Statistics for 2020 News Stories - Name the Country

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Event	% Correct
Joe Biden is elected President of the {United} {States}	100%
The coronavirus pandemic starts in {China}	100%
{Italy} is the first European country to suffer a major coronavirus outbreak	93%
The {United} {Kingdom} finally leaves the E.U.	93%
34 people die in bushfires in {Australia}	86%
"Parasite", a movie from {South} {Korea}, wins the Oscar for Best Picture	78%
{North} {Korea} is the largest country to record zero coronavirus cases, although their record-keeping might be a bit suspect	76%
High on a Himalayan mountain pass, soldiers from {India} scuffle with soldiers from China, with fist fights and stone-throwing	74%
Shinzo Abe resigns as Prime Minister of {Japan}. His eight-year term is the longest in the country's history.	74%
Iranian general Qasem Soleimani is killed by a U.S. drone while in {Iraq}	70%
{Iran} shoots down a commercial airliner but tries to cover it up	70%
People in {France} are beheaded by terrorists because of cartoons of Mohammad	68%
{Israel} normalizes relations with three more Arab countries	67%
Led by epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, {Sweden} does not impose large-scale Covid restrictions	65%
{Russia} becomes the first country to approve a Covid vaccine, skipping normal testing protocols	61%
{Turkey} launches military operations in Iraqi Kurdistan	61%
Qaboos bin Said, sultan of {Oman}, dies after a reign of nearly 50 years	57%