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This weeks lesson:
$4 billion taken from Malaysia fund, Swiss say
-- 02/01/2016

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Q: Switzerland's chief prosecutor said last week that a criminal investigation found that about $4 billion appeared to have been misappropriated from a government fund for development projects in Malaysia. Where is Malaysia?

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Common Core State Standard
RH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.