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Ukraine
Russia Evacuating Kherson
Russian-appointed officials and departments have been called to evacuate the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Kherson. Russian officials believe approximately 50-60,000 civilians will also evacuate as part of an “organized, gradual displacement”. They have cited the potential for Kherson becoming a combat zone as the reason, a possibility Ukraine denies, accusing Russia of propaganda and fear-mongering. The evacuation comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s has declared martial law in the four Ukrainian regions Russia claimed to annex in recent weeks. The immediate impact of the declaration is unknown, but the move is seen as an attempt to retain control of the largest Russian occupied city in Ukraine.
This map depicts the areas of Russian and Ukrainian control in Ukraine’s Kherson region, where authorities of the Russian-occupied areas are preparing an evacuation. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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Ethiopia
Situation With Tigray Worsens
UN Secretary General Chief António Guterres has described the security situation in Ethiopia as “spiraling out of control” as fighting escalates in the north and the government vows to seize control of airports and other sites in Tigray. International authorities have noted an upsurge in combat in Tigray, where Ethiopian forces and troops from neighboring Eritrea have taken up the offensive. Guterres called for an end to the hostilities in Tigray and the immediate withdrawal of Eritrean forces. The fighting between Ethiopia and Tigray resumed in August after a five-month truce, and both sides have blamed the other for firing first. Since the war began nearly two years ago, an untold number of civilians have been killed, two million people have been driven from their homes, and millions more are in need of aid.
This map depicts the country of Ethiopia and its northern region of Tigray, where fighting has escalated after a five-month truce. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Barron’s
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Germany
Nuclear Plant Lives Extended
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced a runtime extension to April 2023 for Germany’s three remaining active nuclear plants. The move is intended to address the challenges of the ongoing energy crisis, with natural gas and petroleum supply disruptions caused by sanctions imposed on Russia, and following the destruction of a portion of the Nord Stream pipeline, which carried gas from Russia directly to Germany via the Baltic Sea. The Green Party, a member of Scholz’s ruling coalition, had pushed for the phase-out of nuclear production from Germany’s energy sources for decades, accelerated by the tsunami incident at Japan’s Fukushima plant in 2011. Other sources of renewable energy have not been scaled up to cover European energy needs, meaning that all of Europe is facing skyrocketing energy costs as winter approaches.
This map depicts the location of Germany’s nuclear power plants, including information on when they were shut down or are scheduled to be decommissioned. The German government announced the three remaining operating plants will remain in service until at least April 2023. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Characterized by large forests, mangrove woods, beaches, and granite, what Southeast Asian country is the world’s second largest producer of palm oil?
A: Malaysia
Malaysia is split into two parts, including Peninsular Malaysia, located between Thailand and Singapore, and East Malaysia, on the island of Borneo, with the two areas separated by about 400 miles (640 km) of the South China Sea and sitting just above and below the equator. More than half of the country’s land area is jungle, and with such an abundance of rivers, forests, and marine life, Malaysia is considered one the world’s 17 mega-diverse countries. Malaysian forests have been under threat as trees are cut down to make space for the rising population and for commercial palm oil and rubber tree production. This is happening faster on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and in the Sabah province on Borneo. Last year, 5.73 million hectares of land were used to plant oil palm crops, which grow only in humid tropical regions, 8-10 degrees north and south of the equator, and originated in West Africa. Malaysia is the second largest producer of palm oil, behind Indonesia, producing more than a quarter of the global supply. Together, the two countries account for 85-90 percent of the total palm oil production.
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Q: With an area of around 29,000 sq miles (75,000 sq km), the English Channel separates what two countries?
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