Problem: This case of rabies in western Newfoundland is the first case confirmed on the island since 1989.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
A case of rabies was confirmed.
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Answer: yes


Problem: The man known as just the "Piano Man" has left the hospital and has returned home to his native Germany. According to British tabloids, the man, after losing his job in Paris, travelled to the UK through the Channel Tunnel.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
The "Piano Man" came from Germany.
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Answer: yes


Problem: Last month, native bird trappers have snared and caught the Luzon Buttonquail (Turnix worcesteri or Worcester's buttonquail) in Dalton Pass, a cold and wind-swept bird passageway in the Caraballo Mountains, in Nueva Vizcaya, located between Cordillera Central and Sierra Madre mountain ranges, in Northern Luzon. The rare species, previously known to birders only through drawings based on dead museum specimens collected several decades ago, was identified in a documentary filmed in the Philippines called Bye-Bye Birdie."

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Luzon Buttonquail is a rare species from the Philippines.
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Answer: yes


Problem: Prime Minister Jos Manuel Duro Barroso resigns. He is to assume the presidency of the European Commission later in the year (the European Parliament approves him on July 22).

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
New Portuguese prime minister is elected.
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Answer:
no