Europe's CHMP Recommends Approving AstraZeneca's Asthma, Neuromuscular Disorder Treatments

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Boeing will try again to launch astronauts on its Starliner spaceship on Saturday
Boeing is preparing to launch its Starliner spacecraft on a key test flight with two NASA astronauts onboard, following a canceled attempt and many other delays and setbacks.
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Zelensky arrives at Singapore security forum
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at a Singapore security forum on Saturday as he seeks to rally support for Kyiv while a Russian offensive gains ground.- 'Just peace' - Ukraine is struggling to hold back a Russian ground offensive in the Kharkiv region, where Moscow recently made its largest territorial gains in 18 months.
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India PM Modi appears set to triumph as voting ends in marathon election
India's Hindu-nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked set to win a third straight landslide election victory on Saturday at the close of a six-week general election bedevilled by searing heatwaves.- 'Stay hydrated' - India voted in seven phases over six weeks to ease the immense logistical burden of staging an election in the world's most populous country.
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South Africa's ANC loses majority, needs allies
South Africa's ruling ANC faced a search for allies to help it form a new government Saturday after it lost its three-decade-old absolute majority in a watershed election.She also did not rule out allowing the ANC to attempt to rule alone, telling AFP: "A minority government would be something completely new in South Africa but it is an option."
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Nearly 150-year-old art school suddenly closes its doors, citing financial troubles
University of the Arts students will be able to transfer to other Philadelphia schools, according to the school's announcement.
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Environmental activist sticks protest poster to Monet's "Poppy Field"
The activist targeted Claude Monet's "Poppy Field" painting, affixing a sticker that covered about half of the artwork with an apocalyptic, futuristic vision of the same scene.
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‘Devil comet’ is about to make its closest approach of Earth
An unusual horned comet, nicknamed the “devil comet,” will make its closest approach of Earth on Sunday. Observers in the Southern Hemisphere may glimpse it.
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German court orders man born in Afghanistan held after knife attack at an anti-political Islam event
A German court on Saturday ordered a 25-year-old man born in Afghanistan held on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a knife attack at an event organized by a group opposing “political Islam” that left six people injured. The victims included a police officer who remained hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed while trying to intervene, police and prosecutors said in a joint statement. A statement from police and prosecutors said that the suspect had lived in Germany since 2014, was married and has two children.
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Tests show stingray had reproductive disease, not pregnant by sharks
Experts previously said that such pregnancy was not possible.
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Watch Boeing’s Starliner mission attempt its historic first crewed launch
Boeing’s Starliner is ready to attempt a launch of a historic maiden voyage that, if successful, will carry two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.
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Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea level
On a tiny island off Panama’s Caribbean coast, about 300 families are packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change. Generations of Gunas who have grown up on Gardi Sugdub in a life dedicated to the sea and tourism will trade that next week for the mainland’s solid ground. The Gunas of Gardi Sugdub are the first of 63 communities along Panama’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts that government officials and scientists expect to be forced to relocate by rising sea levels in the coming decades.
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Honduras declares health emergency as Central America starts peak dengue season
Honduras has declared a national health emergency after reporting a rise in hospitalizations and deaths from dengue, the health ministry announced on Friday.
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From collapsed plea deal to trial: How Hunter Biden has come to face jurors on federal gun charges
President Joe Biden's son was in federal court, prepared to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses. The culmination of a sprawling investigation, the deal between Hunter Biden and prosecutors was going to spare him a politically explosive trial in the middle of his father’s reelection campaign and likely prison time. Now, Hunter Biden is headed to trial on federal gun charges in a case brought by his father’s Justice Department at a time when America's political and legal worlds are colliding like never before.
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El Salvador's Bukele starts second term amid economic test
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele is set to be inaugurated for a second term on Saturday, as his sky-high approval rating for a fierce crackdown on crime faces fresh challenges to rejuvenate a stagnant economy and tackle poverty in the Central American country. Saturday's swearing in ceremony in the capital San Salvador takes place amid security concerns after police said they had thwarted a bomb threat. Seven people were arrested for plotting to detonate explosives at locations across the country, police said on Thursday adding that the suspects were part of the so-called Salvadoran Insurrection Brigade.
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Robust storm barreling into Northwest US to usher in rain, gusty winds
AccuWeather meteorologists say that the upcoming days across the Northwest will feature rounds of rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds as a storm advances inland. Days of rain, becoming heavy at times along the coastline, will elevate the risk for flash flooding from beach locations like Port Orford, Oregon, to La Push, Washington. "The start to June in the Pacific Northwest will be unusually cool and wet, with the heaviest surge of rainfall occurring across the region Sunday into Monday. Those w
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Downtown Atlanta water service disrupted, forcing business closings, water boil notice
Downtown Atlanta businesses and attractions were closed Saturday as the city tried to repair water main breaks that led to water outages and low pressure. Water gushed into the street where three large water mains intersect, causing water problems at two downtown hospitals, a city jail, a county jail and local shelters, the Atlanta Department of Watershed Management said in a news release Friday night. The department issued a boil water advisory for a large swath of metro Atlanta and asked the public to restrict water usage to allow the pressure in the system to rebuild.
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34 in police custody after pro-Palestinian protest at Brooklyn Museum, damage to artwork reported
New York City police said Saturday that they had 34 people in custody following a pro-Palestinian protest at the Brooklyn Museum, which reported damage to some artwork and harassment to security staff by demonstrators. Hundreds of protesters marched to the museum on Friday afternoon, set up tents in the lobby and unfurled a “Free Palestine” banner from the building's roof before police moved in to make arrests. New York City police officers tackled and punched some protesters during scuffles that broke out in the crowd outside the museum while some demonstrators hurled plastic bottles at officers and shouted insults.
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Columbia security breaks up new encampment, social media video shows
Protesters erected a new encampment on Columbia University's campus Friday, just as the school's annual alumni reunion weekend was getting underway.
AFP
Activist arrested for attacking Monet painting in Paris
A climate activist was arrested on Saturday for sticking an adhesive poster on a Monet painting at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris to draw attention to global warming, a police source told AFP. The action by the woman, a member of "Riposte Alimentaire" (Food Response) -- a group of environmental activists and defenders of sustainable food production -- is the latest in a string of protests aimed at drawing attention to global warming by defacing art.Riposte Alimentaire has claimed responsibility for
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Family hopes new law to protect kids online prevents tragedies like theirs
John Demay said that what started as a seemingly innocuous encounter on Instagram quickly turned deadly for his teenage son Jordan.

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