North Korea
Denuclearization Summit
North and South Korean leaders, Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in, met in Pyongyang yesterday and “agreed on a way to achieve denuclearization.” Kim Jong-un has agreed to dismantle the Tongchang-ri missile engine test site, North Korea’s primary missile engine test site since 2012. In addition to agreeing to close it, the North Korean leader has agreed to have professionals present to confirm the destruction of the site. Moreover, Mr. Kim expressed readiness to shut down the Yongbyon nuclear facility, where the country produces nuclear material, if the United States would take reciprocal action.
This map depicts the two Koreas and the missile launch site, Tongchang-ri that Kim Jon-un has agreed to dismantle. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Scoopnest
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Myanmar
Investigation by ICC
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has started a preliminary investigation into the alleged humanitarian abuses by the Myanmar government and military onto the ethnic minority Muslim group, the Rohingya. Last year, over 700,000 Rohingya people were forcibly displaced into Bangladesh and other neighboring countries after their villages were systemically burned and the people raped, tortured and murdered by the Myanmar military. The United Nations has released a 400 page paper documenting the human rights abuses. The Myanmar government claims the ICC cannot claim jurisdiction over this investigation because Myanmar was never been part of the Rome Statute, a treaty which established the court.
This map depicts the Rohingya villages that were destroyed in 2017, prompting the forced eviction of hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas. Click on the map to view more graphics and learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC (2)
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United Kingdom
Car Attack at Mosque
Several people were hit by a car just outside of a London mosque, in the northwest of the city. Three people were injured in the event that took place at 12:35 BST today. The vehicle was occupied by three men and a woman in their twenties who were, according to the police, drinking and taking drugs. They were parked in a private parking lot of the Islamic center, when they were asked to leave due to their behavior. Subsequently, the driver of the car deliberately drove into onlookers. The incident is believed to be possibly ‘anti-Islamic’, though it will not be treated as ‘terror-related’, according to a local police chief.
This map depicts the location of the ‘Al-majlis Al-Hussaini’ Islamic center, where the car attack took place. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What territory in history is considered to be the birthplace of coffee?
A: Abyssenia
Now better known as Ethiopia, Abyssenia is the region where around the year 850 coffee was ‘discovered’. After 1454, the trading of coffee beans began for the world to enjoy.
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Q: How many lakes larger than three square kilometers does Canada have in total?
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