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China
“Vocational education and training centers”
The Chinese government has changed its statement on the existence of camps where religious minority Uighur Muslims are being detained, calling them “vocational education and training centers”. According to the Chinese government, the Uighur are voluntarily attending a vocational school, in order to fight ‘terrorism and religious extremism’. Satellite images show that the camps are located just outside the small village of Dabancheng, which is nearby the provincial capital Urumqi. Hundreds of thousands of Uighur are being held at these camps. Recent regulations on the Uighur Muslims involve the restricting of Islamic practices, such as prohibiting wearing a headscarf. Additionally, Chinese authorities have taken away Uighurs’ passports, restricting their movement.This map depicts the location of Dabancheng, where the camps are located, in the Xinjiang province of China. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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Antarctica
NASA Spots Rectangular Iceberg
Scientists from NASA’s Operation IceBridge shared a photo today of a surprisingly rectangular iceberg near Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf. The tabular iceberg spotted on the Antarctic Peninsula is 130 ft tall and 1-2 miles long, with just 10% of its mass visible above the surface. Its seemingly unnaturally smooth surface and sharp angles indicate the iceberg has recently calved from the ice shelf and has not been smoothed over. Operation Icerberg’s mission is to get images of the planet’s polar regions to study changes in ice levels.This map depicts the location of the Larsen C ice shelf, where the tabular iceberg was found. Click on the map to learn more.
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Further Reading: GIZMODO, BBC, NPR, NBC, Fox News, CNN, NatGeo, LA Times, Weather Channel, Global News, Washington Post, Forbes, Fortune, Live Science
Graphic Source: USA Today
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Italy
Rome Escalator Breaks
At the “Repubblica” metro station in Rome, an escalator, packed with mostly Russian soccer fans, collapsed. After the downward moving subway escalator suddenly sped up and dozens of people fell down, mangled escalator parts piled up at the bottom of the conveyor, resulting in a crash. A total of 24 people were injured and brought to the hospital. The fans were on their way to attend a Champions League match at the Stadio Olimpico between CSKA Moscow and Roma. This map depicts the location of the escalator accident at the Repubblica Metro Station and the location of the stadium where the fans were going to. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Which US city was the first city to run on 100% renewable energy?
A: Burlington, Vermont.
Burlington, which once relied heavily on coal, is now powered by a combination of energy from burning wood chips, wind, solar, landfill methane and hydropower. In 2014, it became the first US city to run 100% off of renewable energy.
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Q: What is the name of the longest beach in the world?
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