4 people killed in helicopter crash in Russia

Moscow, June 21 (UNI) A pilot and three passengers aboard a Robinson R-66 helicopter died as the plane crashed in the Amur region of Russia’s Far East, local media reported on Friday. “The helicopter took off yesterday from Zeya to the Tynda district, communication with it was lost. Today rescuers found the helicopter, all four…

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15 shot during Juneteenth celebration in US

San Francisco, June 21 (UNI) A shooting during a Juneteenth celebration at Lake Merritt in Oakland, U.S. state of California, left 15 people injured, police said on Thursday. The crowds were peaceful until around 8:15 p.m. local time Wednesday when an illegal sideshow involving vehicles and motorbikes occurred near Grand Avenue and Bellevue Avenue, Oakland…

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7 killed in armed attack in Brazil

Rio De Janeiro, June 21 (UNI) At least seven people were killed and two injured early Thursday morning when armed assailants attacked a celebration at a town square in Brazil’s northeast Ceara state, Military Police confirmed. Images captured by security cameras overlooking the square in the town of Vicosa do Ceara show several vehicles arrive…

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5.7-magnitude quake hits off eastern Indonesia

Jakarta, June 21 (UNI) A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted off Indonesia’s eastern Highland Papua province on Friday morning without generating large waves, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The tremors occurred at 7:11 a.m. Jakarta time (0011 GMT), with the epicenter located 68 km northeast of Yalimo regency and at a depth of 78…

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