Sunday, June 18th, 2023
A study published in Science Advances reveals that scientists from the Chilean Antarctic Institute have discovered the fossils of an unprecedented herbivorous hadrosaur called Gonkoken nanoi, which inhabited Patagonia approximately 72 million years ago. Scientists have digitally reconstructed its skeleton, which will be 3D printed for public exhibition. (CNA)
Researchers from the Natural History Museum in London, United Kingdom, discover the fossils of a herbivorous dinosaur species named Vectipelta barretti on the Isle of Wight. The ankylosaur, with “blade-like spiked armor”, is the first of its kind found on the island in 142 years and will be added to the collection at Dinosaur Isle for public display during the summer. (CBS News)
Twenty people are shot, one of them fatally, at a Juneteenth celebration in Willowbrook, Illinois, United States. (ABC News)
One person is killed and nine others are injured after a mass shooting in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. (AP)
Two people are killed and three others are injured after a mass shooting in George, Washington, United States. (AP)
Fourteen people die from drinking bootleg alcohol in Alborz province, Iran. (RFE/RL)
Malians head to the polls to vote on a referendum that, among other things, would enhance the powers of the President. (Al Jazeera)
A Yemenia flight with 277 passengers departs from Sanaa International Airport for Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport, the first commercial flight from Yemen’s primary international airport to Saudi Arabia after a seven-year blockade. Additional flights have been scheduled to accommodate thousands of Hajj pilgrims. (AFP via France 24)
Saturday, June 17th, 2023
The Sudanese Air Force launches airstrikes in Khartoum, killing at least 17 people and destroying dozens of homes. The armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces agree to a 72-hour ceasefire. (BBC News)
At least ten people are killed during an offensive by the military of Cameroon against separatists in the English-speaking Northwest Region. (Xinhua)
At least 34 people die during a heat wave, which started two days ago, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. (Al Jazeera)
At least eight people are killed and 19 others are missing after a winter storm in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (AP)
Seven people are injured after a hot air balloon catches fire in Zug, Switzerland. (AP)
Friday, June 16th, 2023
The gunman in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting is found guilty on 63 charges. (ABC News)
Russian forces attack Kherson, injuring 23 civilians and damaging infrastructure. (The Kyiv Independent)
A peace mission visit of African officials to Ukraine is interrupted by a Russian missile attack. The Ukrainian Air Force says it has shot down six Kinzhal ballistic missiles, six Kalibr missiles, and two reconnaisance UAVs. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
At least 42 people are killed and eight more injured after five Allied Democratic Forces militants attack a school in Mpondwe, Uganda. (BBC News)
Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop requests the United Nations Security Council to terminate its peacekeeping mission in the country immediately, citing its “failure” to help improve the situation. (Al Jazeera)
More than 80 people are injured in a multi-vehicle accident involving three school buses in Hongcheon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea. (Reuters)
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes Niort, Deux-Sèvres, France, injuring one person. (RTBF)
The village of Brienz/Brinzauls in Switzerland is narrowly missed by an overnight 2 million m3 (71 million cu ft) rockslide. The village of 128 residents had been evacuated in May after scientists predicted the imminent rockslide. (BBC News)
Japan raises the age of consent from 13 to 16 and criminalises voyeurism. (AFP via The Guardian)
More than 80 people are injured in a multi-vehicle accident involving three school buses in Hongcheon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea. (Reuters)
Japan raises the age of consent from 13 to 16 and criminalises voyeurism. (AFP via The Guardian)
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