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Cyprus
Turkey Warned to Stop Drilling
The European Union (EU) imposed sanctions on Turkey yesterday in response to the nation’s refusal to stop searching for oil and gas off the coast of Cyprus. EU foreign ministers said they would pull over $160 million in financial aid and suspended negotiations with Turkey over an aviation agreement that would have benefited Istanbul. The ministers also pressured the European Investment Bank to revise its lending agreement with Turkey, putting an additional $434 million in jeopardy. Turkish officials said the punitive measures will have no effect on their hydrocarbon exploration activities, vowing to continue drilling in northern waters. Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkish forces attempted to annex the northern side of the island for mainland Turkey. Today, however, only the Turkish government recognizes Northern Cyprus as an independent state.
This map depicts the disputed waters where drilling has occurred near Cyprus. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Graphic News
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South Asia
Deadly Flooding and Landslides
67 people were killed and at least 68 others injured amid widespread landslides and flooding caused by monsoonal rains in Nepal, northern India, and Bangladesh. The torrential rainfall began last Thursday and has displaced over 16,520 households as of this past Monday, according to Nepal’s National Emergency Operation Center. Nepal was hit hardest by the weather, grounding four emergency rescue helicopters based in Kathmandu, the country’s capital, and leaving only two helicopters based in India operating in the disaster zone. Nine major highways in the landlocked Himalayan country have also been blocked by mudslides, limiting access to vehicles transporting food for flood victims. Flooding and landslides have also rattled Bangladesh, including the Rohingya camp housing refugees fleeing from Myanmar.
This map depicts the locations in South Asia inundated by flooding caused by monsoon rains last week. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Graphic News
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Democratic Republic of Congo
Ebola Spreads To Goma
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Health Ministry confirmed the first case of Ebola in the city of Goma on Sunday night. A pastor became infected with the virus before traveling 200 kilometers from Butembo, in the northeastern region of the country, to Goma. More than 1,660 people have died since the Ebola outbreak began in the eastern part of the nation last year. The World Health Organization (WHO) referred to this case as a potential “game-changer” given that it can affect the 2 million people living in Goma, a major cultural and commercial hub on the country’s border with Rwanda.
This map depicts the number of confirmed Ebola cases in several Congolese cities. Click on the map to learn more.
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| This street map depicts an entirely fictional landscape made up of over 900 films with geographical features in their titles. Many of the movies have some sort of road in their name (e.g. “22 Jump Street,” “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Lost Highway,” “Mulholland Drive”), while others are simply named after a fictional (or real) location (e.g. “Manchester by the Sea,” “Brokeback Mountain,” “The Island of Dr. Moreau”). Some of the classic titles include “Jurassic Park,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” and “On the Waterfront.” The map was inspired by the style of vintage Los Angeles street maps, and as such has its own Hollywood Boulevard. It also includes a section dedicated to Alfred Hitchcock, along with its own red light district.
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Q: Occupying approximately only 1 square mile, where is the world’s smallest desert located?
A: The Yukon, Canada
Only 600 meters wide, the Carcross Desert in the Yukon is often covered with snow. Despite the cold climate, the desert is a dune system just like any other. The nearby village of Carcross, population 301, was founded some 4,500 years ago by the Tlingit and Tagish nomadic tribes.
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Q: Lake Titicaca sits on the border between which two South American nations?
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