In this task, you will be shown a passage. You need to write a fill-in-the-gap question based on your understanding of the events that might be inferred from the passage. Your question should be answerable based on the passage and only have one correct answer. Show the gap in your question with a _ .
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Question: Sao Paulo (CNN) The Brazilian government, already struggling with a deep recession and Zika virus pandemic, is now fighting just to survive. The latest crisis began when federal police took former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in for questioning as part of a long-running corruption investigation. A few days later, his handpicked successor and protege, President Dilma Rousseff, named him chief of staff, a move that largely protects him from prosecution. This prompted massive street protests. A legal battle has ensued trying to block Lula's appointment while efforts to impeach the president have gained momentum. Here are some questions and answers about the turmoil roiling South America's largest country:The trouble really began back in March 2014 when President Dilma Rousseff's party was ensnared in a money laundering investigationBrazil is now beset by a host of problems: Governmental crisis, protests, Zika virus and a deep, stubborn recession

Answer: -- There were 1.5 million cases of _ in 2015.


Question: (CNN) -- In the summer of 2007, two Palestinian groups -- Fatah and Hamas -- fought street battles in Gaza. Fatah, loyal to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, was losing. And a U.S. diplomatic cable indicates that "desperate, disorganized, and demoralized" Fatah members appealed to Israel to attack their rival. The cable quotes the head of the Israeli Security Agency, Yuval Diskin, as telling U.S. diplomats, "They are approaching a zero-sum situation, and yet they ask us to attack Hamas." Diskin is also quoted as saying that Hamas had infiltrated Abbas' Presidential Guard and seized heavy machine guns. Fatah members quickly denied any approach had been made. Dimitri Diliani, a member of Fatah's revolutionary council, said such comments are part of a smear campaign carried out by Israel, which had never been asked "to address or to assist in any Palestinian national manner."WikiLeaks cable says "desperate" Fatah asked Israel to attack Hamas in 2007A Fatah official says the comment was part of an Israeli smear campaignHamas calls it "evidence regarding the involvement of Fatah with the occupation"

Answer: But he opposed arming _, saying, "They are not organized to ensure that the equipment that is transferred to them will reach the intended recipients."


Question: Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) The setting was a Manhattan restaurant, and after 25 minutes what allegedly emerged was a pro-Russian peace plan for Ukraine that its author believes may have ended up in the White House. In a CNN interview, Ukrainian lawmaker Andrii Artemenko said he discussed his left-field proposal for Ukraine in January with US President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, who offered to deliver the plan to the Trump administration. The exact details of the plan are unclear, yet reports have suggested it revolves around leasing Crimea -- annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014 -- to Moscow for 50 to 100 years. In exchange, Russia would withdraw its troops from the separatist regions in Ukraine's war-torn east.Ukrainian politician says Trump lawyer Michael Cohen offered to deliver peace plan to Michael FlynnCohen says he met with the politician but denies discussing Ukraine peace proposal

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In his interview with CNN, Artemenko shines a light on how a key Trump associate was allegedly prepared to push a controversial peace plan that might benefit _ at a time when questions were being raised about the Trump's ties to that country.