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World
Nearing 170,000,000 Cases
More than 557,650 cases and 12,700 deaths of COVID-19 were reported around the world yesterday, bringing global totals to nearly 170 million cases and 3.5 million deaths since the pandemic began. This map from AFP shows the top 20 countries reporting new cases and deaths in the past week. Although cases have been declining in recent weeks, India continues to report the highest number of COVID-19 cases with nearly 1.6 million cases last week. Brazil, Argentina, the U.S., and Colombia follow, all reporting more than 100,000 cases in the last seven days. Overall, cases around the world have been declining since the beginning of May, as vaccinations continue to rise in some countries around the world. As of this morning, nearly 1.8 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered worldwide.
This map depicts the new cases reported by the top 20 countries in the last week. Click on the map to expand.
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Nigeria
Ferry Capsizes in the Niger River
Rescue workers in Nigeria helped save more than three dozen people from drowning after a riverboat carrying anywhere from 150 to 180 people capsized on Wednesday. The wooden ferryboat traveling to a market from central Niger to the northwest state of Kebbi broke apart and sank near the town of Wara. Officials have stated that at least 45 bodies have been recovered in search and rescue efforts. Riverboat accidents are not uncommon in Nigerian waterways due to overcrowding, weather, and lack of vessel upkeep, however Wednesday’s capsizing is one of the deadliest in recent years. President Muhammadu Buhari called the tragedy “devastating” after authorities stated some 156 people were still missing on Wednesday.
This map shows the Niger River and the location of Wara in northwest Nigeria, where the ferry sank. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: AFP
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United States
Tulsa Massacre 100 Years Later
Survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre addressed the U.S. Congress last week, as community members and leaders across the country commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the tragedy on Monday, May 31. The three survivors were all children at the time of the deadly riots, and testified before Congress to share their families’ stories and support proposals for reparations. In the decades following the Civil War, African-Americans had established a community in the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa renowned for its prosperity. On May 31, 1921, the Tulsa Tribune ran a story with allegations of assault against a white female elevator operator by a Black perpetrator. A large number of white Tulsans responded by looting and burning Greenwood, leveling 35 blocks, destroying 191 businesses, displacing thousands of Black residents, and killing upwards of 300 people.
This map depicts the original boundaries of the Greenwood area of Tulsa that was destroyed by a race riot in 1921, and the commercial district that remains today. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Stretching about 215 miles (350 km) wide, the world’s largest delta lies at the confluence of what three rivers?
A: Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna
The Ganges Delta, also called the Sundarbans or Bengal Delta, is an arc-shaped delta plain stretching for 41,000 square miles (105,000 sq km) along the coast of the Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh and India. It is considered one of the most fertile regions in the world and is home to between 125 and 143 million people.
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Q: Reaching a blistering 159.3 degrees Fahrenheit (70.7 degrees Celsius) in 2005, which desert holds the record for highest land surface temperature ever recorded?
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