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United States
Tulsa Hospital Shooting
Four people were shot and killed Wednesday evening at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma by a gunman carrying a rifle and a handgun. The shooter is dead, following a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Numerous other people were wounded. Tulsa Police Department Captain Richard Meulenberg described the medical complex as a “catastrophic scene.” Officers responded to the incident within three minutes, making contact with the gunman five minutes later. St. Francis Health System locked down its campus Wednesday afternoon. This is the 233rd shooting of 2022 in the United States involving four or more victims shot or killed, not including the shooter.
This map depicts the location of St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma where four people were shot and killed. Click on the map to learn more.
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Chad
Clash in Gold Mine Killed 100
Government officials have recently reported at least 100 people died and 40 people were injured in a clash between competing gold miners in northern Chad last week. However, Chad’s National Human Rights Commission stated the actual death toll is more than 200. The dispute took place at an informal gold mining site in the mountainous Kouri Bougoudi district, located in the central Sahara some 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) from Chad’s capital N’Djamena. The Chadian government claims to have brought the situation under control. The discovery of gold in the area has raised tensions between Chad and neighboring countries. This latest conflict was reportedly between Mauritanians and Libyans who had crossed into Chad to exploit the mine.
This map depicts the location of clashes between competing gold miners in Chad. Click on the map to learn more.
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Japan
Japan Extends Pacific Claims
A week after hosting the Quad Leader’s Summit in Tokyo, Japan has submitted a request to the UN to extend its claims in the Pacific, using the island of Okinotori as justification. Other countries in the Pacific, most notably China, have protested the claim. China argues the collection of islets Japan calls an island is too small under guidelines of the UN Convention of the Sea (UNCLOS) for Japan to extend its territorial waters. Japan regained ownership of the islets from the United States in 1968 and has since augmented them in concrete, in a similar fashion to China’s efforts in the Spratly Islands to boost their claims in the South China Sea. Under the current UNCLOS doctrine, islands which cannot sustain life and artificial islands are not entitled to an exclusive economic zone, nor do they have a territorial sea of their own. Japan’s attempted claim would give the country over 115,000 square miles (300,000 km sq) of new maritime territory.
This map depicts Japan’s Okinotori Island, which Japan claims entitles them to extend their territorial waters in the region. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Australia is widely known for its unique coastal beaches. With more than 37,000 miles (60,000 km) of coastline, can you guess the number of beaches in Australia?
A: Nearly 12,000 beaches
Australia has one the longest coastlines in the world with a variety of habitat types, including sandy beaches and dunes, rocky shores, tidal flats, and estuaries and bays. Most of the Australian population lives in urban areas close to beaches, with nearly all major cities being on the coast – including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Darwin and the Gold Coast. The coastal landscapes are extremely popular among locals and international tourists as they provide a range of leisure opportunities.
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Q: Within just a 2,485 mile (4,000 km) radius, where can you find the epicenter of the world’s most densely populated region with more than half of the world’s population?
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