Hong Kong/ China
Police Tracking App
China’s state media has accused Apple of endorsing and protecting “rioters” after the iPhone maker greenlighted an app. Reports indicate the app called HKmap.live, which crowdsources the location of police and anti-government protesters, was approved by Apple on October 4th, reversing an earlier decision to reject the app submission. The media’s commentary chastised Apple for allowing “Hong Kong rioters to openly commit crime while openly escaping arrests”. Apple is the latest foreign company including The National Basketball Association (NBA) and U.S. sports brand, Vans, to become embroiled in controversies over the protests, which have been ongoing for the last four months.
This image of the interactive app, which is written in Mandarin, depicts the location of police, transport closures and dangers such as tear gas or clashes. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: HKLivemap
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Germany
Shootings Leaves 2 Dead
Gunfire attacks from different suspects were reported at several locations in Halle, Germany on Wednesday. One attack occurred at a Turkish kebab shop and left a man dead. Another attack took place near a synagogue and cemetery. Witnesses claim the suspect unleashed fire at the synagogue door before rolling a hand grenade over the cemetery wall. Reports suggest that a woman was killed as a result of the synagogue attack. German police immediately shutdown all major traffic roads heading in and out of Halle, leading to the apprehension of one suspect. However, police are still searching for another suspect who allegedly fled in a taxi. The shooting comes on Yom Kippur, a Jewish holy day. Police have not yet confirmed whether the attack was meant to target Jewish worshipers.
This map depicts the location of the kebab shop and synagogue where the gunfire attacks took place. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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Kiribati
Commission Report on Ferry Disaster
On January 18th, 2018, 89 passengers and 13 crew boarded the MV Butiraoi ferry which ultimately sank, leaving only 7 survivors. The passengers boarded on a remote island in the South Pacific, Nonouti, and was en route to Betio, the largest township of Kiribati’s capital city, South Tarawa. A commission of inquiry report was released this week and highlighted a list of problems, including an intoxicated crew, an inadequate captain, sailing without notifying maritime authorities, and not issuing a distress signal when the ferry began to fall apart due to the swell. The ferry was cited as unfit for passengers and was damaged by previous excessive overloading and poor maintenance, prior to departure. The captain had ignored a weather warning and continued to sail despite high swells.
This map depicts the MV Butiraoi’s timeline of events. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Spread out over an area of over 50 square kilometers, the mysteriously formed conical mounds known as the Chocolate Hills are located in which country?
A: Philippines
The Chocolate Hills of the Philippines are a natural geological feature comprised of 1,268 cone-shaped hills that range from 30 meters to 120 meters tall. The hills have nothing to do with chocolate but are given the name due to the chocolatey brown they turn in the dry season.
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Q: The “Walk of Saint James” – a roughly 500 mile long pilgrimage route taken by hundreds of thousands of religious worshipers and hikers alike- starts and ends in which two countries?
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