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Mali
Two Red Cross Workers Killed
A vehicle carrying Red Cross workers faced a hail of gunfire which killed two aid workers for the Dutch Red Cross, with two other passengers surviving the ambush. According to witnesses, the shooters were on motorcycles and fired at the vehicle around 6:00pm on Wednesday, in the city of Bamako near Kayes. The aid organization noted the vehicle had been clearly marked with the group’s emblem, suggesting they were targeted. The Malian Red Cross condemned the incident, noting these attacks undermine humanitarian aid aimed at helping vulnerable populations. While no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, reports of extremism in the Kayes region have been increasing.
This map depicts the location of the shooting in Bamako, Mali which killed two Red Cross aid workers. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: AFP
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United States
Iowa Shooting
Two women were shot and killed outside Cornerstone Church in Ames, Iowa Thursday evening. The gunman then shot himself and died. It appears to be an isolated, single-shooter event. The shooting took place during a college ministry program for Iowa State University students that happens Thursday evenings at the church. Shortly before this shooting, President Biden had finished delivering a major address on gun violence in the wake of the mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde, and Tulsa. Earlier on Thursday, two people were wounded by a shooting while attending a burial at a cemetery in Racine, Wisconsin.
This map depicts the location of Cornerstone Church in Ames, Iowa, where two women were shot and killed Thursday evening. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Patch
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Iraq
Lost City Unearthed After Drought
A recent drought in northern Iraq has unearthed a large ancient city, at the present-day Kemune site, long hidden under a reservoir. German and Kurdish archeologists believe the city to be Zakhiku, a once important center of the former Mittani Empire. The 3,400 year old city was initially submerged following the construction of the Mosul Dam in the 1980s, but drought gave scientists a narrow window of time in December of 2021 to excavate the region’s Bronze Age history before the dam was refilled. Over 100 cuneiform tables were discovered, and could provide new information to the culture of the region. The ancient city has since be resubmerged, but scientists added protective measures like plastic insulation to keep the city safe for future expeditions. The discovery of this ancient city comes on the heels of another scientific discovery in the Amazon, which unearthed the jungle’s lost cities using LIDAR technology.
This map depicts the Kemune site in Iraq which after a drought reemerged from the Mosul Dam Reservoir. Click on the map to learn more.
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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?
A: Yuxi, China
Yuxi, China is at the epicenter of the Yuxi Circle, the 2,485 mile (4,000 km) radius circle that encapsulates around 55% or 4.32 billion people within it, the most densely populated region in the world. After mapmaker Alasdair Rae drew the same size circles around 1,500 cities across the globe, they found that Yuxi, in the Yunnan province, as the epicenter encompassed the majority of the world’s population. The Yuxi Circle spans from India to China, and from Russia to Indonesia. While the Yuxi Circle contains the majority of the world’s population, it also captures extremely desolate areas such as the Taklamakan Desert, the Tibetan Plateau, and southern Siberia, showcasing just how densely populated the region within the Yuxi circle is.
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Q: With 727 UNESCO biosphere reserves in 131 countries, which European country has the most at 52? (Hint: The majority of its borders are seas and oceans!)
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