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Iraq
Fire in COVID Ward Kills Over 60
Health officials announced on Monday that at least 64 people died in a fire that broke out in the coronavirus ward of a hospital in southern Iraq. The flames broke out in al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in the city of Nasiryah in Dhi Qar province, which is about 225 miles (360 kilometers) southeast of Iraq’s capital, Baghdad. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined, as some officials are citing a short circuit while others are citing an oxygen tank explosion. This is the second time a coronavirus ward has caught fire this year in Iraq, after a fire in April killed over 80 people in a hospital in Baghdad.
This map depicts the location of al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in Iraq where a fire broke out in the COVID ward yesterday. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Barron’s
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South Africa
Violent Social Unrest Intensifies
Sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma, violent protests and social unrest have broken out across South Africa, beginning in the Zulu tribal homeland on Friday and moving to Johannesburg. On Monday, the army was deployed to help curb the unrest in the Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. At least 10 people have been killed and almost 500 arrested. Protestors set fire to trucks in KwaZulu-Natal, leading to the closure of major highway N3, which links sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest port in Durban to Johannesburg. The protests have also led to widespread looting, disruption of key trade routes, and has forced many businesses to shut down.
This map depicts a major highway between Durban harbor and Johannesburg that was shut down due to protests. Click on the map to learn more.
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China
Hotel Collapse Kills Eight
The Siji Kaiyuan budget hotel in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou collapsed on Monday, killing at least eight people. 14 people have been rescued from the rubble, while nine remain missing. The 30-year old building was undergoing construction when it collapsed. The cause of the collapse is unknown, but building collapses are not uncommon in China due to uneven regulations and lax enforcement. The city of Suzhou is a popular tourist destination near the city of Shanghai.
This map depicts the location of the hotel which collapsed on Monday. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: At 51,167 inhabitants per square mile (19,756/km²) in a territory of only 0.81 square miles (2.1 km sq), which country has the world’s highest population density?
A: Monaco
The common threads with the top five regions with the highest population density is that they’re small – and wealthy. China’s Special Administrative Region of Macau actually has the highest population density in the world at 55,270 per square mile (21,340/km²), but Monaco is the most dense sovereign country. Singapore takes the third spot, while Hong Kong (another Special Administrative Region of China) and Gibraltar (an overseas territory of the United Kingdom) round out the top five.
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Q: With 55 sites each, which two countries are tied for highest number of UNESCO World Heritage sites?
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