News Event
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Country
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Term limits are removed, allowing Xi Jinping to stay in power indefinitely
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China
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A youth soccer team is rescued from a flooded cave (no thanks to Elon Musk)
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Thailand
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Jamal Khashoggi, a dissident journalist from this country, is brutally murdered
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Saudi Arabia
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Country where the above murder took place
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Turkey
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This country becomes only the second to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana
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Canada
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The inflation rate is estimated to exceed 1 million percent
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Venezuela
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This country hosts the FIFA World Cup
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Russia
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... and this country wins it
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France
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Starbucks opens its first location in this country, the place where espresso was first invented
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Italy
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The Winter Olympics are held in this country
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South Korea
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This country wins the most medals, adding to its all-time Winter Olympics lead
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Norway
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Populist right-wing politician Jair Bolsonaro is elected President
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Brazil
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Populist left-wing politician Andrés Manuel López Obrador is elected President
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Mexico
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Facing numerous charges of corruption, Jacob Zuma finally resigns as President of this country
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South Africa
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Eliud Kipchoge, a runner from this country, shatters the marathon world record with an incredible time of 2:01:39
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Kenya
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The United States withdraws from a nuclear deal with this country
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Iran
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Trump announces that all U.S. forces will immediately withdraw from this country
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Syria
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