozens of activists were detained after protesting outside a jail in THIS MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRY.
WHAT IS SAUDI ARABIA. The protesters claim that their relatives are being held illegally in Saudi prisons, but are now themselves in jail since all protests are illegal in Saudi Arabia.
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Until THIS SONG came along, the top spot in the Canadian charts hadn't been occupied by a native since 2007.
WHAT IS CALL ME MAYBE. The last Canadian single to get to number one was Avril Lavigne's Girlfriend.
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The International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde says THIS ECONOMIC BLOC is "the epicenter" of the global economic crisis.
WHAT IS THE EUROZONE. In July, the IMF cut its global growth projection for 2013 to 3.9%, but left its 2012 forecast unchanged at 3.5%.
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In the same session that Mitt Romney's 47% gaffe occurred, the presidential candidate also expressed doubts that THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE "have no interest whatsoever in establishing peace."
WHO ARE PALESTINIANS. He added that "the pathway to peace is almost unthinkable to accomplish."
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THIS COUNTRY'S first aircraft carrier entered into service today.
WHAT IS CHINA. The refurbished Soviet ship is not expected to carry a full complement of planes or be ready for combat for some time.
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The CIA was forced to withdraw operatives from THIS COUNTRY after the United States Consulate was sacked.
WHAT IS LIBYA. The withdrawal is widely seen as an intelligence disaster with one US official saying ‘It’s a catastrophic intelligence loss...We got our eyes poked out.’’
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THIS SINGER was the first non-US artist to get to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts this year.
WHO IS ADELE, with "Set Fire to the Rain."
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THIS COUNTRY has started censoring access to websites that require a Secure Sockets Level (SSL) connection, including Google Search and Gmail.
WHAT IS IRAN. The move coincides with protests across the Middle East over the controversial and badly filmed 'The Innocence of Muslims.'
300
The Russian government gave THIS US AGENCY an October 1st deadline to cease all operations within its borders.
WHAT IS THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID). The Kremlin accuses America of using USAID to influence Russian politics.
300
Japan attempted to turn back fishing boats and armed coast guard vessels heading to the disputed Senkaku (Diayou) islands from THIS COUNTRY today.
WHAT IS TAIWAN. Japan attempted to turn back the fishing boats using water cannons but as of 11:14 A.M. had not yet been successful.
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A "Sars-like" virus has been identified in two individuals in THESE TWO MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES.
WHAT IS QATAR AND SAUDI ARABIA. The Saudi patient has since died. Sars is a respiratory infection that caused a global outbreak in 2002. So far, medical officials express little worry over the new strain.
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An autotuned version of THIS POLITICIAN'S PUBLIC APOLOGY has recently entered the UK charts.
WHO IS NICK CLEGG. In it, he apologizes on behalf of the Liberal Democrats for not adhering to campaign promises.
400
THIS NUMBER OF PEOPLE pre-ordered the iPhone 5.
WHAT IS 2 MILLION. It broke Apple's record for reservations and allowed the company to close with a share price of $700.
400
An anti-austerity protest dubbed 'Occupy Congress' started up in THIS MAJOR EUROPEAN CITY.
WHAT IS MADRID. The police have baton-charged participants who were trying to break down barriers blocking off access to parliament.
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The Prime Minister of THIS CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRY resigned on Monday.
WHAT IS KAZAKHSTAN. Karim Massimov's resignation was accepted by a presidential decree which also elevated him to the head of President Nursultan Nazarbayev's administration.
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In Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, residents took part in THIS as an official attempt to keep sewage pipes from becoming blocked.
WHAT IS A SYNCHRONIZED TOILET FLUSH. Council workers visited townships warning people that they risked a fine if they failed to take part. Many of the city's million residents are believed to have flushed at the appointed hour.
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THIS COUNTRY has had the most success in Eurovision, with seven wins. (Hint: think Northwestern)
WHAT IS IRELAND. They also hold the record for the most consecutive wins (3).
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