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Kosovo
NATO Sending More Troops
NATO announced yesterday it will be sending 700 extra troops to Kosovo and placing another battalion on high alert to help quell violent protests that left 30 NATO peacekeeping soldiers wounded in the northern town of Zvecan. Clashes between ethnic Serbs and ethnic Albanians have intensified since elected Albanian officials took office in the country’s northern Serb-majority area last week. Four candidates won mayoralties in Serb-majority municipalities, with a 3.5 percent turnout rate after Serbs refused to participate in the local elections. Serbian President Aleksander Vucic has placed his country’s army on full combat alert with orders for units to move closer to the border. NATO currently has 4,000 soldiers in Kosovo and major world powers have called for de-escalation to be enforced.
This map depicts Zvecan, Kosovo, where protests over mayoral elections continue to escalate. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Barron’s
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Afghanistan-Iran
Deadly Border Clashes
Tensions between the Taliban and Iran’s government have escalated as the two countries exchanged heavy gunfire along their shared border. The clash occurred in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan provinces and Afghanistan’s Nimroz province, with both parties accusing each other of initiating the shooting. Iranian officials claimed to have inflicted heavy casualties and damage, while the Taliban-controlled media in Afghanistan did not acknowledge the fighting. The confrontation comes amid a dispute over water rights, with Iran accusing the Taliban of violating its rights to the Helmand River. A border crossing between the two countries was closed following the exchange of fire.
This map depicts the location of the clashes at the border of Iran and Afghanistan. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Al Jazeera
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World
UN Pledges Aid to Horn of Africa
Over $2 billion was raised at a high-level UN conference to aid over 30 million people in the Horn of Africa as the region experiences one of its worst droughts in recent history. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged donors to prevent the crisis from “turning into a catastrophe” at the conference co-hosted by the US, UK, Italy, and Qatar. The region is an epicenter of one of the world’s worst climate emergencies and mass displacements following years of conflict and three consecutive failed rainy seasons. Up to 22 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia are facing food insecurity. After all pledges were tallied, a total of $2.4 billion was raised, although the UN had appealed for $7 billion.
This map depicts the allocations of funds allocated to the drought response in Horn of Africa. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What river reaches a width of 24.8 miles (40 km) during the wet season, making it the widest river in the world?
A: The Amazon River
In addition to being the world’s widest river, the Amazon River is also one of the world’s longest at an estimated 4,000 miles (6,400 km). At its widest point, the width of the Amazon River fluctuates between seasons, shrinking to 6.8 miles (11 km) during the Amazonian dry season. During the wet season however, the river covers approximately 135,135 square miles (350,000 sq km) – approximately the same size of Germany. The size of the river makes it the largest drainage system in the world, with the basin covering large portions of Brazil, Peru, Columbia, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Venezuela.
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Q: In 2007, what city completed the most expensive highway project in the United States?
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