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Europe
Standardized Restrictions Plan
The European Union is currently working on a plan with the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control to adopt a standardized threshold for imposing self-isolation rules. It is expected to be finalized at the EU’s General Affairs Council next month and will see countries and regions given either a red, orange, or green color, representative of the incidence of COVID-19 in particular countries. The coronavirus pandemic saw internal EU borders closed between nations for the first time since the Schengen Area of free movement was established in 1995. This map, produced by Finland’s national public broadcasting company, Yle, is expected to be the basis for the traffic-light system being proposed for the pan-European model, which would see the entire bloc, if agreed upon by individual countries, using the same criteria for restricting travel.
This map depicts Finland’s traffic-light model for restricting travel amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which is expected to be employed by the European Union. Click on the map to learn more.
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Libya
Oil Operations Resume
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced that they will be resuming activities in oil fields and ports deemed “secure” after occupation from the anti-government group, the Libyan National Army (LNA). The decision comes after LNA commander Khalifa Haftar announced on Friday that he would be ending the eight-month blockade on Libyan oil exports. According to the NOC, any oil facilities still occupied by LNA forces will not be authorized to resume operations. The blockade has already cost Libya close to nine billion US dollars this year and led to protests in Benghazi over corruption and shortages in power, petrol, and money. Libya’s Prime Minister reportedly does not approve of the deal.
This map depicts the location of Libya’s oil operations. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Bloomberg
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Solomon Islands
Two Killed From WWII Bomb Blast
Two bomb disposal workers from Australia and Britain were killed by a blast from an unexploded device in the Solomon Islands yesterday. The two men worked for the NGO Norwegian People’s Aid, which, along with the local police bomb disposal unit, maps unexploded devices across the islands. The blast took place inside the men’s rented accommodation in the country’s capital city, Honiara, on the island of Guadalcanal. The bomb detonated shortly after 7:30pm on Sunday, and the two men died from their injuries shortly afterwards. The blast was heard over three miles away, and several other unexploded bombs were found inside the apartment, unbeknown to authorities. The Solomon Islands were a key battleground during the Second World War and seven decades later, they remain littered with unexploded bombs.
This map depicts the location of the blast in the western part of the country’s capital, Honiara. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Home to over 75 million people, and encompassing about two million square kilometers (over 770,000 square miles) of land, what is the second largest tropical rainforest in the world?
A: The Congo Basin Forest
The Congo Basin spans across six countries—Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon—and takes up about the same amount of land as Mexico. This forest is home to some 10,000 plant species, 400 mammal species, 1,000 bird species, and 700 fish species. More than 75 million people comprising nearly 150 distinct ethinic groups also live in the region. While the Congo Basin is relatively intact, future economic developments threaten many areas of the forest.
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Q: Standing at about 1,142 feet (348 metres) above the surrounding plain, which land formation holds the title of being the world’s largest monolith?
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