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2018 News Stories - Name the Country

Can you name the countries related to these news stories from the year 2018?
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News Event
Country
Term limits are removed, allowing Xi Jinping to stay in power indefinitely
China
A youth soccer team is rescued from a flooded cave (no thanks to Elon Musk)
Thailand
Jamal Khashoggi, a dissident journalist from this country, is brutally murdered
Saudi Arabia
Country where the above murder took place
Turkey
Becomes the second country to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana
Canada
The inflation rate is estimated to exceed 1 million percent
Venezuela
Hosts the FIFA World Cup
Russia
Wins the FIFA World Cup
France
Starbucks opens its first location in this country, the place where espresso was first invented
Italy
Hosts the Winter Olympics
South Korea
Wins the most medals at the Winter Olympics, adding to its all-time lead
Norway
Jair Bolsonaro elected President
Brazil
Andrés Manuel López Obrador elected President
Mexico
Facing numerous charges of corruption, Jacob Zuma finally resigns as President
South Africa
Eliud Kipchoge, a runner from this country, shatters the marathon world record with an incredible time of 2:01:39
Kenya
The United States withdraws from a nuclear deal with ____
Iran
Trump announces that all U.S. forces will immediately withdraw from _____
Syria
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10 Comments
mrnafe
+10
Level 84
Dec 21, 2018
Nice quiz, from a British perspective it's nice to have a current affairs quiz without a mention of brexit. It's constant here.
Djilas
+8
Level 86
Dec 21, 2018
I guess that's why it's not included, there wasn't any really new development this year.
mrnafe
+2
Level 84
Jan 1, 2019
Literally nothings happened, except we all resent each other a bit more
hamsep
+4
Level 65
Dec 21, 2018
The U.S. also withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia
kapulani3
+3
Level 75
Dec 21, 2018
I forgot there was an Olympics this year (it's amazing what you don't pay attention to when you have no cable) and only guessed the marathon winner -- they always seem to be from Kenya.
jmellor13
+2
Level 68
Dec 29, 2018
I got the Olympics one right, but I really had to reach deep for it. I don't remember anything about it. The Olympics have completely lost their luster. International competition is so frequent now and countries interact so often that the games don't mean much. Katie Ledecky wins her medals by outperforming the same swimmers she outperforms in races all throughout the four years between Olympics.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Dec 29, 2018
That was the toughest one for me, too. Went by and I barely noticed.
WanderingWolf
+1
Level 44
Dec 29, 2018
Great idea for a quiz! There was quite a lot of international headlines, which I appreciated. This was definitely one time I didn't want to see Canada though :/
90minutes
+2
Level 53
Dec 29, 2018
Champion du monde !
QueenBea
+1
Level 51
Jan 2, 2019
Allez les Bleus!
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