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28 July 2022: Inaugural African Protected Areas Congress closes
24 July 2022: Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan President
18 July 2022: North Macedonia parliament votes for deal with Bulgaria, clearing way for EU membership talks
17 July 2022: Shell chief executive warns Europe may have to ration energy
15 July 2022: First deep space images from James Webb Space Telescope released
13 July 2022: High potential for wildfires across Texas for several days
11 July 2022: Virginia reports suspected monkeypox case
26 June 2022: Tour de France: Cédric Vasseur wins stage 10
25 June 2022: Conservationists capture most massive Burmese python in Florida history
19 June 2022: Amtrak to run services to Burlington, Vermont starting July 29

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Grand jury indicts man in assassination plot against U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh Trial for accused rapist of Brittany Higgins set to begin on June 27 Proud Boys indicted for conspiracy over January 6 U.S. Capitol riots	BBC apologises after ‘Manchester United are rubbish’ appears on news ticker Teenager fatally stabbed at Sydney Royal Easter Show in Australia Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar dies at age 92	High potential for wildfires across Texas for several days South African floods kill at least 300 people Fire destroys central market in Somaliland’s capital	Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan President Shell chief executive warns Europe may have to ration energy Elon Musk emails tell Tesla employees return to office, or “assume you have resigned”

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Attack at Texas elementary school kills at least 19, including 18 children Scientists announce decoy-proof Ebola antibodies Ten-year Tennessee study shows preschool associated with poorer student performance	Inaugural African Protected Areas Congress closes Scientists announce decoy-proof Ebola antibodies Entomological Society of America renames invasive moth	Virginia reports suspected monkeypox case Bans off Our Bodies protests occur across United States after leaked Supreme Court draft UK defers junk food deals, advertisement restrictions	UAE President Sheikh Khalifa dies at 73 Former US Secretary of State Albright dies aged 84 Australian cricketer Shane Warne dies aged 52

Politics and conflicts	Science and technology	Sports	Wackynews
Inaugural African Protected Areas Congress closes Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan President North Macedonia parliament votes for deal with Bulgaria, clearing way for EU membership talks	First deep space images from James Webb Space Telescope released Wikinews:Story preparation/First image of supermassive black hole at Milky Way’s center continues to reveal new information Scientists discover seagrass off Australia is world’s largest plant	Tour de France: Cédric Vasseur wins stage 10 BBC apologises after ‘Manchester United are rubbish’ appears on news ticker Brothers Sunshine Coast pick up first win in senior rugby at Australia’s University of the Sunshine Coast	Canada, Denmark agree to resolve Arctic border dispute BBC apologises after ‘Manchester United are rubbish’ appears on news ticker 200 in New Delhi, India drink cow urine to fight off COVID-19

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Inaugural African Protected Areas Congress closes South African floods kill at least 300 people Fire destroys central market in Somaliland’s capital	Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan President UAE President Sheikh Khalifa dies at 73 Indian steel giant stops business with Russia	Western Australia Nationals MP Vince Catania to resign from state parliament Trial for accused rapist of Brittany Higgins set to begin on June 27 V/Line regional trains in Victoria, Australia disrupted after communications fault	Investigation of Deutsche Bank headquarters spills into second day Fifteen states sue United States President Donald Trump for cancelling program for undocumented immigrant minors Gunmen murder Honduran indigenous leader Berta Cáceres

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North Macedonia parliament votes for deal with Bulgaria, clearing way for EU membership talks Shell chief executive warns Europe may have to ration energy Tour de France: Cédric Vasseur wins stage 10	UAE President Sheikh Khalifa dies at 73 Clash between Palestinians and Israeli forces leaves at least 155 injured Gunman kills three, wounds several others in Tel Aviv, Israel	High potential for wildfires across Texas for several days Virginia reports suspected monkeypox case Conservationists capture most massive Burmese python in Florida history	First deep space images from James Webb Space Telescope released Peru’s top court restores pardon for ex-President Fujimori Deadly floods in Brazil after heavy rainfall

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