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Israel – Turkey
Turkey Cuts Trade with Israel
The Turkish government has confirmed that all trade ties with Israel have been cut in response to Israel’s military campaign against the terrorist group Hamas in Gaza. Turkish officials had signaled the break early yesterday, prior to an official announcement issued by Turkey’s trade ministry later in the day. The measures will remain in place until Israel “…allows an uninterrupted and sufficient flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza.” Israel’s foreign ministry made an angry response to initial reports of the restrictions, accusing Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of acting like a “dictator.” Turkey had restored diplomatic ties with Israel last year and was set to expand economic cooperation, but that process was disrupted by Hamas’ attack on Israel from Gaza on October 7 and the subsequent response by the Israeli military to destroy Hamas and retrieve its citizens being held hostage in Gaza.
This map depicts major ports for Turkey and Israel. The Turkish government has suspended all trade links with Israel in response to Israels campaign against Hamas in Gaza. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Intellinews
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France
World Press Freedom Day Report
The Gaza conflict is the world’s deadliest for journalists, says the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) annual report released for World Press Freedom Day. At least 97 media workers and journalists have been killed in Gaza since October 2023, including 22 killed while doing their work. Human rights agencies have repeatedly called for the protection of journalists in Gaza, with a UN statement from February emphasizing “targeted attacks and killings of journalists are war crimes.” The IDF has denied targeting journalists in Gaza. The news comes as the RSF annual report identified a troubling rise in political attacks on journalists, including the suppression of independent media, the spread of misinformation, and the detention of journalists, in nearly every region across the world. The Middle East ranked the worst for government repression of the press, and the United States sunk 10 places lower on the index due to a rise in verbal attacks on journalists by politicians. Norway remains at the top of the list.
This map depicts the ranking of countries based on the ability of journalists to work freely and independently, according to RSF’s 2024 index released for World Press Freedom Day . Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: RSF
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France
Olympic Venues Being Readied
With roughly three months to go before the opening ceremonies of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, Paris is making final preparations for sporting venues and safety enhancements. Construction costs of new venues have become a recurring concern in host cities over the recent decades, but only two completely new venues have been built for this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic games. Instead, many events will be held in temporary facilities placed in Paris’ most renowned tourist locations, including beach volleyball in front of the Eiffel Tower, archery at the Invalides monument, skateboarding at Place de la Concorde, and equestrian events at the Chateau de Versailles. Yesterday, French officials formally opened a large water storage basin meant to clean up the River Seine in preparation for the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons. The new storage basin ensures that water can be stored even during severe storms by helping regulate water levels, and will prevent bacteria-laden wastewater from entering the river.
This map depicts various Olympic events that will be held at historic monuments in Paris. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What country was home to the last surviving population of woolly mammoths?
A: Russia
Russia’s Wrangel Island is located in the Arctic Ocean between the Chukchi Sea and East Siberian Sea. Most of Wrangel Island is a federally protected nature sanctuary. Wrangel Island was home to the last surviving population of woolly mammoths, with radiocarbon dating suggesting the species persisted on the island until around 4,000 years ago (2000 BC). Wooly mammoths were about the same size as modern African elephants but covered in thick brown hair and sporting enormous tusks. They first appeared about 700,000 years ago in Siberia and spread throughout North America and northern Eurasia. The island separated from the Russian mainland about 12,000 years ago by rising sea levels, isolating a group of mammoths there for centuries.
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Q: What is the driest of the Earth’s continents?
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