Flagged up

The Finnish air force announced that it is to remove the swastika from its flag (which was designed in 1918) to avoid awkward encounters with foreign dignitaries. Some other unlikely places you can – or could – see a swastika without any links to Nazism:

– Christian catacombs in Rome.

– Above the doorway to Chelmsford town hall (built 1928-39).

– Above a doorway at the Foreign Office.

– On a plaque at India House.

– On the floor at Upminster Bridge Tube station (opened early 1930s).

– On the floor at the former NatWest branch in Derby Street, Bolton.

– On early editions by Rudyard Kipling.

A fair shake

An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan. Which countries were struck by the most earthquakes (above 4.0) in the years 2020-24?

Indonesia 10

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