Eyes were on the skies for the solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower this week. But did you also keep track of the news happening down here on Earth? Find out with our international news quiz!

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Eyes were on the skies for the solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower this week. But did you also keep track of the news happening down here on Earth? Find out with our international news quiz!

1. Syria announced on Sunday that it had reached a memorandum of understanding with Russia regarding what topic?

A streamlined work visa program for Syrians in Russia

The future of Russia’s military bases in Syria

Establishing a network of Russian-run hospitals in Syria

Construction of a new gas pipeline

Arms deals and other pragmatic military dealings have provided common ground in the two countries’ bilateral relationship as Syria’s new government seeks to balance its foreign relations, Ahmad Sharawi wrote last year.

2. A major typhoon made landfall in southeastern China on Sunday. What marine animal was it named after?

The storm also triggered rough conditions as far away as the Philippines. Southeast Asia is disproportionately impacted by........

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