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China
Deadly Plane Crash
A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 flying from Kunming to Guangzhou with 132 people on board crashed into a mountainous area of Southern China. There are no signs of survivors. Flight tracking data suggests the plane rapidly lost altitude, crashing within a minute and a half of any initial problem. Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered an immediate investigation to determine the cause, and China Eastern Airlines has grounded all its 737s. More than 600 first responders are reported to be at the crash site.
This map depicts the route and crash location of the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737. Click on the map to learn more.
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Belgium
Crash into Carnival Kills Six
Six people were killed and 10 others seriously injured when a speeding car drove into a group of carnival performers preparing for a parade in the Belgian village of Strepy-Bracquegnies on Sunday morning. Between 150 and 200 people were preparing for the annual folklore parade when the car hit the crowd and then drove away. The car was later intercepted and two men in their 30’s were arrested. Police do not suspect any political motive. One suspect initially believed to have been the passenger at the time of the crash tested positive for alcohol, but police are awaiting further toxicology results for both men and are investigating whether they might have switched places before being apprehended.
This map depicts the location of the Belgian village of Strepy-Bracquegnies, near the town of La Louviere, where two men in a car drove into a group of parade performers Sunday morning. Click on the map to learn more.
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Tanzania
Bus Crash Kills 23
At least 23 people were killed and 37 injured when a bus and truck collided head-on in the town of Melela Kibaoni in eastern Tanzania on Friday evening. Witnesses said the truck driver heading west to the Democratic Republic of Congo ran his vehicle into the oncoming lane in an attempt to overtake a motorcycle, leading to the collision with the east-bound passenger bus. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan offered her condolences to the victims and affected families.
This map depicts the location of the Tanzanian village of Melela Kibaoni, where a collision between a bus and a truck resulted in 22 deaths last Friday. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Which country, one of the most biologically diverse places in the world, has seen significant environmental degradation in the search for oil and now holds the highest number of threatened living species in Latin America?
A: Ecuador
Ecuador, a small country intersected by the equator in the northwestern tip of South America, is considered the 8th most biodiverse place on Earth with around 20,000 plant species and over 1,500 bird species. The country is divided into four geographical zones: coast, mountain range, the Amazon, and the Galapagos Islands and is home to 26 specific habitat types, each with its own distinct flora based on altitude and precipitation levels. While Ecuador is globally recognized for its mega-diversity, oil exports and logging have had devastating impacts on the environment, plant and animal species, and local communities, with Ecuador suffering an extremely high deforestation rate. A multi-billion dollar lawsuit by 30,000 Amazon forest dwellers against Texaco alleges 17 million gallons of crude oil were spilled into local river systems and another 20 billion gallons of toxic drilling byproducts were dumped.
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Q: Which city, Canada’s youngest, was incorporated into the country following the transcontinental railroad reaching the region, then destroyed in a fire two months later and eventually rebuilt?
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