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Month
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Hint
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Answer
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January
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This Queen abdicates after exactly 52 years on the Throne
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Queen Margrethe II.
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January
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This actor wins the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
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Jeremy Allen White
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February
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This Russian activist died in captivation
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Alexey Navalny
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February
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This song is awarded the Grammy for Record of the Year
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What Was I Made For?
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March
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This country becomes 32nd member of NATO
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Sweden
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March
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This country holds its presidential election; to on one‘s surprise, the current President gets 88,5% of votes
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Russia
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April
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This astronomic event can be observed from some parts of the North America – attracting many tourists who don‘t want to miss it
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Total Solar Eclipse
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April
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Taylor Swift releases her 11th studio album, named this
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The Tortured Poets Department
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May
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This international music competition is hosted in Malmö
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Eurovision Song Contest
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May
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Robert Fico is violently attacked and barely survives. He is Minister President of this country
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Slovakia
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June
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This Canadian actor died at 88 years old
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Donald Sutherland
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June
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This Soccer event is kicked off in Atlanta
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Copa America
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July
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Three girls are killed in this English city, sparking the UK‘s largest riots in a decade
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Southport
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July
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UEFA Euro 2024 ends after four weeks. This country hosted
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Germany
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August
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Novak Djokovic wins Olympic Gold, making him the 13th tennis player to win this tennis achievement
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Golden Slam
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August
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Jakarta is supposed to be no longer capital of Indonesia — this city would be the new capital, had everything gone according to plan
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Nusantara
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September
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Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89. She starred in over 80 films and TV series; she played the role of this Professor eight times
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Minerva McGonagall
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September
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Hassan Nasrallah is killed. He was secretary-general of this islamist militia
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Hezbollah
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October
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Jens Stoltenberg‘s successor as NATO‘s secretary-general is this Dutch politician
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Mark Rutte
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October
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This European country is struck by massive floods, costing at least 230 lives and resulting in riots - including throwing mud at political figures.
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Spain
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November
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The 2024 UN Climate Change Conference takes place in this city
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Baku
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November
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This Formula 1 Pilot wins the World Cup for the 4th time
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Max Verstappen
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December
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This dictator flees the country after rebels gained control over multiple cities
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Bashar Al-Assad
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December
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This church is reopened after being struck by fire five years prior
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Notre Dame de Paris
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