United States
Deadly Shooting in New Jersey
A shootout in New Jersey’s second-largest city on Tuesday left six dead including a Jersey City police officer. The firefight began in Bayview Cemetery in Jersey City when police confronted two suspects in a parked van previously linked to a homicide. The suspects shot and killed Police Detective Joe Seals and fled to a kosher grocery store where they gunned down three others. Police killed the suspects following an hours-long stand off. Law enforcement officials believe the attacks were targeted after uncovering anti-Semitic and anti-police sentiments posted online by the suspects.
This map depicts the locations of the shootings in Jersey City’s Greenville neighborhood. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: ABC News
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Papua New Guinea
Bougainville Independence
The Bougainville autonomous region located in the South Pacific overwhelmingly voted for independence from Papua New Guinea on Wednesday. Bougainville Referendum Commission Chairman Bertie Ahern declared that more than 176,928 people or 98% of valid ballots voted in favor of becoming independent. The referendum was part of a peace deal ending a 1988-1998 civil war between Bougainville and Papua New Guinea that claimed the lives of over 20,000 people. The non-binding results, which require ratification from Papua New Guinea’s Parliament, could create the world’s newest country. However, independence will not be immediate as the process of becoming a separate nation could take years to achieve.
This map depicts the location of the autonomous region of Bougainville in the South Pacific. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: AFP
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Somalia
Al-Shabaab Shootout
On Tuesday night, the terrorist group Al-Shabaab waged an attack on a hotel in Mogadishu that killed three civilians and two soldiers. The five militants, who attacked the compound with guns and grenades, were killed by security forces. The SYL hotel, frequented by government officials and lawmakers, is part of a fortified compound located near the residence of the country’s president. Al-Shabaab is an Islamic fundamentalist group linked to Al-Qaeda. Having lost control over Mogadishu in 2011, the group frequently attacks government and military sites in an attempt to regain a foothold in Somalia.
This map depicts the location of the SYL hotel near the presidential palace in Mogadishu. Click on the map to expand.
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Q: With a size of 261 km² and a population of approximately 54,800 people, which Caribbean nation is labeled as the smallest country in the Americas?
A: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Officially called the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, these volcanic islands are situated in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles and are separated by a 3km wide shallow channel. The country is also the eighth smallest cover in the world by area.
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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?
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