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D. FRANCE
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France has officially become the first country in the world to guarantee the right to abortion in its constitution, and President Emmanuel Macron has promised he “will not rest” until women across Europe have the same protection.
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B. 850 years
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850 years is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
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C. FRANCE
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Nasa’s revolutionary new James Webb Space Telescope launched from French Guiana. The James Webb Space Telescope is a space telescope and an international collaboration among NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency. The telescope is named after James E. Webb, who was the administrator of NASA from 1961 to 1968 and played an integral role in the Apollo program.
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D. Germany
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Germany’s final three nuclear power plants close their doors on Saturday, marking the end of the country’s nuclear era that has spanned more than six decades.
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A. 10 years
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10 years is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
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A. 3 times
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3 times is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
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C. California
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California is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
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B. Yemen’s Houthi rebels
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On November 19, 2023, the Galaxy Leader was in ballast on a journey from Körfez, Turkey to Pipavav, India, when it was hijacked by the Houthis in the Red Sea near the Yemeni port city of Hodeida.
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C. 6 April
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6 April is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
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D. Doreen Bogdan-Martin
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Doreen Bogdan-Martin was elected on Thursday as the first woman to lead the UN’s telecom agency in its 157-year history, with the US contender beating a Russian rival to the post. Bogdan-Martin will become the next secretary general of the International Telecommunication Union, which plays an important global role in setting the technical standards underlying mobile phones, television and the internet.