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Myanmar
Village Massacre
More than 38 civilians from the village of Mo So were killed and at least two Save the Children aid workers are missing after an attack by government troops last Friday. Mo So is an ethnic minority village in the eastern state of Kayah in Myanmar. Government troops reportedly rounded up the villagers – many believed to be woman and children – before shooting them and burning their bodies. The victims were sheltering just outside Hpruso township in Kayah from ongoing violence that has plagued the country since a military coup ousted the democratically-elected government last February.
This map depicts the location of the Mo So Village where a massacre occurred on Friday. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: The Times
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Bangladesh
Forty Killed in Ferry Fire
A massive fire broke out on a ferry near Jhalakathi, Bangladesh on Friday, resulting in 40 people dead and over 100 injured. The ferry, which was carrying around 800 passengers, was traveling from Dhaka to Barguna, an approximate 155 mile (250 km) journey. Many passengers were asleep when the fire started. The fire, which engulfed the majority of the vessel, forced many to jump overboard and swim to safety. Authorities have stated the fire likely broke out in the engine room.
This map depicts the route of the ferry from Dhaka to Barguna in Bangladesh, as well as the location where a ferry caught fire last Friday, killing 40. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC News
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Greece
16 Killed in Refugee Shipwreck
The Greek coast guard found the bodies of at least 16 migrants, including three women and a baby, and rescued 63 people, after a refugee boat heading to Italy from Turkey capsized in the Aegean Sea near the island of Paros. The latest tragedy is the third since Wednesday, amidst a spate of high human smuggling activity that hasn’t been seen in the region in months. Smugglers working from Cesme and Bodrum in Turkey are putting refugees on yachts along the Turkish coast and directing them to Italy through considerably more dangerous routes than before, leading to higher numbers of accidents and deaths this year.
This map depicts where a refugee vessel carrying at least 80 people capsized on Friday near the island of Paros, Greece. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: In which country does every person who mails a letter to Santa receive a letter in response and has a recognized postal code for children to send letters to during the holiday season?
A: Canada
Canada Post runs a Santa letter program annually around the holiday season. Not only can letters be sent to an official address with the specific zip code, H0H 0H0, but each letter will receive a response from Santa Claus himself. This year, letters to Santa had to be mailed in by a December 10th deadline. Canada Post reminds children to add a return address to their envelope to ensure that they get a response from the North Pole. Letters can be mailed from anywhere in the world and Santa will reply in more than 35 languages, including Braille.
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Q: What is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia?
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