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Thursday, Oct 12th, 2023

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Your Five Daily Current Events Questions

1. What name is given to the dangerous stretch of rainforest between Colombia and Panama, alongside a gulf of the same name? This crossing is part of the route migrants from South America have been using to reach the United States.

2. A high-speed railway known as "Whoosh" has opened in what Asian country? Connecting the cities of Jakarta and Bandung, Whoosh was a $7.3 billion project largely funded by China's Belt and Road Initiative.

3. Speaking of China, Beijing recently published a map of its territorial claims that included a line with how many dashes, infuriating its Asian neighbors?

4. Khalifa Haftar is a warlord who controls much of the eastern part of what north African country? He may use the aftermath of a devastating flood in early September to consolidate power.

5. "JaJa's African Hair Braiding," a recently premiered Broadway play featuring an all-black cast, is written by what Ghanaian-American playwright?

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