World News Quiz: What have you missed this week?
Updated 19:55, 19-Jul-2020
Wang Yizi

Huawei was banned from the UK's 5G network, the coronavirus hit U.S. military bases in Japan and celebrities' Twitter accounts were hacked. Have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past week?

Take our quiz and see how many questions you can get right.

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UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden announced the UK will not allow Huawei's participation in the country's 5G network development. What's the deadline Dowden has given telecoms operators to remove all Huawei equipment already in place?
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On Thursday, the U.S. broke its record of daily new COVID-19 cases for the 11th time in the past month, based on tracking by the New York Times and Washington Post. How many cases did the country record on that day?
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Which Japanese prefecture's U.S. military bases have so far reported 143 confirmed COVID-19 cases, raising concerns that the coronavirus could spread to the local population?
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About 130 Twitter accounts were hacked this week. Hackers hijacked some of the platform's top voices including U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden, reality TV star Kim Kardashian, former U.S. President Barack Obama and billionaire Elon Musk. What did the hackers use these high-profile accounts for?
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Another 1.3 million U.S. workers filed jobless claims for the week ending July 11. In total, how many Americans have filed for unemployment benefits for the first time since March 21?
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The UK government on Friday announced plans for a return of fans to sports stadiums. When can fans in the UK expect to attend live sports events again?
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Which world-renowned university announced this week that over 3,000 Chinese students will attend classes in the fall at its Shanghai campus due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
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