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Philippines
Strong Earthquake Kills 5
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit northern Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least 5 people and injuring more than 60. Centered in the mountainous area of Abra province, the quake left hundreds of houses and buildings with cracked walls, with reports of landslides and collapsed buildings as well. The tremors were also felt in Manilla, hundreds of kilometers from the epicenter, which spread panic and resulted in many people rushing outside. The quake was spurred due to the movement of a local fault 10 miles (17 km) deep. Philippines is one of the most disaster prone countries of the Pacific regions. In 1990, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit northern Philippines, killing 2,000 people.
This map depicts the epicenter of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake which hit northern Philippines on Wednesday. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Al Jazeera
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Deadly Anti-U.N. Protests
On Monday, hundreds protested around and stormed the United Nations peacekeeping mission’s headquarters in Goma, in the D. R. Congo. Protests were prompted by complaints of the U.N. mission MONUSCO failing to protect civilians against militia violence. On Tuesday, three U.N. peacekeepers and at least 12 civilians were killed during the second day of protests, which spread to the city of Butembo. U.N. peacekeeping troops were accused of retaliating with excessive force in both cities. Hundreds of protesters vandalized and set fire to U.N. buildings, throwing rocks and petrol bombs. On Wednesday, four more protesters were killed in the Congolese city of Uvira. The U.N. mission has around 12,4000 troops in the country and costs over $1 billion per year, however troops have been gradually withdrawing for several years.
This map depicts the city of Goma in the North Kivu province, where protests against the U.N. took place. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Barron’s
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Croatia
Bridge Opens over Adriatic Sea
Croatia opened a long-awaited Peljesac Bridge on Tuesday, connecting two parts of the country’s Adriatic Sea coastline. Croatia achieved European Union membership in 2013, and construction on the bridge began in 2018. The Dubrovnik region of Croatia had long been isolated from the country due to its unique borders, however the bridge now offers easier access to the city of Dubrovnik, a famous tourist site and UNESCO heritage site. The link will bring an end to long commutes by merchants and tourists at the Bosnia and Herzegovina border, and is considered to be one of the country’s most ambitious infrastructure projects since Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991.
This map depicts the Peljesac Bridge in southern Croatia. The bridge connects the geographically isolated Dubrovnik region with the rest of the country. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What is Europe’s busiest port?
A: Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands
Rotterdam Port is Europe’s largest sea-port and one of the largest in the world. It is located at the Rhine-Maas Delta, where the Rhine flows into the North Sea and accommodates some 30,000 oceangoing ships and 130,000 river ships every year. Rotterdam Port became a worldly port thanks to its special geography. Originating as a fishing port in the 15th century, Rotterdam was a major commercial port of the Dutch colonial empire by the 19th century and became one of the first global ports. It is considered the maritime gateway to continental Western Europe. Traffic growth and globalization over the 20th century has resulted in the constant expansion of the port to handle higher capacities of trade. However, the port has become the site of competing land uses, with the north pressured by urban growth and the south by agricultural lands.
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