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Chinese Dissident Who Fled by Sea to South Korea Lands in Canada

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-27T14:05:21+00:00

Dong Guangping reached Toronto after a decade of failed attempts to escape China. He traveled to South Korea last month in an inflatable rubber boat.

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‘Like a dead body’: after warehouse fire, LA residents say air thick with smell of rotting food

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-27T14:00:06+00:00

Cleanup under way after week-long fire at a Boyle Heights facility spoiled tens of millions of pounds of frozen foodSomething is rotten in the neighborhood of Boyle Heights.For a week, thick black smoke filled the air while a massive warehouse burned near downtown Los Angeles, prompting a state of emergency and evacuation orders in the immediate area as air quality worsened. Firefighters finally extinguished the flames on Wednesday, but not before half the warehouse’s 85m lbs of frozen food were lost in the fire – leaving roughly 40m lbs of food to rot. Continue reading...

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Venezuela leader jeered as rescue efforts hampered

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-27T13:43:37+00:00

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez has been jeered by residents devastated by the earthquakes.

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Thunderstorms disrupt Gatwick and Heathrow as hundreds of flights delayed or cancelled

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-27T13:42:11+00:00

Passengers reported being stuck on grounded planes in sweltering conditions as severe weather caused travel disruption across EuropeEurope heatwave: latest updatesThunderstorms have caused severe delays to hundreds of flights at Heathrow and Gatwick airports, leaving passengers stuck on grounded planes for hours in the scorching heat.Overnight, downpours and thunderstorms lit up the skies of London after back-to-back days of 30C-plus weather as the UK and much of Europe experienced a record-breaking heatwave. Continue reading...

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Europe heatwave live: drought fears in Italy, records broken in Slovakia and Denmark, major roads buckle in Germany

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-27T13:37:25+00:00

Forecasters say hottest conditions spreading into central and eastern EuropeAfter decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?Seawater is seeping into Italy’s longest river as the waterway starts to run dry in the heatwave, hitting a farming heartland that produces the milk for Parmesan cheese.The Po River has never fallen this low so early in the year, raising fears of a devastating drought in July in this corner of northern Italy. Continue reading...

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Veligonda Irrigation Project: CM Naidu disburses ₹300 crore under R&R package

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-27T13:34:29+00:00

The CM said the NDA government in the State was spending ₹900 crore as part of the R&R for those who got displaced because of the project and ₹3,000 crore for the construction of the project

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US close to allowing Anthropic to restore Fable 5 model, Axios reports

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-27T13:34:12+00:00

Anthropic had abruptly ‌disabled its most advanced AI ‌models — Mythos ⁠5 and Fable 5 — for ⁠all users after the government’s June 12 export control order

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Deal With Israel Divides Lebanese, Fueling Protests in Beirut

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-27T13:31:33+00:00

Supporters welcomed the agreement as a step toward curtailing Iran’s influence within Lebanon, but others took to the streets, calling it a capitulation.

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Children embrace Cornish language as it enjoys ‘remarkable resurgence’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-27T13:00:04+00:00

Go Cornish Celebration engages younger generation as council finalises strategy to boost everyday use of Kernewek Seven-year-old Albie, a pupil at Trewirgie infants’ school in Redruth, did not hesitate when asked why he liked learning Kernewek, the Cornish language.“We used to talk this way in the old days,” he said. “And I like speaking now. I enjoy the songs we sing, the Cornish books we read, all the words. It’s fun.” Continue reading...

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FSSAI sends notice to SAJ Food over misleading claims

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-27T12:53:19+00:00

According to FSSAI, the complaint alleged that the product’s front label claimed “100% Atta,” while the ingredients list reportedly mentioned only 72.33% atta

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Europe heatwave live: drought fears in Italy, records broken in Slovakia and Denmark, and 700 flights delayed in England

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-27T12:52:45+00:00

Forecasters say hottest conditions spreading into central and eastern EuropeAfter decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?Seawater is seeping into Italy’s longest river as the waterway starts to run dry in the heatwave, hitting a farming heartland that produces the milk for Parmesan cheese.The Po River has never fallen this low so early in the year, raising fears of a devastating drought in July in this corner of northern Italy. Continue reading...

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Newborn baby rescued from Venezuela earthquake rubble

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-06-27T12:51:25+00:00

Two powerful earthquakes rocked Venezuela within seconds of each other on Wednesday, killing at least 920 people.

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Central and Eastern Europe Are Feeling the Heat Now

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-27T12:50:20+00:00

Much of Germany and Poland were under extreme heat warnings on Saturday, as the weather phenomenon driving this week’s record-breaking temperatures moved east.

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