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People celebrate after early official results show Bolivian presidential candidate Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga of the conservative Alianza Libre coalition in second place, and as the ruling party Movement for Socialism (MAS) was on track to suffer its worst electoral defeat in a generation, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, August 17, 2025.
Hard Numbers: Bolivia’s left-wing streak ends, small boats continue sailing to the UK, Canadians strike, Africa wants to put its real size on the map
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.