Problem: The attacker wore a bullet-proof vest under his clothes and a backpack containing a knife, an axe and a fake pistol. Two other knives were found near the crime scene. The prosecutor confirmed that the man's face was painted white with blackened eyes as he committed the crime, which led international media to make comparisons to the Joker, the villain from the Batman series. "I have a question," the killer told the first employee he encountered, after which he immediately stabbed her, and started his rampage. One female day care worker attempted to disarm the killer while others locked the doors. The killer stabbed employees trying to carry children to safety.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Joker appears in the Batman series.

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Answer: yes

Problem: Tom Online revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2005 were US$42.78 mn, an increase of 38.5% over the same period in 2004.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Tom Online revenues have risen by 38.5%.

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Answer: yes

Problem: Following the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty of 1979, Israel agreed to withdraw from the Sinai Peninsula, in exchange for peace with its neighbor. For over two decades, the Sinai Peninsula was home to about 7,000 Israelis.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
The Israel-Egypt Peace Agreement was signed in 1979.

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Answer: yes

Problem: The controversy became more desperate, this summer, when astronomers discovered a new object, larger than Pluto, orbiting in the Kuiper Belt at a distance of nine billion miles from the Sun.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
The Kuiper Belt is nine billion miles from the Sun.

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yes