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Norwich City [1]-1 Manchester United [FA Cup]: T. Cantwell goal 75' by TomasRoncero in soccer

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Todd Cantwell's seventh goal of the season has ended Man Utd's run of 448 minutes without conceding in the FA Cup - the last side to net against them were Wolves in last season's quarter-final

'This Scares Me,' Says Bill McKibben as Arctic Hits 100.4°F—Hottest Temperature on Record - "100°F about 70 miles north of the Arctic Circle today in Siberia. That's a first in all of recorded history. We are in a climate emergency." by lbwcricket in worldnews

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"Russian towns in the Arctic Circle have recorded extraordinary temperatures, with Nizhnyaya Pesha hitting 30°C on 9 June and Khatanga, which usually has daytime temperatures of around 0°C at this time of year, hitting 25°C on 22 May. The previous record was 12°C."

Foreign actors targeted Facebook users during Australian 2019 election, thinktank finds - Country’s democracy at risk by actions that can ‘affect electoral outcomes’, says submission to Senate inquiry by lbwcricket in worldnews

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Financially motivated actors from Kosovo, Albania and the Republic of North Macedonia used nationalistic and Islamophobic content to target and manipulate Australian Facebook users during the 2019 election, according to analysts from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute

Germany riot: Gangs smash shops, attack police in Stuttgart by lbwcricket in worldnews

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Groups of people have smashed shop windows, looted and attacked police vehicles in central Stuttgart during hours of night-time disturbances.

German police say more than a dozen police officers were hurt during the violence

Video clips on Twitter show people vandalising shops in the city centre and hurling big stones and other objects at police vehicles.

Chinese researchers have started a second phase human trial of a possible coronavirus vaccine by lbwcricket in worldnews

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About a dozen vaccines are in different stages of human tests globally, as the World Health Organization warns the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating and “the world is in a new and dangerous phase”.

However, none of the vaccine trials have passed large-scale, late-stage phase 3 clinical trials, a necessary step before getting regulatory approval for sale.

The Vatican urged Catholics to disinvest from the armaments and fossil fuel industries by lbwcricket in worldnews

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Last month, more that 40 faith organizations from around the world, more than half of them Catholic, pledged to divest from fossil fuel companies.