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

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German bus driver knocks down an explosive drone

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This Week's lesson:

Measles revival across country reinforces importance of childhood vaccines

U.S. measles cases have hit a 35-year high as vaccination rates fall. The federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) received reports of nearly 2,500 confirmed cases from January through early August, more than in all of 2025. Outbreaks are in 45...

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How well do you keep up with the world around you? Take this week’s quiz to test your knowledge of recent national and world events.

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Shrinking Danube grounds ships and reveals wrecks

Old shipwrecks and prehistoric bones are being exposed as the Danube River drops to record-low levels amid drought and extreme heat plaguing Europe. Cargo and cruise ships also have run aground on the continent’s second-longest river. Many of the Dan...

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