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Australia
Osprey Crash Kills Three Marines
At least three United States Marines have died following the crash of a military aircraft during multinational training exercises in northern Australia. The Marine V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft crashed Sunday morning on the island of Melville, carrying 23 Marines, after flying with another Osprey from the north Australian city of Darwin, where they were temporarily based. The flight was part of the Exercise Predators Run, involving the militaries of Australia, East Timor, Indonesia, the Philippines, and the United States. Twelve of the crash survivors have been discharged from the hospital, while another 8 are still receiving treatment. Before the Melville crash, Marine Osprey aircraft suffered five fatal crashes, with 16 deaths, since 2012.
This map depicts the location of the island of Melville, off the northern coast of Australia, where a United States Marine Corps Osprey aircraft crashed Sunday morning, killing three Marines. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Straits Times
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Syria
Airstrike Hits Aleppo Airport
Syrian state media has reported that an Israeli airstrike hit the Aleppo airport at around 4:30am on Monday, damaging a runway and putting it out of service. Israel has carried out hundreds of air attacks on targets inside government-controlled parts of Syria in recent years, including attacks on the Damascus and Aleppo airports. Often the strikes target Syrian military forces, Iran-backed forces, and Lebanese Hezbollah fighters. Israel has targeted airports and seaports in an apparent attempt to prevent Iranian arms shipments reaching militant groups with thousands of Iran-backed fighters who joined Syria’s 12-year conflict in support of President Bashar Assad. Aleppo, which has suffered widespread destruction during Syria’s civil war, faced further devastation with the deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in February.
This map depicts Aleppo, Syria, where a reported Israeli strike hit Aleppo international airport, causing damages and putting it out of service. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: ABC News
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3000-Year-Old Tomb Discovered
Japanese and Peruvian archaeologists in northern Peru have discovered a 3,000-year-old tomb containing ceramic offerings, which may have belonged to an elite priest in the Andean country. This tomb site was dubbed the “Priest of Pacopampa,” referring to the Cajamarca highland region where it was found. The priest would have been buried around 1200 BC, stated the Peruvian Culture Ministry. The body was buried under six layers of ash mixed with black earth, found with decorated ceramic bowls and seals indicating ritual body paint used for elites. Two seals were discovered along the tomb’s upper edges, one with a human face looking east and another with a jaguar design facing west. The lead archaeologist said that the large size of the tomb was “very peculiar,” as well as the body position, with feet crossed. A bone shaped into a tupu, a large pin used by Andean Amerindians to hold cloaks and ponchos, was also found. This is one of the first priests in the Andes to have been found with a series of offerings.
This map depicts the layout of a 3000-year-old priest’s tomb that was discovered by archaeologists in northern Peru. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What city has a name which means “Fragrant Harbor” and the fourth-highest population density in the world?
A: Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China, developed initially on the basis of its excellent natural harbor (its Chinese name means “fragrant harbor”) and the lucrative China trade, particularly opium dealing. It was the expansion of its territory, however, that provided labor and other resources necessary for sustained commercial growth that led to its becoming one of the world’s major trade and financial centers. On China’s southern coast, it consists of the island of Hong Kong and adjacent islets in the South China Sea (ceded by China to the British in 1842), the Kowloon Peninsula (ceded in 1860), and the New Territories (leased by the British from China from 1898 to 1997). After Macao, Monaco, and Singapore, Hong Kong has the fourth-highest population density in the world, with 7.5 million people living in 430 square miles (1,114 km sq), with approximately 17,500 people per square mile (6,800 per km sq).
Source Britannica
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Q: What is the world’s busiest port city?
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