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THIS FINANCIAL SERVICES GIANT faces a subpoena for its analysts' reduced estimates for the worth of Facebook's IPO.
WHAT IS MORGAN STANLEY.
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The 'zombie man' of Miami-Dade who was shot by police after refusing to stop eating another man's face was allegedly under the influence of THIS DRUG.
WHAT ARE BATH SALTS (LSD accepted.) The victim is in critical condition.
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THIS COUNTRY, with its tanking bank sector, is feared to be the second to leave the Eurozone if Greece does exit.
WHAT IS SPAIN. A banking conglomerate, Bankia, asked the government for a $24 billion bailout. PM Rajoy insists that international bailouts are not needed (yet).
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THIS COUNTRY has started investigations and evaluations of its fire safety code after a string of unrelated fires in the past few days.
WHAT IS QATAR. One of the fires which took place in a shopping mall killed 19.
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Italian PM Mario Monti suggested that THIS sport should be suspended for "two or three years" in order to resolve match-fixing and general corruption scandals.
WHAT IS SOCCER. The suggestion was predictably not very well received.
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THIS COMPANY, whose product is usually just an app on other devices, is busy trying to roll out its own smartphone.
WHAT IS FACEBOOK.
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Romney will cinch the 'magic number' of delegates necessary to be the GOP nominee at the primary in THIS STATE today.
WHAT IS TEXAS.
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Aung San Suu Kyi took her first trip out of Burma in more than two decades to go to THIS COUNTRY.
WHAT IS THAILAND. She is attending the World Economic Forum on East Asia.
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The massacre at Houla has triggered THIS ACTION from many members of the int'l community.
WHAT IS EXPULSION OF DIPLOMATS/AMBASSADORS. So far, the US and several European and Gulf States have expelled Syrian foreign service officers in response to the 100+ killed.
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THIS COUNTRY's singer, Loreen, won Eurovision 2012.
WHAT IS SWEDEN. As tradition, the winner's country will host next year.
300
THIS VIRUS was found in the Iranian oil industry's computers after they were wiped clean.
WHAT IS 'FLAME'. Symantec's telemetry confirmed what other antivirus vendors have said: Iran harbors the largest number of Flame-infected systems.
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A plot to bomb a location where THIS EX-PRESIDENT OF COLUMBIA was due to speak was uncovered last week.
WHO IS ALVARO URIBE. Uribe is busy campaigning against an amendment which would exempt Columbian guerilla leaders from prosecution if they make peace.
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THESE TWO COUNTRIES have opened channels for direct trade of currency, a move expected to bolster trade for both Asian economic powerhouses.
WHAT ARE CHINA AND JAPAN. The move will eliminate the need for traders to use the US dollar as an intermediary currency when switching between yen and yuan.
300
Robert Mugabe has been invited to become THIS by the UN.
WHAT IS AN INTERNATIONAL TOURISM AMBASSADOR. The move has provoked general outrage.
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In just over a week, celebrations commemorating the reign of THIS MONARCH will begin.
WHO IS QUEEN ELIZABETH II. It will mark 60 years on the throne. Only Queen Victoria has reigned longer than her.
400
THIS NEW YORK LAW FIRM has filed for bankruptcy, a move that will be followed by liquidation.
WHAT IS DEWEY & LEBOEUF. It will become one of the largest law firm failures in U.S. history.
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A scheme to pay mothers in Haiti for doing THIS for their children has been unveiled, with Venezuela pouring in millions to back the scheme.
WHAT IS SENDING THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. The mothers, if their kids have regular attendance, will receive around $20 a month.
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THIS CHINESE ACTIVIST arrived in New York this week. He escaped house arrest and then fled to the American Embassy in Beijing to ask for asylum.
WHO IS CHEN GUANGCHENG. The entire incident had created incredible tension between the US and China.
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A gallery in South Africa showed president Jacob Zuma suffering THIS EMBARRASSING SOCIAL FAUX PAS which has provoked debate over freedom of expression.
WHAT IS EXPOSED GENITALIA ('HIS FLY WAS VERY FAR DOWN' also accepted.)
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THIS BELOVED BOLLYWOOD ACTOR apologized for "misbehaving" in an argument with staff at a IPL cricket match.
WHO IS SHAHRUKH KHAN. He has been banned from Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium for five years.
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