11 Feb

United States: New Hampshire Primary

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United States
New Hampshire Primary
With 85% of precincts reporting, Sen. Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire Democratic Primary with 25.9% of votes. Since Sanders won the 2016 primaries with a 22 point majority against Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, it was predicted that he would attract the majority of the state’s votes again. Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg won 24.4% of the votes, giving Sanders less than a two percentage lead. Sen. Amy Klobuchar captured 19.8% of the votes, beating Sen. Elizabeth Warren and former Vice President Joe Biden, who both came under 10%. The next primaries will take place in Nevada on February 22nd and South Carolina on the 29th.

This interactive map depicts the precinct votes for the 2020 primaries in New Hampshire. Click on the map to learn more.

Graphic Source: CNN
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Syria
Helicopter Downed Near Idlib
A Syrian regime helicopter was shot down by rebel rocket fire yesterday in the Idlib region of Syria killing all three passengers. The attack came shortly after Syrian fighters reclaimed the M5 motorway that connects its four major cities in a push to take back the last pocket held by Turkish-backed rebels. The recent Turkish attacks have been in response to escalating violence within the Idlib region where 13 Turkish military personnel were killed in the last ten days of the Syrian offensive. The violence in this region has caused 700,000 civilians to flee the area since December, the most in a single period since the start of the war nine years ago. Presidents Erdogan of Turkey and Bashar al-Assad of Syria have threatened more violence if attacks from either side continue. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. will work with Turkey on their response to the attacks.

This map depicts the M5 highway retaken by Syria and the rebel controlled zone of conflict. Click on the map to learn more.

Graphic Source: AFP
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Egypt
Population Hits 100 Million
Egypt, the third most populous country in Africa has hit a new milestone–the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics announced on Tuesday that the official population tally has tipped over 100 million people; a seven-million person increase since the 2017 census. Egypt’s population, on average, grows by over a million people every six months. Most Egyptians live on only eight percent of the national territory in crowded, urban areas. Ninety-seven percent of the Egyptian population relies on the Nile for water, and almost a third of the population lives below the poverty line. The Prime Minister calls population growth “the single largest challenge facing the state,” but there’s no sign of it slowing down–today a baby is born in Egypt every 17.9 seconds.

This map depicts the population distribution of Egypt. Click on the map to learn more.

Graphic Source:  Yahoo News

             

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Yesterday’s Answer

Q: Which archipelago is geographically part of Africa but politically part of Yemen and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2008 for its distinct plant and animal life?

A: Socotra 
Located in the Arabian Sea, Socotra is composed of four islands off the coast of Somalia. Yemen claims the archipelago politically, making Yemen a transcontinental country. The isolated island is home to over 700 endemic species exclusive to the region, including the Dragon’s Blood Tree, pictured above.

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Today’s Question

 

Q: At 22 centenarians per 100,000 inhabitants, which two islands share the highest rate of centenarians in the world?

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