2019 News Stories - Name the Country - Statistics

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News Story Country % Correct
This country's most famous cathedral is seriously damaged in a fire France
95%
Rejects a $20 million dollar donation to help stop rainforest fires Brazil
92%
A teenage climate change activist from this country becomes an international celebrity Sweden
92%
Jeremy Corbyn vows to resign as Labour Party leader following the party's worst electoral showing since 1935 United Kingdom
90%
The word "North" is added to the official name of the country North Macedonia
87%
Emperor Akihito abdicates in favor of his son Naruhito Japan
86%
Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky elected President Ukraine
84%
Climbing on Uluru is permanently banned Australia
82%
It has been estimated that over 1 million Uyghur Muslims now live in re-education camps China
80%
Wins the FIFA Women's World Cup for the fourth time United States
78%
The remains of former dictator Francisco Franco are dug up and moved to a different location Spain
76%
The capital city is renamed from Astana to Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan
75%
More than 25% of people in this country now live in extreme poverty, the highest percentage of any country in the Western Hemisphere Venezuela
68%
An anti-immigrant zealot attacks a mosque, killing fifty New Zealand
67%
Prime Minister apologizes for multiple past incidents in which he wore black facepaint Canada
66%
Country led by Viktor Orbán which is the first in the EU to be considered only "partly free" according to Freedom House's index Hungary
56%
First country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage Taiwan
51%
Amid allegations of voter fraud, President Evo Morales is prevented by the military from taking a constitutionally forbidden 4th term in office Bolivia
45%
The island of Bougainville votes to secede Papua New Guinea
32%
Protestors burn down many metro stations in protest after fares are raised Chile
22%
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