England
Bodies Found in Truck
Early this morning, police discovered 39 bodies in a container truck at an industrial park in Grays, Essex, a town 19 miles east of London. The truck’s driver, a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. The truck, believed to be from Bulgaria, took an unorthodox route, entering Britain via the Welsh port of Holyhead, which is connected to Dublin by regular ferry service. This unusual course may have been to avoid more stringent security inspections at the French port of Calais and English port of Dover. British authorities are still in the process of identifying the victims, though Members of Parliament have speculated that the incident may be related to human trafficking.
This map depicts the locations thought to be on the truck’s route. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: CNN
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World
Softbank Bails Out WeWork
Softbank, a Japanese conglomerate, has agreed to take control of WeWork for approximately $9.5 billion dollars. The deal comes after WeWork delayed its initial public offering (IPO) back in September and removed founder Adam Neumann from the CEO position. People speculated that WeWork was on the brink of financial collapse, with inside sources stating the company would be bankrupt by November. Softbank’s deal with WeWork will infuse $5 billion dollars into new financing efforts. Additionally, it will give Softbank 80% ownership of WeWork. As per the deal, Adam Neumann will take a position as board observer. At its prime, WeWork was estimated to be worth $47 billion dollars. Today, its worth is estimated to be about $7 billion dollars.
This interactive map depicts the locations of WeWork’s coworking sites across the world. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: WeWork
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Russia
Melting Glaciers Reveal Islands
Russia’s Ministry of Defense reports that naval and civilian scientists led an expedition to chart five recently discovered islands off the coast of the remote Novaya Zemlya archipelago, northwest of the Russian mainland. The discovery of the islands was made by a Russian student named Marina Migunova in 2016 when she was analyzing a glacier’s retreat using satellite imagery. The islands’ emergence is a direct result of melting ice and temperature changes. With the use of satellite data, thirty islands, capes, and bays have been discovered near Novaya Zemlya since 2015. Scientists expect similar discoveries to be made in the following years amid increasing Arctic temperatures.
This map depicts the newly discovered islands that were hidden under the Nansen Glacier. Click on the map to expand.
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Q: A land area known as the Hala’ib Triangle, located north of the 22nd parallel and adjacent to the Red Sea, is disputed between which two countries?
A: Egypt and Sudan
The Hala’ib Triangle is a 20,500 sq km area of land that has been disputed since Sudan gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1956. While Sudan claims the territory based the placement of a 1902 administrative boundary line, Egypt points to an 1899 agreement that set the country’s southern border at the 22nd parallel.
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Q: What country has the most UNESCO World Heritage sites?
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