"What in the World?" - Week of April 29-May 5 2018

After days of nation-wide demonstrations against what was perceived to be an effort to cling to power, the prime minister of THIS nation resigned. Before being appointed prime minister, Serzh Sargsyan had exhausted his term limits as president of the nation in question:

Bulgaria

Slovenia

Albania

Armenia

Announced unpopular social security reforms in Nicaragua sparked nation-wide protests that turned violent last week, prompting the U.S. To withdraw embassy personnel. THIS president and former revolutionary proposed the unpopular reforms:

Anastasio Somosa Debayle

Violeta Chamorro

Daniel Ortega

Arnoldo Alemán

A caravan of migrants from Central America arrived in the Mexican border city of Tijuana to request asylum in the United States, citing dangerous conditions in their home countries. After two days of legal orientation to prepare them for the process, they will present themselves at THIS U.S. Port of entry:

Santa Teresa, New Mexico

El Paso, Texas

San Diego, California

Laredo, Texas

As part of his first state visit to the U.S. French president Emmanuel Macron adressed a joint session of Congress. During his speech, he did NOT refer to which of the following:

The U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accords

The Iran Nuclear Deal

The nuclear threat from North Korea

A potential trade war

The leaders of North and South Korea met for the first time since 1953. During their historic summit, they discussed each of the following issues EXCEPT:

Denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula

Ending the Korean War

Reunification of the two Koreas

Reuniting families separated by the conflict

A man drove into pedestrians in THIS Canadian city, killing 10 and injuring 14:

Vancouver

Montreal

Calgary

Toronto

Thousands of angry protestors took to the streets in cities across Spain after a court acquitted five men accused of raping an 18-year-old woman. The men, known by THIS nickname, posted videos and comments of the incident on social media:

The Wolf Pack

The Fabulous 5

The Brothers

The Devil's Disciples

Archaeologists excavating the capital of the Chimú Empire in Peru have discovered evidence of the largest single incident of THIS event:

Child sacrifice

Ritual suicide

Group Matrimony

Animal sacrifice

In an effort to curb an obesity epidemic, the UK is levying a tax on sugar, with an eye to limiting the national consumption of soda. Instead of doubling its price to cover the new tax, makers of THIS, Scotland’s favorite soda—often called “the other national drink”—have slashed the fizzy beverage’s sugar content :

Lurvill's Delight

Kia-Ora

Panda Pop

Irn Bru

Cinco de Mayo came to prominence as a celebration of Chicano heritage in the 1960s and 70s. The date, May 5, is the anniversary of THIS important event in Mexican history:

Mexican independence from Spain

The secession of Texas from Mexico

The defeat of the French army in Mexico

The unification of Mexico

"What in the World?" - Week of April 29-May 5 2018

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