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Germany
Car Attack in Munich
A car rammed into a demonstration by a major German labor union in central Munich this morning, injuring at least 28 people, two of whom are in critical condition. The driver, a 24-year-old asylum seeker from Afghanistan, was taken into custody. Local authorities described the crash as likely a deliberate attack, and investigations into the motive are ongoing. The incident occurred near the location of the Munich Security Conference, which is set to begin Friday, raising additional security concerns. This attack comes just two months after another deadly incident where a car rammed into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, and just 10 days before the country’s general election, in which both immigration and public security have become central topics of debate.
This map depicts the location of a car ramming attack on Dachauer Strasse in central Munich. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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Cuba-United States
ACLU Sues Over Guantanamo
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking access to dozens of migrants flown to a U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, saying they were being denied the right to an attorney. The lawsuit cites the cases of three Venezuelan men believed to be detained at Guantanamo. This is the latest legal challenge to the Trump administration’s moves for mass detentions and deportations of immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally. The ACLU filed the complaint on behalf of families of detainees, who say the detainees themselves cannot sue because they are being held without the ability to communicate with the outside world. The suit seeks immediate phone and video access to detainees, as well as in-person visitation. The complaint alleges that, without the court’s intervention, more immigrants will be transferred to a “legal black hole” without access to counsel or any means of due process.
This map depicts the perimeter of the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as well as the migrant tent camp and prison complex located in its premises. Click on the map to learn more.
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United Kingdom
Tracking Krill from Space
Researchers from the United Kingdom’s branch of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the University of Strathclyde, and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are working together to devise a new system for tracking krill populations in the ocean by satellite. Krill are crustaceans – relatives of shrimp, crabs, and lobsters – that only grow up to around 2.4 inches (6 cm) long. But they form one of the largest bases of the ocean food chain, feeding the fish that then go on to feed larger fish, penguins, and seals, and serving as the primary food for the Earth’s largest creatures – baleen whales. Floating in massive swarms in Antarctic seawater, their population density affects the ocean’s ability to reflect sunlight in a way that the research partners hope can be tracked by satellite. By monitoring krill populations, scientists hope to gain insight into the impacts of climate change and to keep tabs on other indicators of environmental health.
This map depicts the density of krill populations in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What country is home to the only Celtic nation found in mainland Europe?
A: France
The Celtic nations or Celtic countries are a cultural area and collection of geographical regions in Northwestern Europe where the Celtic languages and cultural traits have survived. The term nation is used in its original sense to mean a people who share a common identity and culture and are identified with a traditional territory. Brittany, located on the far west of France, is the only official Celtic nation on mainland Europe. The six regions widely considered Celtic countries in modern times are Brittany (Breizh), Cornwall (Kernow), Ireland (Éire), the Isle of Man (Mannin, or Ellan Vannin), Scotland (Alba), and Wales (Cymru). There are six living languages: the four continuously living languages Breton, Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh, and the two revived languages Cornish and Manx.
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