FirstFT quiz: the week in news

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Question 1 of 10

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The UK broke new spending policy ground this week by doing what?

Question 2 of 10

Facebook has unveiled a new service that will allow its 2.6bn users to do what directly on its platform?

Question 3 of 10

With which historical figure did SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son compare himself?

Question 4 of 10

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A surge in returning citizens has pushed New Zealand’s population to an all-time high of how much?

Question 5 of 10

Which country now has the highest coronavirus mortality rate per capita?

Question 6 of 10

Japan fell into a technical recession in the first quarter for the first time since what year?

Question 7 of 10

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway dumped most of its stake in which investment bank, which it acquired during the depths of the financial crisis?

Question 8 of 10

Taiwan is preparing for an experiment in reopening international travel involving which city?

Question 9 of 10

Which country’s ruling party has lost its parliamentary majority?

Question 10 of 10

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Which of the following was a former US state department inspector-general not investigating when he was recently fired by the Trump administration?

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