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Taiwan
High-Rise Blaze Kills 46
A 13-story residential and commercial building caught fire in southern Taiwan this morning, resulting in a death toll of 46 and counting, with another 40 left injured. Kaohsiung fire officials told the media the building caught fire around 3:00am on Thursday, and eyewitnesses reported hearing an explosion shortly before the fire began. Piles of unused items on the building’s lower floor made rescue efforts much more difficult. The building is reported to be 40 years old with shops at street level and apartments above. The cause of the fire is not yet clear, but firefighters reported the fire was most intense where there were piles of clutter in the building, ultimately taking four hours to extinguish the flame.
This map depicts the location of the southern Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung, where a high-rise fire killed 46 people. Click on the map to learn more.
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Lebanon
Armed Clash at Beirut Protest
Six people were killed today when gunfire erupted at a protest in the Tayouneh area of Beirut organized by Hezbollah. The heavily-armed group, backed by Iran, organized the demonstration to call for the removal of a judge they accused of bias in the investigation of the massive explosion that killed over 200 people last year. Hezbollah has blamed their rival, the right-wing Christian group, the Lebanese Forces, for today’s attack. The first shots at the crowd of protesters triggered an exchange of fire that lasted hours and involved snipers, rocket-propelled grenades, and Kalashnikovs. The conflict left dozens wounded and was the worst clash seen between these factions since 2008 when Hezbollah briefly overran parts of Beirut.
This map depicts the Tayouneh area of Beirut that separates the Christian and Shi’ite populations where violence broke out at a protest. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Barron’s
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Norway
Deadly Bow and Arrow Attack
A deadly bow and arrow attack left five people dead and two others injured in Kongsberg, Norway on Wednesday evening. The spree went on for 35 minutes as random people were targeted. The suspect has been named as Espen Andersen Brathen, 37-year-old Danish Citizen and Muslim convert who is believed to have been acting alone in the terror attack. Police authorities told a news conference that Brathen had previously been flagged as having been radicalized. This is Norway’s deadliest attack in a decade.
This map depicts the locations of a bow and arrow attack in Norway. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Earlier this year, South Korea unveiled a $43 billion plan to build the world’s largest wind power plant. Currently, at 157 sq miles (407 sq km), where is the largest offshore wind farm located?
A: United Kingdom
Located off the Yorkshire coast, Hornsea One produces enough energy to power over one million homes in the United Kingdom. Favorable water depths and good wind conditions have made this location exceptional for wind energy. With 174 wind turbines, each being 623 ft (190 m) tall, Hornsea One produces a total of 1.2 GW—the first to have more than 1 GW of capacity. The offshore wind farm also includes the world’s longest high-voltage AC offshore wind export cable system. The system includes more than 559 miles (900 km) of cables that enable electricity generated from the shore to reach the national grid.
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Q: There are 34 megacities in the world (metropolitan areas with a population over 10 million), and the United Nations expects this number to increase. Of the 34 megacities, how many of them are located in the Global South?
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