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Mexico
Freight Truck Crash Kills 54
At least 54 people were killed and 105 more were injured after a freight truck carrying Central American migrants tipped over on Thursday night in southern Mexico. Civil Protection Chiapas reported the tragedy occured when two trucks collided, while traveling on a highway leading toward the Chiapas state capital of Tuxtla Gutiérrez. The survivors will be allowed humanitarian attention, and coordination efforts are underway for bodies to be identified and funeral expenses to be covered.
This map depicts where the freight truck crash occurred in Southern Mexico. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: CBC
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Mali
Peacekeepers Killed in Blast
Seven United Nation peacekeeping soldiers died in central Mali’s Mopti region on Wednesday when their convoy hit an explosive device. All seven soldiers from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were originally from Togo. Their logistics convoy was traveling between the towns of Douentza and Sevare, where militant groups have been known to operate, however no group has yet to claim responsibility for the attack. MINUSMA, a coalition of international forces led by France, has deployed over 13,000 troops and fought for nine years to stop Islamic insurgency in Mali.
This map depicts the area between Sevare and Douentza in which the convoy hit the explosive device. Click on the map to learn more.
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England
Victim of Crucifixion Unearthed
Archeologists have recently released information about the finding of the remains of a Roman slave killed by crucifixion in ancient Britain. The skeleton was first unearthed in 2017 in Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire, and has been dated to anywhere from 130 to 337 CE. Found with a two-inch iron nail through his heel bone, researchers are calling the remains the best example of crucifixion ever found, and are the first such evidence for the practice ever found in the United Kingdom. Physical evidence for the practice of crucifixion is very rare, as the lower-ranking members of society or most heinous criminals who normally received the harsh sentence would not have been given careful burial, causing the remains to be lost to decomposition.
This map depicts the location of the remains found in Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire in England. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Daily Mail
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Q: Known for its lush forests and mountainous regions, which country is the only country in the Middle East to not have a desert?
A: Lebanon
Located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, Lebanon enjoys a subtropical Mediterranean climate, with hot and dry summers, and cooler, humid winters. The country has zero deserts unlike it’s neighbors, and is mostly mountainous, with ranges spanning almost the entire country’s length. The name Lebanon comes from the Arabic name for Mount Lebanon, “Jabal Lubnān” meaning “the white mountain” in reference to its snow-covered peaks.
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Q: How did geography affect the Industrial Revolution in Britain?
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