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Spain
Second National Emergency
A night-time curfew has been imposed in Spain in an effort to help control a new spike in cases of COVID-19 as the Spanish government declared a national state of emergency. The curfew came into effect last night and will be imposed nightly between 11:00 pm and 6:00 am for an initial fifteen days but could be extended to months if the number of new cases doesn’t decline drastically. This interactive map by the Spanish Radio and Television Corporation (RTVE) shows localities where lockdowns, phase reversals, or other restrictions have been applied with 28 million people now being affected. Along with the nationwide curfew, thousands of municipalities are introducing further measures including perimeter borders and tighter social distancing rules. Spain has passed one million COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic with over 35,000 deaths.
This map depicts the confinements and restrictive measures in municipalities of Spain. Click on the map to learn more.
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Chile
Votes to Rewrite Constitution
Yesterday, Chilean voters came out overwhelmingly in support of rewriting the country’s constitution in a national referendum. The vote was scheduled in response to massive protests last year, which began following a hike in the fee charged by the metro authority, then transitioned to calls for sweeping changes, including enhanced public health and education systems, higher wages, and democratic reforms. Often characterized as one of the most stable and successful countries in the region, and boasting a high GDP per capita, the country suffers from vast inequality. Protestors blamed the existing constitution, drafted during the military dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet in 1980, for blocking change. A new constitution, now scheduled to be drafted and released for public approval in 2022, was supported by at least 78 percent of Chilean voters.
This map depicts the results of the plebiscite in Chile. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: America Elects
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United Kingdon
Stowaways Detained
On Sunday, seven stowaways were being detained by the British Special Boat Service after a suspected hijacking on a tanker off the Isle of Wight. According to reports, the 228 meter (748 ft) long Liberian-registered Nave Andromeda tanker had left Lagos, Nigeria, on Oct. 6 carrying 42,000 tons of crude oil and had been due to dock in Southampton on Sunday morning at 10:30 am local time. The raid followed a 10-hour standoff as the tanker circled the area promoting officials to set up a three-mile exclusion zone around the vessel. Police said the crew of 22 had been subject to verbal threats from the stowaways causing them to retreat to the ship’s citadel, a secure area in which they can lock themselves, making it impossible for attackers to get in. The incident was not the first for the region, in 2018 British forces stormed an Italian cargo ship, regaining control after stowaways threatened crew as the vessel sailed close to the coast of southeast England.
This map depicts the route of the Nave Andromeda tanker off the Isle of Wight. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Which barrier reef is second in size to the Great Barrier Reef?
A: Belize Barrier Reef
The Belize Barrier Reef is the largest of its kind in the Northern and Western hemispheres and extends for more than 180 miles (290 km) along the Caribbean coast of Belize. It maintains an offshore distance of about 1,000 feet (300 meters) in the north to 25 miles (40 km) in the south. The area includes nearly 450 mangrove cays, sandy islands of varying sizes and includes the Western Hemisphere’s only coral atolls. The reef is also home to the world’s largest population of West Indian manatees.
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Q: Which urban area was the first to reach a population of one million in the Common Era?
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