A recent agreement between Somalia and THIS NEIGHBOURING COUNTRY will lead to the repatriation of more than 500,000 Somali refugees.
Kenya
100
Unofficially the strongest recorded storm to make landfall, THIS CATEGORY 5 SUPERTYPHOON hit the Philippines this week.
Typhoon Haiyan
100
Having failed to pay its dues in protest of the organization’s recognition of Palestine, the United States was stripped of voting rights in THIS ORGANIZATION.
UNESCO, Israel’s voting rights were also revoked
100
2,000-2,500 people
The revised death toll from the typhoon that hit the Philippines a few days ago
200
A meeting between Sec. Kerry and the Foreign Minister of THIS COUNTRY has been identified as the turning point that stalled nuclear negotiations with Iran in Geneva.
France, Laurent Fabius insisted on including his country’s demands in the negotiations. Lower level talks will resume next week
200
A recent policy document issued by THIS COUNTRY said that the government would focus on allowing market forces to play a “decisive role” in the allocation of resources.
CHINA, the vaguely worded document was the first official policy publication of the new government
200
The President of THIS COUNTRY called in the army to enforce price limits instated to slow the country’s rapid inflation.
Venezuela, the price controls prompted a rush on stores by citizens
200
more than $10 million
the amount the CIA pays AT&T to access their phone records database
300
THIS GROUP of the Syrian opposition has agreed to peace talks sponsored by the US and Russia.
The Syrian National Coalition
300
THIS COUNTRY launched a spacecraft bound for Mars this week, that might make it the first Asian country to explore the planet.
India, it is schedule to reach Mars on September 24, 2014
300
The United States Senate passed S. 815 also known as ENDA, which will end THIS.
Employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, the bill has yet to be voted on by the House
300
50,000 enrollees
the number of people who enrolled in private insurance plans through the federal marketplace website in October, 450,000 shy of the goal set by the administration
400
THIS COUNTRY has increased investment in Pakistan’s nuclear program after being promised new weapons in the near future.
Saudi Arabia
400
Taiwan signed a free trade agreement with THIS NATION, taking a step to minimize dependence on the mainland.
Singapore, this was Taiwan’s first free trade agreement ever
400
Armistice Day celebrations got a little out of hand in THIS COUNTRY, when an MP was stabbed at an event in a national war cemetery.
France, MP Bernard Reynes was stabbed but is not in critical condition
400
up to 10% of GDP
the estimated amount of the Philippines’ GDP that is lost due to typhoons and natural disasters annually
500
Rightist Israeli politician Avigdor Lieberman was sworn back into THIS OFFICE after a 1-year hiatus.
Foreign Minister, he had stepped down because of corruption charges that he has now been acquitted of
500
Four earthquakes hit THIS CITY this weekend at around the same time as the typhoon hitting the Philippines.
New Delhi, India, the damage was minimal
500
THIS SOUTH AMERICAN POLITICIAN will return to work later this week after recovering for an operation on a blood clot in the brain.
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner
500
5 billion yuan (if you get this, you deserve a cookie)
The amount generated by new online businesses in rural Chinese villages last year. The new trend of online commerce has helped stem the flow of population into the cities.