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June 12, 2017
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2017-06-12
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Disasters and accidents
Earthquakes in 2017
An earthquake of 6.3
magnitude
shakes the
Aegean Sea
, causing one death. Many houses were damaged in
Plomari
,
Greece
, and some collapsed.
(AP)
International relations
Foreign relations of Panama
Panama
severs
diplomatic ties
with
Taiwan
and establishes
formal relations
with
China
.
(Reuters)
Law and crime
United States immigration policy
A
Ninth Circuit Appeals Court panel
unanimously upholds the
Hawaii district court
decision to prevent implementation of revised
Executive Order 13780
. On May 25, the
Fourth Circuit Appeals Court
affirmed a similar ruling by the
Maryland district court
.
(NBC News)
(CNN)
In a unanimous decision (8–0), the
U.S. Supreme Court
strikes down a gender distinction in
U.S. immigration law
that treats mothers and fathers differently.
(Reuters)
Politics and elections
2017 Russian protests
Hundreds of people are detained at anti-corruption protest rallies in
Moscow
and
St. Petersburg
and many other towns, including opposition leader
Alexei Navalny
.
(Reuters)
(BBC)
Kosovan parliamentary election, 2017
A coalition led by the
Democratic Party of Kosovo
wins the most votes in yesterday's election and is in a good position to form a government led by former rebel leader and
Prime Minister
Ramush Haradinaj
.
(
New York Times
)
Sport
2017 NBA Finals
In
basketball
, the
Golden State Warriors
defeat the
Cleveland Cavaliers
in five games to win the
2017 NBA Finals
. It is the
second time
they have won the Finals in last three years.
Kevin Durant
is declared
NBA Finals MVP
.
(NBC News)
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
In
association football
,
Iran
becomes the second team
to qualify
for the
2018 FIFA World Cup
after
Brazil
, and the first
Asian
side, by defeating
Uzbekistan
.
(FIFA)
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