World News: 18 June 2022

Russia's Putin condemns 'mad and thoughtless' Western sanctions
The sanctions imposed by the West on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine are "mad and thoughtless", President Vladimir Putin has said. Speaking at a forum in St. Petersburg, he said "the economic blitzkrieg against Russia had no chance of succeeding from the very beginning". He said the restrictions were "more harmful" to those who imposed them.

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Global warming, increased human activity forces Nepal to move Everest base camp
Plans are being made to move Nepal's Everest base camp due to global warming and human activity rendering it unsafe. A new site is being planned for a lower altitude, due to the Khumbu glacier rapidly melting.

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Millions stranded as floods ravage parts of Bangladesh, India, more rain forecast
Monsoon storms in Bangladesh and India have killed at least 41 people and unleashed devastating floods that left millions of others stranded, officials said Saturday.

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Spain battles wildfires as it swelters in heatwave
Firefighters battled to bring raging wildfires under control in several parts of Spain on Saturday amid dry and windy conditions, as a heatwave pushed temperatures close to record highs.

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U.S. lawmakers urge Google to fix abortion searches that steer women to 'fake clinics'
The request came in a letter, whose top signatories were Senator Mark Warner and Representative Elissa Slotkin, sent to Google on Friday and first reported by Reuters. The letter was prompted by a study released last week by the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate. The study found that 11% of the results for a search for an "abortion clinic near me" or "abortion pill" in some states were for centers that oppose abortion.

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Gaza rocket into Israel breaks 2-month lull, Israel responds
Palestinian militants fired a rocket into southern Israel early Saturday, shattering a two-month lull in violence at the Gaza-Israel border in contrast to soaring tensions in the occupied West Bank.

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