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United States
Anti-Semitism Order Passed
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday aiming to better protect victims of anti-Semitic harassment under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As written, Title VI does not specifically prohibit discrimination on the ground of religion, but rather on the basis of “race, color, and national origin.” Trump’s executive order states that individuals “do not lose protection under Title VI for also being a member of a group that shares common religious practices.” According to White House advisers, the order aims to protect students on college campuses where anti-Semitic incidents have been on the rise. Critics argue the order could infringe on free speech, particularly impacting advocates for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.
This interactive map depicts anti-Semitic incidents in 2019 reported by the Anti-Defamation League. Click on the map to learn more.
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Niger
Military Base Attack
An attack on a remote military base in the western Niger town of Inates, near the border of Mali, has led to the death of 71 Nigerien soldiers. According to army spokesman Colonel Boubacar Hassan, several hundred militants attacked the base on Tuesday around 3:00 pm local time. The attack lasted for over 3 hours with reports indicating that at least 71 soldiers were killed, 12 were injured, and an additional 30 remain missing. Lethal attacks across West Africa’s Sahel region from Jihadists with links to the Islamic State and Al Qaeda have increased this year despite the help of thousands of regional and foreign troops to counter them. Tuesday’s attack came a few days before French President Emmanual Macron scheduled a meeting with the 5 Presidents from the Sahel to discuss security in the region.
This map depicts the town of Inates where the attack took place. Click on the map to learn more.
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Indonesia
World’s Oldest Figurative Art
Scientists say they have found the oldest known figurative painting on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The findings were presented in the journal Nature by archaeologists from Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia on Wednesday. Discovered inside a limestone cave called Leang Bulu’ Sipong 4 in 2017, the 4.5 meters (13 foot) wide artwork depicts a prehistoric hunting. Using uranium dating technology, scientists confirmed that the painting dated back at least 43,900 years during the Upper Palaeolithic period. The cave painting, which is in poor condition, suggests that a highly advanced artistic culture existed some 44,000 years ago. The drawing is not the oldest in the world. In 2018, scientists said they found “humanity’s oldest drawing” on a fragment of rock in South Africa, dated at 73,000 years old.
This map depicts the location of Leang Bulu’ Sipong 4 where the cave art was discovered. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: The world’s deepest undersea vehicle tunnel, reaching a depth of 287 meters below sea level, connects the island region of Ulstein to the mainland of what European country?
A: Norway
The Eiksand Tunnel connects the island region of Ulstein to the Norweigian mainland. Reaching a maximum depth of 287 m below sea level, the tunnel passes below the Vartdalsfjorden fjord in the country’s western region of Sunnmøre.
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Q: With 179.8 million hectares of cropland, what country is home to the highest percentage of the world’s total cropland and is considered a global agricultural capital?
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