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June 11, 2026 at 10:48 PM
A Minnesota man pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal charges that he killed Minnesota’s House speaker and her husband and attempted to murder a state senator and his wife. Vance Luther Boelter, 58, of Green Isle, Minnesota, pleaded guilty to six federal murder, firearms, and stalking charges related to the attacks nearly a year ago on the state lawmakers, changing a not guilty plea he had entered in August. The change of plea came after the Justice Department decided not to seek the death...
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June 11, 2026 at 10:24 PM
The phenomenon El Nino has arrived, the US weather agency said on Thursday, and scientists expect the pattern synonymous with droughts, floods and soaring temperatures will intensify into the end of the year, potentially to historic strength. El Nino is a natural climate occurrence that warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, bringing worldwide changes in winds and rainfall patterns and erratic weather. Scientists fear it will exacerbate the heat of a...
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Dambulla [Sri Lanka], June 11 (ANI): India A's imposing total of 349 proved insufficient as Afghanistan A pulled off a stunning DLS victory in a rain-affected tri-series clash in Dambulla on Thursday, powered by a blazing opening partnership and authoritative knocks from captain Imran Mir and Bahir Shah.Put in to bat first, India A overcame the conditions through an explosive start from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who
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Turkmenistan News
June 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Dambulla [Sri Lanka], June 11 (ANI): India A's imposing total of 349 proved insufficient as Afghanistan A pulled off a stunning DLS victory in a rain-affected tri-series clash in Dambulla on Thursday, powered by a blazing opening partnership and authoritative knocks from captain Imran Mir and Bahir Shah.Put in to bat first, India A overcame the conditions through an explosive start from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who
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Tajikistan News
June 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Dambulla [Sri Lanka], June 11 (ANI): India A's imposing total of 349 proved insufficient as Afghanistan A pulled off a stunning DLS victory in a rain-affected tri-series clash in Dambulla on Thursday, powered by a blazing opening partnership and authoritative knocks from captain Imran Mir and Bahir Shah.Put in to bat first, India A overcame the conditions through an explosive start from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 11, 2026 at 10:02 PM
By Utkarsh RathourMumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 11 (ANI): Former Indian football captain and legendary striker Bhaichung Bhutia has welcomed FIFA's decision to expand the 2026 edition of the World Cup to 48 teams, calling it a 'wonderful thing' that significantly boosts India's prospects of playing on the grandest stage of world football.The 2026 edition of the World Cup will see a record-breaking pa
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Turkmenistan News
June 11, 2026 at 10:02 PM
By Utkarsh RathourMumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 11 (ANI): Former Indian football captain and legendary striker Bhaichung Bhutia has welcomed FIFA's decision to expand the 2026 edition of the World Cup to 48 teams, calling it a 'wonderful thing' that significantly boosts India's prospects of playing on the grandest stage of world football.The 2026 edition of the World Cup will see a record-breaking pa
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Tajikistan News
June 11, 2026 at 10:02 PM
By Utkarsh RathourMumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 11 (ANI): Former Indian football captain and legendary striker Bhaichung Bhutia has welcomed FIFA's decision to expand the 2026 edition of the World Cup to 48 teams, calling it a 'wonderful thing' that significantly boosts India's prospects of playing on the grandest stage of world football.The 2026 edition of the World Cup will see a record-breaking pa
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June 11, 2026 at 9:38 PM
A leather bag made from Tyrannosaurus rex cells failed to sell on Thursday, the Paris auction house Drouot said, commenting that bids were well below expected. Auctioneers Giquello had touted the “one-of-a-kind” piece to sell for more than US$500,000 but bids barely broke the US$150,000 mark, said the Drouot house where the sale took place. Unveiled in the spring in Amsterdam, the bag was created from traces of collagen from the femur of a T. rex found in the US state of Montana 25 years...
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June 11, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Hong Kong’s heritage advisers have endorsed designating a nearly 180-year-old temple and the city’s only mosque inside a prison as statutory monuments. The Antiquities Advisory Board proposed at a meeting on Thursday that Hung Shing Temple in Wan Chai and Stanley Mosque in Stanley Prison be elevated by the Antiquities Authority to the city’s highest tier of legal heritage protection. Both buildings currently have Grade 1 historic building status. Although one board member questioned whether the...
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June 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Hong Kong Academy (HKA) has long been recognised as a leading international IB World School. As they wrap up their 25th anniversary celebrations and look forward to the next academic year the school is proud to unveil an exciting addition to its Early Childhood programming: The Maker’s Atelier. Beginning August 2026, this optional Reggio-inspired afternoon programme for Pre-K learners is structured to intentionally...
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 11, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 11 (ANI): Anvay Dravid, the son of former India skipper Rahul Dravid, has been named in the India Under-19s as the Junior Cricket Committee has announced the Under-19 squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka on Thursday. The tour will feature three one-day matches followed by two multi-day games, providing the young side with valuable exposure in both limited-overs and longer f
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Turkmenistan News
June 11, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 11 (ANI): Anvay Dravid, the son of former India skipper Rahul Dravid, has been named in the India Under-19s as the Junior Cricket Committee has announced the Under-19 squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka on Thursday. The tour will feature three one-day matches followed by two multi-day games, providing the young side with valuable exposure in both limited-overs and longer f
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Tajikistan News
June 11, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 11 (ANI): Anvay Dravid, the son of former India skipper Rahul Dravid, has been named in the India Under-19s as the Junior Cricket Committee has announced the Under-19 squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka on Thursday. The tour will feature three one-day matches followed by two multi-day games, providing the young side with valuable exposure in both limited-overs and longer f
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BBC News
June 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Climate change-induced weather events are pushing orangutan populations to extinction, says a study.
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June 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Beijing has completed a seabed survey in the complex waters east of Taiwan, its latest move to strengthen management of the waters around Taiwan following maritime border talks between Japan and the Philippines, according to state media. It is the first time mainland Chinese maritime authorities have conducted hydrographic survey operations east of Taiwan to fill in previously incomplete seabed mapping data for the area, according to an article published on Wednesday by Yuyuan Tantian, a social...
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Turkmenistan News
June 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
ULAN BATOR, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Seven new measles cases were confirmed in Mongolia over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases nationwide to 15,389, the National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) reported on Thursday. The newly confirmed cases were recorded in Ulan Bator, the national capital, which is home to about half of Mongolia's 3.5 million population, said the NCCD. S
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
ULAN BATOR, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Seven new measles cases were confirmed in Mongolia over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases nationwide to 15,389, the National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) reported on Thursday. The newly confirmed cases were recorded in Ulan Bator, the national capital, which is home to about half of Mongolia's 3.5 million population, said the NCCD. S
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Tajikistan News
June 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
ULAN BATOR, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Seven new measles cases were confirmed in Mongolia over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases nationwide to 15,389, the National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) reported on Thursday. The newly confirmed cases were recorded in Ulan Bator, the national capital, which is home to about half of Mongolia's 3.5 million population, said the NCCD. S
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June 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
A Hong Kong woman who has accused her former school teacher of sexually assaulting her over a period of nearly five years has told the court she initially feared reporting the case because it would cause him serious repercussions. The defendant, Cheng Hon-sze, 32, appeared in court on Thursday where he pleaded not guilty to nine counts of indecent assault involving his former student. The alleged offences took place between November 2019 and June 2024, when she was aged between 14 and 19 years...
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