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Tajikistan
Violence in Gorno-Badakhshan
At least 25 people are dead following clashes between Tajik security forces and the Pamiri ethnic minority in the autonomous region of Gorno-Badakhshan. Witnesses reported several hundred residents of the region’s capital city, Khorog, gathered over the last few days to protest the detention of protestors being held from a prior action in November. When the protesters attempted to enter the city’s main square yesterday, they were met by security forces who allegedly fired rubber bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas. The Pamiri minority in Tajikistan have claimed the central Tajik government is responsible for decades of human rights abuses, including cultural, linguistic, and economic repression.
This map depicts the central Asian country of Tajikistan, and the autonomous region of Gorno-Badakhshan, where violence between ethnic Pamiri protestors and Tajik security forces have left at least 25 people killed. Click on the map to learn more.
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World
Monkeypox Cases Identified
Infections of monkeypox, a rare viral disease typically found in remote areas of Central and West Africa, have been found in Europe and North America. The United Kingdom found its first case this month, and now has nine confirmed cases. So far, Spain and Portugal health officials have reported seven and five confirmed cases, respectively. In the US, one case has been confirmed and in Canada, 13 suspected cases were identified. The World Health Organization (WHO) has yet to determine the source of infection or the extent of transmission. Monkeypox is similar to human smallpox, where the infected generally feels flu-like symptoms and swelling of the lymph nodes, followed by a rash on the face and body. Most people recover within weeks from the disease. There is no recognized specific treatment for the illness.
This map depicts the recent spread of Monkeypox globally. Europe and North America have multiple confirmed and suspected cases. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Daily Mail
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Mexico-United States
Drug Tunnel Uncovered
Homeland Security investigators in the United States have discovered a new cross-border drug tunnel running between a home in Tijuana, Mexico and a warehouse in the Otay Mesa neighborhood of San Diego, California. The 1,744 foot (532 m) long tunnel reached a depth of 61 feet (19 m) beneath the earth, was around 4 feet (1.2 m) in diameter and had reinforced walls, electricity, a rail system, and ventilation. The investigators seized a supply of cocaine, methamphetamines, and heroin estimated to be worth around $25 million from the warehouse in San Diego, and six people have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute the drugs.
This map depicts the location of a cross-border drug-smuggling tunnel running between Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, California, that was recently discovered by U.S. agenc. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Where in the Caribbean receives around five earthquakes a day?
A: Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is a small, almost rectangular shaped island in the Caribbean Sea. The island emerged by being squeezed between the Caribbean and North American plates. In the north of the island, the North American plate subducts beneath the Caribbean plate along the 677 mile (1,090 km) long Puerto Rico Trench – the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean. In western Puerto Rico, the fault system occurs at the 18 mile (30 km) wide Mona Canyon as a result of east-west rifting. At the southern boundary, Puerto Rico’s offshore Muertos Trough is the fold-and-thrust belt, where parts of the tiny island’s crust are shoved beneath other slices of crust. All these active faults put multiple stresses on the small landmass, causing an average of 5 small earthquakes a day. In the last 24 hours alone, Puerto Rico has experienced 9 quakes above a magnitude 2.0.
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Q: Which Canadian city sits over a site that was a glacial lake 11,000 years ago?
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