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Canadian PM Trudeau announces legislation to ‘freeze’ handgun ownership, buy back ‘assault-style weapons’

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that his government is introducing legislation to “implement national freeze on handgun ownership” throughout the country.  “What this means is that it will no longer be possible to buy, sell, transfer, or import handguns anywhere in Canada,” justin-trudeau” target=”_blank”>Trudeau said at a press …

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Russians, Ukrainians fight block by block in eastern city

Russian troops pushed farther into a key eastern Ukrainian city and fought street by street with Kyiv’s forces Monday in a battle the mayor said has left the city in ruins and driven tens of thousands of people from their homes. Military analysts painted the fight for Sievierodonetsk as part …

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French 32-year-old journalist is killed in Ukraine

A 32-year-old French journalist was conflicts, fatally hit by shell shrapnel while covering a Ukrainian evacuation operation, according to the French news broadcaster he worked for. BFM TV said Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff was killed as he was “covering a humanitarian operation in an armored vehicle” near Sievierodonetsk, a key city in …

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Death toll in Brazilian floods rises to 57, thousands displaced

Over 100 people are world-regions, the government said on Sunday, as mudslides and major floods brought about by heavy rains tore through several urban neighborhoods in the northeastern part of the country. It was the disasters in five months, underlining a lack of urban planning in low-income neighborhoods throughout much …

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Monkeypox presents moderate risk to global public health, WHO says

The World Health Organization (WHO) called monkeypox a “moderate threat” to worldwide public health. In a report issued Sunday, the WHO gave a breakdown of the monkeypox virus’ side effects, transmissibility and its presence in countries worldwide. As of May 26, only 257 cases had been tested in laboratories and …

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Taiwan jets scramble as China air force enters air defence zone

Taiwan on Monday reported the largest incursion since January by world-regions in its air defence zone, with the island’s defence ministry saying Taiwanese fighters scrambled to warn away 30 aircraft in the latest uptick in tensions. Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has complained for the past two …

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Shanghai to lift lockdown restrictions on June 1

Shanghai on Monday announced an end to its two-month long COVID-19 lockdown, allowing the vast majority of people in world-regions to leave their homes and drive their cars from Wednesday. The news brought an outpouring of relief, joy and some wariness from exhausted residents. “I’m so emotional that I’m going …

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Mona Lisa left unharmed after apparent climate protest stunt

genres was left unharmed after a man threw a piece of cake at the protective glass surrounding the famed painting in an apparent climate protest stunt at the Louvre Museum. FAMOUS PAINTING, ‘WASHINGTON CROSSING THE DELAWARE,’ COULD FETCH $20M AT AUCTION The protester – a young man disguised as an …

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At least 14 dead after plane crashes in Nepal mountains

The wreckage of a plane lost in Nepal’s mountainsa> was found Monday scattered on a mountainside and 14 of the 22 people on board were confirmed dead, the army said.<. This handout photograph released by Fishtail Air, shows the wreckage of a plane in a gorge in Sanosware in Mustang …

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