6 Mar

Italy: Lockdown Affects Millions

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Italy
Lockdown Affects Millions
On Sunday, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte ordered a lockdown in Italy’s northern region of Lombardy, and 14 nearby provinces in an effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The lockdown includes the densely populated economic center of Milan and popular tourist destination of Venice. Conte’s decree establishes “red zones” restricting travel and public gatherings for all residents of these provinces until April 3. Residents that fail to observe the restrictions are subject to up to three months of jail time and fines. Italy has reported almost 7,400 cases of coronavirus, falling only behind China and South Korea in number of cases reported.This map depicts the 15 provinces under quarantine in northern Italy. Click on the map to learn more.

Graphic Source: AFP
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World
Oil Price War
A failed deal between Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia has sparked a plunge in global oil prices and predictions of a continuing price war. On Friday, Russia rejected an OPEC proposal to further cut oil production after previously set production limits expire on April 1, in response to a decrease in global demand related to coronavirus. Saudi Arabia, a founding member of OPEC, responded by slashing prices and preparing to ramp up production, leading crude oil future prices to plunge between 20-30% this morning, to their lowest since 1991 during the Gulf War. Analysts expect the price war to continue as Russia’s economy and ability to balance its budget is more resilient to lower oil prices than most OPEC member states, including Saudi Arabia.This map depicts oil prices required for each country to maintain a balanced budget. 

Click on the map to learn more.

Graphic Source: Bloomberg
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North Korea
Missiles Launched
Today, North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un launched a number of unidentified projectiles for the second time in two weeks. According to Japan, the weapons in question were ballistic missiles, fired into the Sea of Japan off the eastern coast of North Korea. The Ministry of Defense in South Korea claim that the missiles had a maximum flight distance of 124 miles and a maximum altitude of 31 miles. The launch comes just over a year after the summit in Vietnam between Mr. Kim and U.S. President Trump. Talks on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula between Washington and Pyongyang have stalled since the summit in Hanoi came to a conclusion without any settlement.This map depicts the location of the missile launch and their trajectories. Click on the map to learn more.

Further Reading: CNN, Al Jazeera, Fox News, Bloomberg, Reuters
Graphic Source:  AFP

             

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Friday’s Answer

Q: With about 72% of the country blanketed by thick woodlands, which European country is the most densely forested?

A: Finland
More than 22.2 million hectares of Finland land area is covered in forest, with approximately 90% being coniferous (pine and spruce). In addition, about one-third of the country’s territory lies north of the Arctic Circle.

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Q: Which South American country lost its coastline in the War of the Pacific, becoming a landlocked nation in 1884? 

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