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

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US military bombs boat from Venezuela, kills 11

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This Week's lesson:

Centers for Disease Control drama spurs health concerns, criticism of Cabinet member Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has long provided reliable health guidance and protection. Now its role and independence from politics are in question after a series of shakeups. In the seven months since Robert F. K...

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Designing bionic arms has a 'monumental' impact

Tilly Lockey explains how, after losing her hands to meningitis at 15 months old, she has dedicated her time to co-designing some of the most advanced bionic arms on the market with Open Bionics. She has been using the company’s Hero Arms for about 1...

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