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Five killed and at least 100 injured in Bangladesh depot fire

The Guardian 05 Jun 2022

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Mercedes recalls one million older cars: German authority

Manila Standard 05 Jun 2022

German carmaker Mercedes-Benz is recalling nearly one million older vehicles worldwide due to a potential problem with the braking system, the federal transport authority (KBA) said ... AFP ... Mercedes-Benz confirmed the recall later in a statement sent to AFP, saying the move was based on “analysis of isolated reports for certain vehicles”.

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Biden delays possible trip to Saudi Arabia, Israel: report

Manila Standard 05 Jun 2022

US President Joe Biden has pushed back a possible trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia, US media reported Saturday. Biden reportedly planned to go ahead with the long-rumored Saudi stop during an upcoming overseas tour at the end of June. But according to CNN and NBC, he has postponed the visit back to July ... ....

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Shakira and footballer Gerard Pique separate

Manila Standard 05 Jun 2022

Colombian superstar Shakira and FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique said on June 4, 2022 they were calling time on their relationship of more than a decade ... AFP ... In an interview with AFP in 2019, Shakira said temporarily losing her voice two years earlier had been “the darkest moment of her life” and affected her “deeply” ... ....

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Baby formula plant linked to US shortage resumes production

Manila Standard 05 Jun 2022

Production resumed Saturday at an Abbott Nutrition baby formula plant in the US whose closure helped fuel a crippling nationwide shortage. The facility in Sturges, Michigan has met initial government sanitary requirements for reopening, the company said in a statement ... They desperately scoured stores and online sources for the specialized formulas ... .

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North Korea launches unidentified ballistic missile: Seoul

Manila Standard 05 Jun 2022

North Korea launched at least one ballistic missile into waters off its east coast, South Korea’s military said Sunday, the latest in a recent series of weapons tests ... ....

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Hong Kong police make multiple arrests as Tiananmen gatherings banned

Manila Standard 05 Jun 2022

AFP reporters saw at least half a dozen people being taken away by police on Saturday, the majority in the evening, including activist Yu Wai-pan from the League of Social Democrats (LSD) party ... When asked why that would constitute a crime, an officer told AFP he would “leave it to my colleagues to explain in a press conference”.

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Underground abortion group in spotlight, 50 years on

Manila Standard 05 Jun 2022

Heather Booth was a student in Chicago in 1965 when she received a call from a friend in need. His sister, he said, was pregnant but not ready to have a child. She was “nearly suicidal.” ... “But word must have spread,” the 76-year-old said in an interview from her home in Washington, more than half a century later ... ....

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Nadal aims to be French Open’s oldest champion against pupil Ruud

Manila Standard 05 Jun 2022

Rafael Nadal will become the oldest man to win the French Open title if he defeats Casper Ruud, the Norwegian whose clay court talents he has personally helped foster. Nadal will be playing in his 14th Roland Garros final on Sunday and 30th overall at the Grand Slams ... The 36-year-od Nadal is, however, as surprised as anyone to have got this far ... ....

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Storms wreak havoc across France

Manila Standard 05 Jun 2022

“In the vineyards, there is nothing left, the roof of our agricultural building is a giant Swiss cheese, and in the house, the windows are broken,” she told AFP ... “The storm broke at around 4.30 pm,” the scouts’ press spokesman Damien Tardy told AFP ... Some of the older scouts however had stayed out camping ... ....

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Britain gets in party mode with star-studded concert for queen’s jubilee

Manila Standard 05 Jun 2022

Britain revelled in celebrations Saturday for Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne as it staged a spectacular “party at the palace” featuring Diana Ross, Andrea Bocelli, and Rod Stewart while Prince Charles led heartfelt tributes ... AFP ... “You pledged to serve your whole life—you continue to deliver ... ‘Honoured’.

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Canada handgun sales soar after Trudeau proposes freeze

Manila Standard 05 Jun 2022

AFP. “I’m concerned that if I don’t buy one now, I may never have the choice again,” Sandhu, a member of the Dawson Creek Sportsman’s Club, told AFP ... Other shops across Canada said they sold out within days ... Gun shop owners interviewed by AFP unanimously decried the freeze, which must still be passed by parliament ... ....

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Inoue, Donaire promise repeat of 2019 bantamweight classic

Manila Standard 05 Jun 2022

Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire produced a stone-cold bantamweight boxing classic when they fought in Japan in 2019, and the pair are promising that more is in store in Tuesday’s much-anticipated sequel ... AFP ... He is unbeaten in all his 22 bouts, winning 19 by knockout, and is regarded as one of world boxing’s best pound-for-pound fighters.

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Prince George and Princess Charlotte Are All Smiles at Platinum Jubilee Concert

NBC News 05 Jun 2022

Kate Middleton and Prince William brought their eldest kids Prince George, 8, and Princess Charlotte, 7, to the BBC's star-studded concert in front of Buckingham Palace celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee ... .

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Death toll in Colombia mine explosion rises to nine

Manila Standard 05 Jun 2022

The death toll in an explosion in a coal mine in northeastern Colombia has risen to nine, while six workers remain unaccounted for, the National Mining Agency (ANM) said Saturday ... AFP. The toll was up from the three dead reported earlier in the accident Monday ... ....