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Iran
Uranium Stockpile to Break Limit
Iran announced today that it is extremely close to exceeding an internationally set limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium. The material is primarily used to produce fuel for reactors, but also serves as a key component of nuclear weapons. A spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said the country has recently quadrupled the rate of enrichment, adding to their reserves at such a pace that the 660-pound limit on low-enriched uranium—which is below the enrichment level needed to make nuclear warheads—will be surpassed in the next 10 days. The countdown gives European countries limited time to negotiate new terms for the nuclear deal, which was established in 2015.
This map depicts Iran’s major nuclear facilities, including reactors and uranium mines. Click on the map to expand.
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Graphic Source: i24 News
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Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay
Massive Blackout
Tens of millions of people are without electricity after an unexplained failure in the power grid connecting Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay yesterday. Officials say the size of the outage is unprecedented, affecting public transportation and election day for parts of Argentina. As of this morning, coastal cities in Uruguay, as well as 50,000 Argentinians, have had their power restored, but millions are still left in the dark. Local outlets are reporting that the outage has been linked to a failure in the transmission of electricity from a major hydroelectric dam in Argentina.
This interactive map depicts live reported locations of power outages in South America. Click on the map to expand.
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Graphic Source: Liveuamap
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Nigeria
Triple Suicide Bombing
A suicide bombing yesterday in northeastern Nigeria left thirty people dead and forty injured. Three bombers detonated their vests in Konduga near a hall where people were watching a football match on television. Officials say that their health facilities were not well-equipped to handle such a large attack, which partly contributed to the high death toll. No groups have claimed immediate responsibility for the attack, but the region has been repeatedly targeted by terrorist group Boko Haram in recent years. This was the largest mass killing this year by suicide bombers in Nigeria.
This map depicts the location of the triple suicide attack in Konduga, Nigeria. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Which city is known as being the biggest car-free urban area in the world?
A: Fes el-Bali, Morocco
This medieval city is the largest car-free urban area in the world. It is a world heritage site and famed for its maze of 9,400 narrow winding alleyways.
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Q: Which two islands are separated by the International Date Line but are only 3.8 km apart?
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