World News: 23 June 2022

European Union leaders set to grant Ukraine candidate status
According to several EU diplomats who spoke on condition of anonymity before the summit in Brussels, Ukraine will receive the unanimous approval that is required for the launch of discussions.

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Supreme Court overturns NY's Concealed Carry Law, expanding Gun Rights
In a 6-3 decision by the court's conservative majority, the justices ruled that requiring people to demonstrate a particular need for carrying a gun in order to get a license to carry one in public violated the Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms.”

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Oil falls as investors assess recession risks
Oil prices fell as investors weighed the risks of recession and how fuel demand will be affected by rising interest rates and tight supplies. Brent crude futures dipped by 67 cents, or 0.6%, to $111.07, having dropped as low as $108.04 earlier in the session.

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U.S. to offer 300,000 work visas for Mexicans, Central Americans
"The American government agreed to first grant 300,000 temporary work visas, 150,000 of which will be for Mexicans or foreigners who are in Mexico today waiting for the possibility of migrating north," Lopez said. The other 150,000 would be split proportionally among Central American nations, Lopez said.

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Israeli planes help fight wildfire in Cyprus breakaway north
Israel on Thursday dispatched two water-dropping aircraft to help battle a large wildfire that has scorched at least 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares) of forest in the foothills of the Pentadaktylos mountain range in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus.

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Sexual harassment at Western Australia mines 'appalling and systemic'
Women working in Western Australia's mining sector are subject to "horrific" sexual harassment and abuse representing a "systematic" failure of industry and government oversight, a parliamentary report concluded Thursday.

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