BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Mali on Tuesday urged American citizens to leave the country immediately, citing a severe fuel shortage and escalating security threats linked to a militant blockade. The embassy warned that overland travel is unsafe due to terrorist activity and advised departures via commercial flights.
The crisis stems from a blockade imposed in September by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaida-affiliated group, which has targeted fuel tankers entering the landlocked West African nation. The group has reportedly set fire to more than 100 trucks, crippling fuel supplies and disrupting daily life across Mali.
Schools and universities have shut down nationwide, and transportation has nearly ground to a halt. The embassy’s alert follows a previous advisory issued just days earlier, warning against travel to Mali due to crime, terrorism, and kidnapping risks.
“U.S. citizens should depart using commercial aviation, as overland routes to neighboring countries may not be safe for travel due to terrorist attacks along national highways,” the embassy said in a statement.
If you are, then it means there is a good chance that you are also open, compassionate, and sensitive, according to new research.
Many people have experienced music arousing emotions. However, music sensibility varies considerably; some people experience intense emotions, while others barely notice it.
Which personality traits characterize people who are strongly moved by music? PhD fellow Heidi Marie Umbach Hansen at the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, studied the link between music sensibility and the Big Five personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
“Music sensibility seems to be linked to openness and agreeableness, but it is also linked to neuroticism, which is a more emotional trait. These connections are probably caused primarily by shared, underlying genetics,” Umbach Hansen said.
