Current Events 12-9

Question 0

USA jobs

Answer 0

Jobless rate hits 5 year low

Question 1

U.S. and NK

Answer 1

Man held prisoner by NK was freed and is back in the states after a months detention

Question 2

South Africa

Answer 2

Expected 60 world leaders to attend service for Nelson Mandela including Obama

Question 3

Central African Republic (CAR)

Answer 3

France sent troops in to stop rebel uprising (2 soldiers killed in action)

Question 4

India

Answer 4

New anti-corruption party defeats the ruling party in the India’s congress (common mans party)

Question 5

U.S. senate

Answer 5

Votes to ban all plastic guns but doesn’t go as far as gun control advocates wanted (democrats wanted a detectable metal piece so you could recognize them, but republicans voted no)

Question 6

US/GB

Answer 6

To spy on video game players playing virtual world games (looking for terrorists)

Question 7

Colombia

Answer 7

Mayor of Bogota was fired for mismanagement of garbage. (Said he endangered people’s health by leaving out garbage for a few days)

Question 8

Somalia

Answer 8

Gave a 19 year old alleged rape victim an the journalist that reported the case suspended sentences

Question 9

Obama

Answer 9

Handshake of Raul Castro unplanned and not a big deal (means nothing about the relationship between the 2 countries

Question 10

General Motors

Answer 10

Hires first female CEO Mary Barra (1st woman to lead an American auto company)

Question 11

John Kerry

Answer 11

Defends Iran nuclear deal (congressional panel very skeptical)

Question 12

Argentina

Answer 12

Looting and killing across the country as the police are on strike