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'''Law and crime''' |
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* An Italian court convicted [[Amanda Knox]] and issued a three-year sentence over accusations she made in relation to the murder of [[Murder of Meredith Kercher|Meredith Kercher]] in Perugia in 2007. [https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-805087 (Jerusalem Post)] |
* An Italian court convicted [[Amanda Knox]] and issued a three-year sentence over accusations she made in relation to the murder of [[Murder of Meredith Kercher|Meredith Kercher]] in Perugia in 2007. [https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-805087 (Jerusalem Post)] |
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'''Politics and elections''' |
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* [[New York state]] governor [[Kathy Hochul]] announces an indefinite delay in implementing motor vehicle [[Congestion pricing in New York City|congestion pricing in New York City’s borough of Manhattan]]. [https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/05/business/ny-gov-hochul-delays-indefinitely-controversial-nyc-congestion-pricing-plan/index.html (CNN)] |
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'''Science and technology''' |
'''Science and technology''' |
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Revision as of 17:38, 5 June 2024
June 5, 2024 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- A gunman fires several shots at the United States Embassy in Lebanon, and is later detained by soldiers. (Reuters)
- At least 16 people are killed by a suspected Islamist rebel group based in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
- Israel–Hamas war
- The Israel Defense Forces announce that they destroyed a large tunnel in Rafah that reached the Philadelphi corridor and destroyed ready-to-fire rocket launchers that were hidden in a post with the United Nations symbol in Deir al-Balah. (Jerusalem Post)
International relations
- Burkina Faso–Russia relations
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia will dispatch additional military supplies and instructors to Burkina Faso to help them boost its defense capabilities.(Reuters)
Law and crime
- An Italian court convicted Amanda Knox and issued a three-year sentence over accusations she made in relation to the murder of Meredith Kercher in Perugia in 2007. (Jerusalem Post)
Politics and elections
- New York state governor Kathy Hochul announces an indefinite delay in implementing motor vehicle congestion pricing in New York City’s borough of Manhattan. (CNN)
Science and technology
- Roscosmos announces that Oleg Kononenko has become the first human to spend 1,000 days in space. (AP)
- Boeing's Starliner capsule launches its first astronaut-crewed flight into space to the International Space Station after several delays. (ABC News)