United States: Monuments Removed

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United States

Monuments Removed
The city of Baltimore, Maryland removed four monuments memorializing the Confederacy early this morning. The monuments were removed with minimal advance warning in order to avoid potential opposition to the act. Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh pledged to dismantle these traces of history from city-owned public parks in light of the violent rally this past weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia. Similar acts against Confederate monuments have taken place along the East Coast this week.This map shows the location of Baltimore in relation to Charlottesville. Click on the map to expand.

Further Reading: Baltimore Sun, NY Times, Washington Post, CNN

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Philippines
Drug War
In the bloodiest day of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s War on Drugs, police killed 32 people in a number of drug raids near the capital Manila. 67 police operations were carried out through Bulakan Province, resulting in 32 deaths and 109 arrests. Since President Duterte came to power just over a year ago and started his brutal crackdown on drug offenders, more than 3,200 alleged drug offenders have been killed in gun battle with law enforcement. This map shows capital city Manila. Click on the map to expand.

Further Reading: Time, BBC, Reuters, Guardian, LA Times

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Australia
Clues to a Mystery
Recently discovered satellite photographs may have given scientists new leads on the location of Malaysian Airlines 370. The satellite photographs, which were shot less than one month after the plane’s disappearance in 2014, show 70 objects floating near the predicted crash zone. Analysts have determined 12 pieces of debris as “most-likely man-made” but cannot yet determine whether they are air-craft debris. This map shows the area where the satellite images were taken in 2014. Click on the map to learn more.

Further Reading: ATSB, Reuters, US News, Perth

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United States: Monuments Removed