[cal_svg_map location=”africa”] The youngest country in the world is (the Republic of) South Sudan, which became a nation on July 9, 2011–the 54th country in Africa–after voting to separate from the northern part of Sudan after a long war which ended in a peace agreement in 2005, after which an autonomous government was formed in … Read more
[cal_svg_map location=”europe”] Tap or click the country to show its name. What is the furthest eastern country counted as being part of Europe? Return to Journalist’s Resources menu Read more
[cal_eftg_flag_game] Tap/click the question above to see the answer. Tap it again for the next question. Return to Journalist’s Resources menu Read more
[cal_eftg_regsub] Tap/click the question above to see the answer. Tap it again for the next question. A more common term for ‘Middle Africa’ is ‘Central Africa.’ Return to Journalist’s Resources menu Read more
[cal_eftg_tz] Tap/click the question above to see the answer. Tap it again for the next question. How many time zones does Europe span? The technical answer is seven, because of the Azores and the European part (west of the Ural River) of Kazakhstan, if it is included. However, if we start in the UK (UTC … Read more
[cal_govt_head_rev] We also have a game that does this in reverse, where the game gives you the country and government position, and you guess the name. Return to Journalist’s Resources menu Read more
[cal_govt_head] We also have a game that does this in reverse, where the game gives you the person’s name and you guess their government position and country. Return to Journalist’s Resources menu Read more
[cal_multiple_timezone total=”6″] Return to Journalist’s Resources menu After you click the ‘Generate link’ button, paste the link into your browser and you’ll see your clocks ticking away. If you then bookmark the page, you can easily check the same display later. NOTE: To find a timezone, type the name of the capital city of the … Read more
foreclose take possession of a mortgaged property when the mortgagor fails to keep up their mortgage payments. “the bank was threatening to foreclose on his mortgage” rule out or prevent (a course of action). “the decision effectively foreclosed any possibility of his early rehabilitation” One of your central arguments revolves around the proposition that the … Read more
[cal_eftg_game] Tap/click the question above to see the answer. Tap it again for the next question. Return to Journalist’s Resources menu How many countries are there in the world? How many square kilometers is the world? What are the three largest countries and non-countries? This tool should help journalists improve their readiness to write … Read more
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Chow Yun-Fat, known to the West through the 2000 blockbuster “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” has been striving for a simple life, and now he’s going to give away his entire fortune, he recently told Hong Kong movie site Jayne Stars. “My dream is to be a happy and normal person,” Yun-fat told Jayne. “The hardest … Read more