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Europe
COVID Vaccine Rollout
As European countries continue the work to vaccinate their populations against COVID-19, a report from Euronews examines where leaders are emerging. Having approved its first vaccine on December 2, nearly three weeks before the European Union, the United Kingdom leads Europe in sheer numbers of vaccinations administered and vaccinations per capita. But because the UK imposes a longer interval between the first and second shots, Serbia, Malta, and Hungary sit ahead of the UK for percentage of the population fully vaccinated. Rankings are also showing relative wealth is not a guaranteed indicator for vaccination success, with Serbia’s high vaccination rate proving it an outlier for less-wealthy European countries, while Luxembourg, which is the wealthiest European country per capita, sits near the bottom of the rankings for percentage of population vaccinated.
This map depicts the number of COVID vaccinations administered per 100,000 people in Europe. Click on the map to learn more.
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Iran
Nuclear Cyber Attack
An explosion caused a power outage at the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran, one day after the plant unveiled new uranium enrichment equipment. According to intelligence sources, the explosion destroyed the plant’s internal power system that supplies the underground centrifuges to enrich uranium and could take up to to nine months to repair. Iranian officials claim the attack was caused by an Israeli cyber operation, although Israel has yet to publicly comment on the attack. Sunday’s explosion comes less than one week after diplomats from the United States and Iran met to begin talks to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement.
This map depicts the location of the alleged cyber attack on Iran’s nuclear plant. Click on the map to expand.
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Graphic Source: AFP
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Australia
Cyclone Seroja Hits Australia
Tropical cyclone Seroja made landfall near the town of Kalbarri in the state of Western Australia on Sunday, with gusts of up to 105mph (170km/h). The category three storm left a trail of damage across a 621-mile (1,000-km) stretch of Western Australia’s coast and into the interior. Residents reported smashed houses, fallen trees, and downed power lines, leaving tens of thousands without electricity. About 70% of structures in Kalbarri, home to around 1,500 people, were damaged by the cyclone. Before the storm hit, state Premier Mark McGowan warned that the cyclone was “like nothing we have seen before in decades.” Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said it was the first cyclone to hit some affected areas since 1956.
This map depicts the path of Cyclone Seroja as it continues to move into south-west Australia. Click on map to learn more.
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Q: Which mountain range crosses the most countries?
A: The Andes
The Andes mountain range is the longest in the world. It spans seven countries along the western coast of South America — Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
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Q: Spanning 1,000,000 sq mi (2,600,000 sq km), which bay is the largest in the world?
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