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Haiti
President Assassinated
Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise was assassinated during an attack on his private residence early this morning. A group of unidentified individuals broke into the president’s home just after 1 AM local time and shot him and the first lady, who is still receiving treatment. Traditionally, the President of the Haitian Supreme Court would be next in the line of succession, but he passed away due to COVID-19. In order for the Prime Minister to be confirmed as the new President, the motion has to pass through Parliament. This task is made difficult since there were no recent Parliamentary elections in Haiti. Moise was a controversial political figure, with allegations of voter fraud stemming from his election in 2015, along with him repeatedly failing to hold local and national elections during his presidency. His death takes place during a time of political unrest for Haiti.
This map depicts Port-Au-Prince, the capital of Haiti where President Jovenel Moise was assassinated early this morning. Click on the map to learn more.
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Afghanistan
Taliban Storm Qala-i-Naw
Taliban fighters stormed Qala-i-Naw, the provincial capital of the Badghis province in northwestern Afghanistan overnight. Local sources report, they took over the police headquarters, released about 400 inmates, including 100 of their fighters, from the city’s prison, and provoked fear among residents. The Taliban has increased their offensive after the United States pulled troops from their last Afghan air base last week. Airstrikes and special forces were deployed to drive them away from the province. Provincial governor Hisamuddin Shams denies reports that the city was taken over by the Taliban and Afghan troops were defending it.
This map depicts the location of Qala-i-Naw, the provincial capital of the Badghis province in Afghanistan where Taliban fighters stormed last week. Click on the map to learn more.
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North America
Hottest June in North America
According to a new study by EU-supported Copernicus Climate Change Service, this past June was the hottest ever recorded in North America. The rest of the world is not far behind, with it being the second hottest June ever recorded in Europe. In addition, temperatures were abnormally high in Africa, the Middle East, China, and Southeast Asia. The month of June saw an unprecedented heat wave in the Pacific Northwest and Canada, which took over 100 lives and intensified the drought and wildfire season. According to the study, temperatures in North America in June 2021 were one-quarter of a degree Fahrenheit (.15 degree C) higher than the last hottest June, which was June 2012. Overall, June 2021 was the fourth hottest June ever recorded globally, behind 2016, 2019, and 2020.
This map depicts recent record temperatures around the world. Four of the locations had their record temperature in June. Click on the map to expand.
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Q: Today is World Chocolate Day! With an estimated 18,400 square miles (4.8 million hectares) dedicated to the production of cocoa, which country is responsible for 30-40% of the world’s cocoa?
A: Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Côte d’Ivoire became the world’s leading supplier of cocoa in 1978 and their economy has been heavily dependent on the crop since. Cocoa accounts for 40% of their exports. In 2017, the IMF named Côte d’Ivoire Africa’s fastest growing economy due in part to their cocoa exports. There are 600,000 farmers producing cocoa and about 6 million people working in the cocoa industry in Cote d’Ivoire. The United States imports the most cocoa followed by the Netherlands, France, and Germany.
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Q: Reaching an elevation of over 16,000 feet (4,900 m), which mountain is the highest peak on any island on earth?
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