Riley is a writer and reporter for GZERO. When she isn’t writing about global politics, you can find her making GZERO’s crossword puzzles, conducting research on American politics, or persisting in her lifelong quest to learn French. Riley spends her time outside of work grilling, dancing, and wearing many hats (both literally and figuratively).
2,500: Over 2,500 migrants have left France and crossed the English Channel to the United Kingdom in the 11 days since the “one in, one out” deal between the two countries went into effect, the terms of which require the UK to deport one migrant to France before they accept another asylum case. However, removal of these migrants from the UK hasn’t begun yet, and could take up to three months.
10,000: More than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants are striking over pay despite government back-to-work orders. Canada’s largest airline has begun gradually suspending operations since Thursday as absences surge during peak travel season. The disruption could impact up to 130,000 travelers daily.
14: On most maps, Africa appears roughly the size of Greenland, when in reality it is 14 times bigger, because the standard Mercator map distorts continents further away from the equator. The African Union – a group representing 55 African countries – is taking issue with this, and has backed a plan to replace the standard Mercator map with the Equal Earth Projection map, which accurately reflects Africa’s size as the second-largest continent. On an accurate map other continents appear to shrink in size, and Africa’s spatial dominance greatly increases.