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Syria
Joint Turkish and Russian Patrols
Joint Turkish and Russian patrols began over the weekend in Idlib, Syria, the last rebel-controlled region in the country. The joint patrols are part of a ceasefire signed between Turkey and Russia on March 5 that requires the establishment of a security corridor along the strategic M4 highway through Idlib in hopes of deescalating the violence that has displaced almost one million people in the region. The patrol corridor stretches 6 km north and south of the M4, and is being opposed by rebel groups in the country, as it allows for Russia to advance their presence further north into Idlib. The first patrol was cut short on Sunday, after rebels and civilians staged demonstrations and sit-ins to block the patrol and protest Russian presence.
This map depicts the M4 highway through the contested area of Idlib. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: AFP/Yahoo
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United States
Travel Restrictions
U.S. President Donald Trump has extended the initial travel ban on non-U.S. citizens to the United States to include not only Europe’s ‘Schengen Area’ countries but also the U.K. and Ireland. All U.S. citizens returning to the Unites States must be processed through thirteen airports spread across the country as the U.S. government attempts to prevent further spread of coronavirus. International travelers are being screened and medically examined at these airports as the number of cases of COVID-19 continues to increase in the United States. Reports indicate that people are waiting in line up to six hours to get through immigration control at the thirteen airports chosen by the U.S. government. President Trump’s administration is reportedly considering implementing domestic travel bans in the coming weeks.
This map depicts the thirteen airports processing U.S. citizens returning from travel-restricted countries. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Fox
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United States
Dead Sea Scroll Forgeries
On Friday, The Museum of the Bible located in Washington D.C. admitted that their 16 fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls on display were actually forgeries. The fragments which have been on exhibit at the museum since its opening in 2017, were analyzed by an outside investigative firm that released a 200-page report revealing how the forgeries fooled scholars and buyers on the antiquities market. To determine the authenticity of the fragments, the team used several techniques including both traditional and modern methods to identify factors such as material composition and surface deposits. The term Dead Sea Scrolls refers to the remains of between 800 and 900 ancient Jewish manuscripts that were discovered 70 years ago in caves around Qumran, in what was then British Mandate Palestine – now the West Bank. The scrolls are among archaeology’s most significant scriptural finds, containing the oldest versions of the Hebrew Bible and other Jewish texts that date to the time of Jesus.
This map depicts the location of Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: The world’s largest existing aqueduct, which moves millions of liters of water every day, is found in which country?
A: England
The Thirlmere Aquaduct was built between 1890 and 1925 and stretches across 96 miles from Cumbria to Manchester in Northwest England. It is the longest gravity-fed aqueduct in Britain, transporting approximately 227m liters of water a day. The aqueduct and reservoir were designed and built by engineer John Frederick Bateman as a means to supply clean drinking water to the growing population in post-industrial revolution Manchester.
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Q: With a recorded total depth of 2,212 meters (7,257 feet), the world’s deepest cave is located in which autonomous region?
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