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Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.

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Taiwan could be a top topic at China-U.S. summit

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U.S. health secretary changes tone on childhood measles shots

The measles vaccine is safe and effective "for most people," the president's top health official now says. That's a switch by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who wanted to overhaul national vaccine policy and last year appointed vaccine ...

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Banksy’s 'blind patriotism' statue jolts London

Street artist Banksy stunned London last week with a surprise statue installation showing a suited man blinded by a flag about to march off the plinth that holds the statue. The artwork triggered intense online debate about the dangers of nationalist...

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