3 Sep

New Zealand: Extremist Dead After Attack

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New Zealand
Extremist Dead After Attack
An ISIS supporter was shot dead by police after stabbing six people in a supermarket in Auckland this morning. The unnamed Sri Lankan national was known to authorities for his affinity for Islamist extremism after having previously been prosecuted for possession of ISIS propaganda, and was under constant surveillance, according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The assault lasted only around 60 seconds before police opened fire, killing the attacker. Of the six victims, three were in critical condition, one was serious, and two were in moderate condition.This map depicts location of a knife attack by an ISIS sympathizer at a supermarket in Auckland, New Zealand. Click on the map to learn more.

Graphic Source: The Sun (UK)
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Afghanistan
Panjshir Resistance Fights Taliban
Members of Afghanistan’s National Resistance Front (NRF) continue to hold the Panjshir Valley as they maintain their military opposition to the Taliban’s assumption of power in the country. The NRF claims to hold all access points to the valley and to have killed hundreds of Taliban soldiers, while the Taliban similarly claims to have taken control of territory in the valley and to have inflicted heavy losses on NRF forces. The NRF includes former government officials, national security force members, and assorted local militias, and is led by tribal leader Ahmad Massoud, whose father resisted both the Soviet occupation and the Taliban through the 1980s and 1990s. This map depicts the location of Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley where fighters from the National Resistance Force are opposing the Taliban’s takeover of the country. Click on the map to learn more.

Further Reading: Guardian, NPR, Al Jazeera, NBC News
Graphic Source: BBC
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United States
Caldor Slows Tahoe Approach
Officials are expressing cautious optimism over new developments in the advance of Northern California’s Caldor fire towards Lake Tahoe. Evacuation warnings and orders in the area have been downgraded as favorable weather and renewed efforts have brought the blaze about 25 percent under control. Local resources directed towards holding off the fire included the contribution of snowmaker machines from two local ski resorts to blast high-volume streams of water at the encroaching fire line. Caldor’s broad path of destruction brought President Biden’s administration to approve the request by the governors of California and Nevada for a state of emergency in the two states earlier this week. This map depicts the direction of the Caldor fire as it heads toward Heavenly Mountain Resort in South Lake Tahoe. Click on the map to learn more.

Further Reading: Al Jazeera, NBC News, Los Angeles Times, NPR
Graphic Source: San Francisco Chronicle









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Q:  Which country is ranked number 1 for having the largest percentage of women in its national parliament, with 49 out 80 seats being held by women? 

A: Rwanda
According to Inter-Parliamentary Union data on the monthly ranking of women of women in national parliaments, Rwanda ranks number 1 for having the largest percentage of women in its national parliament at 61.3%. Cuba and Nicaragua take second and third place respectively. Want to know how your country ranks? Click on the source link and find out!  

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