"What in the World?" - Week of Feb 18-24, 2018

Famous for its hot springs and strong rivers, Iceland gets almost 80% of its electricity from hydroelectricity. A giant increase in THIS activity, though, has the tiny country facing an energy shortage:

Online dating

Increased use of grow lights to produce medical marijuana

Cryptocurrency mining

Running extra servers to support the nation’s YouTube habit

Yielding to pressure from the ruling African National Congress (ANC), Jacob Zuma resigned as president of South Africa. The ANC, originally established to end apartheid, has been South Africa’s dominant political party since the end of apartheid, and has won every major election since 1994. What year was the ANC founded?

1912

1962

1942

1982

THIS world leader has stated that he will not resign, despite a statement that authorities have found sufficient evidence to indict him on charges of accepting bribes, fraud, and breach of trust. One of the cases pending claims that the leader in question offered to suppress the circulation of a specific newspaper, in exchange for more positive coverage from its rival:

Donald Trump

Nicolás Maduro

Shinzo Abe

Benjamin Netanyahu

After allegations surfaced that its workers had paid vulnerable people in Haiti for sex while on humanitarian relief missions after the 2010 earthquake, more allegations of sexual misconduct in Asia have surfaced against THIS non-governmental organization:

Oxfam

Save the Children

Red Cross

The Heifer Project

Hailemariam Desalegn resigned this week as prime minister of Ethiopia, citing ongoing government protests and strikes. The ruling EPRDF coalition responded to the news by doing THIS:

Arresting all of Desalegn’s supporters

Calling for elections by the end of the month

Declaring a state of emergency

None of the above.

Hungary’s prime minister has submitted an anti-immigration bill to parliament that specifies fines and sanctions for THIS group:

NGOs operating in Hungary that aid migrants

Refugees arriving in Hungary

Any immigrant arriving in Hungary from a third-party country

Church officials who assist refugees

In connection with meddling in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller announced an indictment against THIS organization, made up of 13 individuals and three entities, all Russian:

Internet Research Agency

Cheka

JSC Transneft

NKVD

Tired of having their pleas for snow removal ignored, clever Muscovites have found that writing THIS on large piles ensures that municipal authorities remove them promptly:

�Property of Vladimir Putin”

�Alexei Navalny”

�Do not disturb”

�Chernobyl fallout”

Across Asia people rang in the new year on February 16. According to the Chinese zodiac, the year of THIS animal is ending, while the year of THIS animal begins:

Rooster; pig

Rooster; rabbit

Rooster; dog

Rooster; dragon

Jamaica’s bobsled team seemed to be on the brink of missing out on the chance to compete in Pyeongchang when their coach quit and threatened to take the bobsled with her. The team, dubbed “Cool Runnings 2.0,” will still be able to compete, thanks to THIS Jamaican company, which stepped in and got the team a new sled.

Marley Natural

Red Stripe

Blue Mountain Coffee

Appleton Estate

"What in the World?" - Week of Feb 18-24, 2018

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