World News: 22 June 2022

Afghan earthquake: 1,000 people killed and 1,500 wounded
Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada said hundreds of houses were destroyed and the death toll was likely to rise. It is the deadliest earthquake to strike Afghanistan in two decades.

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Giant Sunspot has doubled in size in 24 hours and it's pointed at Earth
Active Region 3038, or AR3038, has been growing over the past week, said Rob Steenburgh, acting lead of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Forecast Office. The sunspot's size and growth rate are fairly normal, he said.

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Europe wildfire risk heightened by early heatwaves and drought
Extended drought conditions in several Mediterranean countries, a heat wave last week that reached northern Germany and high fuel costs for aircraft needed to fight wildfires have heightened concerns across Europe this summer.

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Australian state outlaws public displays of Nazi swastikas
Vice President of the Hindu Council of Australia Surinder Jain says he thinks the bill will help battle public confusion around the difference between the Nazi symbol and the ancient Indian swastika.

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El Salvador extends state of emergency for third time to curb gangs
President Nayib Bukele's government first passed what was meant to be a 30-day measure in late March after the Central American country's murder rate spiked.

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Moscow fumes over Lithuania rail ban to Russian region
Lithuania has shut the route for transport of steel and other ferrous metals, which it says it is required to do under EU sanctions that took effect on Saturday. Russian officials say other basic goods have been blocked too.

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