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3 people unaccounted for following explosion at Nebraska plant
ABC NEWS
FREMONT, Nebraska, USA- Three people were inside the plant at the time of the explosion, Fremont Mayor Joey Spellerberg said during the briefing, adding, "But that's all we could say at this point."
8.8-magnitude earthquake sends tsunami into coasts of Russia, Japan and Hawaii
WASHINGTON TIMES
TOKYO, Japan- One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia’s sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. Several people were injured, but none gravely, and no major damage has been reported so far.
U.S. withdraws from U.N. cultural agency over 'divisive social and cultural causes'
NPR
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA- The Trump administration will withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) — about two years after the U.S. rejoined the group under Biden.
Some Air India plane crash victims' families in U.K. were sent the wrong remains, lawyer says
ABC NEWS
LONDON, England, UK- The families of some British victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad have discovered that remains repatriated to the U.K. were wrongly identified as being their loved ones, a lawyer who says his firm is representing over 20 victims' families told CBS News. Of the 242 people on board the Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London's Gatwick airport that crashed on June 12 just minutes after takeoff, 52 were British citizens.
Japan discards $1.6 billion worth of COVID-19 medicine: Report
ANADOLU AGENCY
ANKARA, Japan- Japan’s health ministry on Wednesday revealed that it discarded approximately 240 billion yen (around $1.6 billion) worth of COVID-19 oral medications in the fiscal year ending March, after the drugs passed their expiration dates, according to Kyodo News Agency.
Pentagon withdraws 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles immigration mission
WASHINGTON TIMES
LOS ANGELES, California, USA- The Trump administration will recall 2,000 National Guard soldiers deployed last month to Los Angeles, saying the city is calm enough that the president can start withdrawing the federalized troops.
Death toll from Kenya’s latest anti-government protest surges to 31
ABC NEWS
NAIROBI, Kenya- The death toll from Kenya’s anti-government protests on Monday has surged to 31, marking the highest single-day toll since the demonstrations began earlier this year, the state-funded human rights commission said Tuesday.
Russia responsible for downing flight MH17 and violating international law, court rules
POLITICO
STRASBOURG, France- The European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday ruled Russia is responsible for downing flight MH17 in 2014 and human rights violations during its war in Ukraine.
Obama and Bush call Trump’s USAID closure a ‘travesty’ as report warns of 14 million extra deaths
THE GUARDIAN
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA- Barack Obama and George W Bush have criticised the closure of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), as a study warned it could result in “a staggering number” of avoidable deaths – more than 14 million over five years.
Qantas says 6 million airline customers' data impacted by cyberattack
UPI
MASCOT, New, Australia- Australian airline Qantas announced Wednesday that it was targeted by a cyberattack that led to the data of six million customers being exposed.
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