Wikipedia Current Event Portal

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Notifications are starting back up today, June 12. (Wikipedia is based for UTC time, so this is also based for UTC time.)

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Toeti Heraty died today. Nominated for Wikipedia's 'Recent Deaths' section on the main page.

Nomination: https://t.co/uAoxtfPgCZ

Article: https://t.co/x4EEW8oHu2

#Wikipedia #ToetiHeraty #Indonesia

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(June12) In tennis, Barbora Krejčíková of the Czech Republic defeats Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia to win the women's singles title at the 2021 French Open, her first Grand Slam singles title.

Article: https://t.co/XdNqusgjnX

#Wikipedia #FrenchOpen #frenchopen2021

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Swiss citizens head to the polls to decide on two popular initiatives and three facultative referendums regarding a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, police measures to combat terrorism and other things.

Article: https://t.co/kCil63kRlw

#Wikipedia #SwissReferendum #COVID19

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Eleven people are killed and 37 others seriously injured in a gas explosion in Zhangwan District of Shiyan, in the province of Hubei, China.

Article: https://t.co/ye9Lc1BILB

#Wikipedia #China #ShiyanPipelineExplosion #explosion #pipeline

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Algerian citizens head to the polls to vote for a new session to the People's National Assembly for the first time since former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was deposed in 2019. Turnout is the lowest in 20 years.

Article: https://t.co/ztbqMXygPF

#Wikipedia #Algeria #election

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As counting nears an end and socialist candidate of Free Peru Pedro Castillo is set to win the presidency, right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori asks for thousands of votes to be annulled and blames "the international left" for Castillo's win.

Article: https://t.co/kdQs4Ma7Os

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The total number of COVID-19 cases worldwide surpasses 175 million.

Article: https://t.co/FXiDuSgY91

#COVID19 #Covid_19 #worldnews

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Mudcat Grant died yesterday. Nominated today for Wikipedia's 'Recent Deaths' section on the main page.

Nomination: https://t.co/1CdOlwngKE

Article: https://t.co/jx3zktbjmL

#Wikipedia #MudcatGrant #MLB

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is fined for violating the mask mandate imposed in São Paulo.

Article: https://t.co/RCH9uqzSjR

#COVID19 #COVID19Brazil #JairBolsonaro #MaskMandates

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Mongolia reports a record 1,792 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 73,869.

Article: https://t.co/gbIsFJbuWV

#COVID19 #COVID19Mongolia #Mongolia

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Protesters in London gather at Downing Street to call for G7 leaders to end their support for Israel ahead of the G7 summit.

Article: https://t.co/3NYfr0dZ7O

#Wikipedia #G7 #G7Summit #London #londonprotest #IsraelPalestine

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Google announced it is building the longest undersea cable in existence that will run from the east coast of the United States to Las Toninas, Argentina, with additional connections in Praia Grande, Brazil, and Punta del Este, Uruguay.

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#Google

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Through the mediation efforts of Georgia and the United States, Azerbaijan agrees to release 15 Armenian citizens remaining in captivity. In exchange, Armenia provides Azerbaijan with maps of 97,000 anti-tank and anti-personnel mines

Article: https://t.co/UKLUYgAnHh

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Removed from the Portal of Current Events for June 12, 2021.

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Prominent MP Pieter Omtzigt resigned from the Christian Democratic Appeal party following internal conflicts but remains in the House of Representatives as an Independent. 

Article: https://t.co/rvrgx8mGYF

#Wikipedia #Netherlands #PieterOmtzigt

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The match between Denmark and Finland in Copenhagen is suspended following Danish player Christian Eriksen collapsing during the first half.

Article: https://t.co/7UlK041Ms9

#UefaEuro2020 #ChristianEriksen #Denmark #Finland #Wikipedia #Copenhagen

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Dozens of protestors in the Nigerian cities of Lagos and Abuja are arrested or injured after police fired tear gas at the crowds.

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#Nigeria #Lagos #Abuja

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Two blasts against minibuses carrying civilians kill at least seven near Jinnah Hospital, west of Kabul. The government says the casualties are expected to rise due to the seriousness of those wounded. No group claims responsibility.

Article: https://t.co/5WqiL7Peka

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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow is released from prison after serving more than six months behind bars for an unauthorized assembly during the 2019 protests.

Article: https://t.co/xJG6hZteD4

#Wikipedia #AgnesChow #HongKong

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Saudi Arabia bans foreign travelers for the second year in a row for the Hajj pilgrimage, allowing only citizens and residents to take part in it and only for those aged between 18 and 65 who have been vaccinated and are free of chronic diseases.

Article:https://t.co/IEIlWjERMh