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China
Hong Kong Election Results
Over the weekend, Hong Kong held local elections which saw a landslide victory for pro-democracy candidates. More than half of the 452 local district council seats were flipped from pro-Beijing to pro-democracy candidates, giving pro-democratic forces control of 17 out of 18 district councils. The election also saw record high voter turnout with 4.1 million registered voters, a 71% increase since the last election cycle in 2015. These council members are eligible to be elected to six seats in Hong Kong’s legislature and will control 117 of 1,200 seats in the panel that selects the city’s leader. Current Chief Executive Carrie Lam, whose administration has been the target of ongoing pro-democracy protests, has promised to respect the results of the election.
This map depicts the results of the election by district. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: New York Times
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United States
New Candidate Joins Race
Former NYC Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, has officially announced his standing as a democratic candidate for the 2020 Presidential Election. Bloomberg is joining 17 other democratic hopefuls seeking to defeat President Trump next year. To augment his late entry into the race, the billionaire has bought over $30 million in ads to air between November 25th and December 3rd across the United States. The rumor of a Bloomberg presidential run has been circulating for some time. A handful of democratic candidates have criticized Bloomberg’s self-funded campaign amid anti-billionaire rhetoric.
This map depicts locations where Michael Bloomberg has purchased television ads. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: CNBC
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Germany
Dresden Museum Heist
On Monday, thieves broke into one of Europe’s largest collections of art treasures in the German city of Dresden. According to officials, objects worth up to one billion euros were stolen from the Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault). The thieves reportedly started a fire in the early hours that led to a breakdown in the power supply and the failure of security alarms. Despite the power cut, security camera footage showed two men breaking in through a window and later escaping in a vehicle. The director of Dresden’s state art collections stated that among the stolen items were three “priceless” sets of diamonds which were made for Augustus the Strong. Police are calling the break-in the largest art heist in postwar history.
This map depicts where the break-in took place and the location where the thieves are believed to have cut the power supply. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: The world’s heaviest building, whose construction was halted by a revolution in 1989, is located in which European capital?
A: Bucharest, Romania
Construction on the Palace of the Parliament, which today houses Romania’s legislature, was initiated in 1984 as part of Communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu’s redevelopment of Bucharest. Ceaușescu’s death in 1989 halted the project, with only 400 of the 1,100 rooms completed. The building, whose footprint covers an area of 1.41 square miles, has an estimated weight of just over 9 billion pounds.
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Q: The Bear River, the largest and longest river of the Great Basin area, flows through which American states?
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