In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].

Q: As New Zealand prepare for their World Cup semi-final against South Africa, Sportsmail takes a look at the Haka and tells you everything you need to know about the All Blacks' famous ritual. The haka is a Maori challenge and has its basis in Polynesian culture. It is not just used for sport — a haka can welcome guests, acknowledge great achievements and is performed at special occasions. New Zealand sports teams performing a haka before international matches began with the 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team tour and it has been carried on by the New Zealand rugby team since 1905.New Zealand face South Africa in the World Cup semi-final on SaturdayBefore every match, the All Blacks perform a Haka in front of opponentsSportsmail gives you the lowdown on everything you need to knowRugby World Cup 2015: Click here for all the news from the RWC 
 Question:The new haka configuration was decided before the squad left _.

A: New Zealand
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Q: Beijing (CNN) China -- North Korea's only global ally and biggest trading partner -- has put on a stoic face since Pyongyang successfully conducted its sixth nuclear test Sunday. President Xi Jinping didn't mention his country's unruly neighbor at all in his closing address at the BRICS summit of emerging economies Tuesday, or in earlier speeches, although a communique issued by the group expressed deep concern and called for the crisis to be settled peacefully. But the test of a hydrogen bomb couldn't have sat well with China's leader. It's the third time in one year that North Korea has overshadowed a major Chinese event -- previous missile tests coincided with the unveiling of Xi's global economic blueprint at his Belt and Road summit in May and the G20, which China hosted last September.Voices in China diverging from official line on North Korea policyNuclear test seen as an embarrassment to Xi JinpingXi makes no reference to North Korea in closing summit speech 
 Question:"But if it hopes to see _ resolve the issue, it simply won't work," he added.

A: China
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Q: (CNN) In a surprising move the Venezuelan opposition is calling a coup, the Venezuelan Supreme Court has stripped the country's National Assembly of its powers. The court ruled that all powers vested under the legislative body will be transferred to the Supreme Court, which is stacked with government loyalists. The ruling effectively means the three branches of the Venezuelan government will be controlled by the ruling United Socialist Party. The opposition has been taken out of the picture. Prominent opposition leaders are already calling the government of President Nicolás Maduro "a dictatorship." "Nicolás Maduro has staged a coup d'état," National Assembly President Julio Borges said Thursday. "What this ruling means is that, for the first time, Nicolás Maduro has all the power to enact laws, assign contracts, incur foreign debt and persecute fellow Venezuelans."Decision effectively means the three branches of government will be controlled by ruling partyVenezuela is facing a deep humanitarian crisis sparked by an economic meltdown 
 Question:Given that the country owes $7.2 billion in outstanding debt payments, it means _ will run out of cash at some point, depending on fluctuation of oil prices.

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Venezuelan
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