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{On Monday, the General commanding the U.S. forces in Iraq announced a possible withdrawal of 30000 troops by the summer of 2008. Who is the chief U.S. officer in Iraq? - General Davidson + General Petraeus - General Casey - General Ward
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 * See General Petraeus: 30,000 troops may be able to leave Iraq by next summer.

{The Prime Minister of Japan resigned this week. What was his name? - Heika Akihito - Hirohito Naruhito - Nobutaka Machimura + Shinzo Abe
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 * See Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns

{Jamaican runner Asafa Powell set a new world record last Sunday, for what distance? + 100m - 500m - 1000m - Marathon
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 * See 100m record beaten in Rieti.

{Which country was rocked by multiple earthquakes this week? + Indonesia - Thailand - Japan - China
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 * See Massive earthquakes strike Indonesia and Large earthquake rattles Indonesia; Seventh in two days

{What former Philippine President was found guilty of plunder this week? + Joseph Estrada - Gloria Arroyo - Fidel V. Ramos - Miriam Defensor Santiago
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 * See Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada found guilty of plunder

{Which U.K. bank this week got emergency support from the Bank of England? - HSBC - Bank of Scotland + Northern Rock - Barclays Bank
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 * See UK bank gets emergency support

{In what African country is opposition leader Ernest Bai Koroma ahead in the presidential run-off elections? - South Africa - Zimbabwe + Sierra Leone - Togo
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 * See Opposition leader takes early lead in Sierra Leone presidential run-off elections

{Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov resigned on Wednesday. What reason did he cite? + He wanted President Putin to be able to make important choices, like personnel. - He was compromised in corruption scandals. - He disagrees with President Putin over internal Russian affairs. - He will not stand in the upcoming elections.
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 * See Russian prime minister resigns at President Vladimir Putin's request

{On Monday, the Cassini space probe flew by Saturn's moon Iapetus. What is so special about that moon? - It resembles "Death Star" from the Star Wars series + One side is much darker than the other side - Previous photographs showed possible lakes on the moon - The moon has another satellite orbiting it
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 * See Cassini space probe to flyby Saturn's moon Iapetus

{What disease did the World Health Organisation send people to investigate in the Democratic Republic of Congo? - Bubonic plague + Ebola - Dysentery - Malaria
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 * See Health organisations respond to Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo


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