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Saturday, May 2, 2015

Go Figure- The Week in Numbers - BBC

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Go Figure: The week in numbers

By Magazine MonitorA collection of cultural artefacts
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Look back at the week in numbers with our Go Figure images, which are posted daily on social media.
Nepal quake
Monday: #NepalEarthquake follows historic pattern of destruction
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Chinese vineyard
Tuesday: France produces more wine - but China now has more vineyards 
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Boy in school
Wednesday: "100-year" gap in education between developed and developing countries 
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Thursday: What size crater will the 513kg Messenger spacecraft leave behind? 
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Friday: More wildlife faces extinction because of #climatechange, scientists say 
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