Today's Top 3 News: Fire in China School Dorm Kills 13 Boys
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21 January 2024 23:34 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English rounded the top 3 news on Sunday, January 21, 2024. Here are the highlights: 10 Countries with the Highest IQ Scores in the World, 5 Smallest Countries in the World, and Fire in China School Dorm Kills 13 Boys.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. 10 Countries with the Highest IQ Scores in the World
Intelligence quotient (IQ) is a measure of human intelligence. People who want to measure IQ usually take a standardized test and receive a score based on their intelligence level. The higher a person's IQ score, the more intelligent the person is considered.
Reporting from verywellmind, IQ is said to be low if it has a score of 70 or below. A low score supported by other indicators indicates that a person has an intellectual disability. Meanwhile, someone is considered a genius if they have a score of more than 140.
2. 5 Smallest Countries in the World
Countries in the world can be ranked based on area and population. The territorial area of a country refers to how much territory (both land and water) is covered by that country's borders.
Reporting from worldpopulationreview.com, some of the largest countries globally are Russia (6.59 million square miles), Canada (3.85 million square miles), and China (3.75 million square miles). So, which are the smallest countries in the world? The following is a list of the five smallest countries in the world according to worldpopulationreview.com.
3. Fire in China School Dorm Kills 13 Boys
A fire in a central China school dormitory killed 13 students and injured another, prompting the authorities to call for screening fire risks in crowded places, state media said on Saturday, Jan. 20.
The Friday night fire killed third graders in a boys' dormitory of Yingcai School in Henan Province, according to China Newsweek, a weekly magazine published by China News Service. Third graders in China are usually 9 years old.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze in a village in Nanyang city, and the head of the school was taken into custody, state media reported.
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