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

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Japan sends troops to battle bear attacks

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This Week's lesson:

U.S. government stays away again as global leaders hold yearly climate change strategy session

There's a notable absence at a United Nations environmental meeting of about 200 countries in Brazil: No one from the U.S. president's administration is among leaders working on new commitments to limit dangerous emissions that cause climate change. ...

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Chemistry unlocks precious metals from tech waste

British startup DEScycle uses chemicals to dissolve discarded tech and extract precious metals at room temperature as an alternative to energy-hungry smelting. In collaboration with Gap Group North East, a leading British electrical waste processor, ...

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