Powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Panama and triggers panic in capital

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The quake caused buildings and roads to collapse but the country appeared to escape widespread destruction or deaths

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck southern Panama on Friday, damaging buildings and sending thousands into the streets, but the country appeared to escape widespread destruction or deaths.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the ⁠earthquake hit at a depth of ⁠12.6km (7.8 miles), with an ​epicenter in a sparsely populated area about 200km (124 miles) from the capital, Panama City. It lasted about a minute.

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Attacker in FlyDubai Flight Meant to Crash Into Israeli Airport, Emiratis Say – The New York Times

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  1. Attacker in FlyDubai Flight Meant to Crash Into Israeli Airport, Emiratis Say  The New York Times
  2. Flydubai attacker began a 'drift towards extremism and terrorism' in Australia, UAE says  BBC
  3. UAE says Omani flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv flight  Reuters
  4. Alleged Flydubai hijacker said 9/11 attacks spurred him to become a pilot, early investigation finds  CNN
  5. FlyDubai co-pilot intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, UAE prosecutor says  AP News
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Kenya’s first Ebola case: Questions remain after man travelled across three nations undetected – BBC

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  1. Kenya's first Ebola case: Questions remain after man travelled across three nations undetected  BBC
  2. Kenya prepared for Ebola. It still slipped through — a warning of wider cross-border spread  CNN
  3. Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo  World Health Organization (WHO)
  4. Kenya: 10 people in quarantine as officials try to reach 57 more contacts of deceased Ebola patient  CIDRAP
  5. Kenya says tests on suspected Ebola case come back negative  Reuters
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‘We were being arrested like terrorists’— Ukrainian journalist says his detention in Austria was brutal – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. 'We were being arrested like terrorists'— Ukrainian journalist says his detention in Austria was brutal  The Kyiv Independent
  2. UP investigative journalist Mykhailo Tkach detained in Vienna while on editorial assignment  Українська правда
  3. Ukrainian journalist Tkach freed after detention in Vienna – MFA  Ukrinform
  4. Two Ukrainians alleged to be military intelligence personnel remanded in custody in Vienna  Yahoo
  5. Four Ukrainians Are Detained in Vienna Over Suspected Espionage; Two Are Released  mezha.net
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‘Everyone hates the police’ – what France’s school protests reveal about a divided nation – BBC

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  1. 'Everyone hates the police' – what France's school protests reveal about a divided nation  BBC
  2. The week in 30 photos  CNN
  3. Why French students are so angry about Parcoursup, the higher education access platform  Le Monde.fr
  4. Police clash with protesters in Paris as French high school students rally over conditions - as it happened  Reuters
  5. France’s Long, Fervent History of Protest  The New York Times
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Panama earthquake: Tsunami warnings issued after magnitude 7.7 quake – Al Jazeera

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  1. Panama earthquake: Tsunami warnings issued after magnitude 7.7 quake  Al Jazeera
  2. Powerful earthquake shakes Panama, followed by large aftershocks  CNN
  3. The United States Mobilizes Immediate Response to the Panama Earthquakes  U.S. Department of State (.gov)
  4. Strong Panama quake shakes nation, but avoids major destruction  Reuters
  5. 7.7-Magnitude Panama Earthquake Sets Off Series of Aftershocks  The New York Times
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As Putin Wages Shadow War, Europe Looks for a Way to Hit Back – The New York Times

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  1. As Putin Wages Shadow War, Europe Looks for a Way to Hit Back  The New York Times
  2. EU quietly braces for nightmare scenario of multiple-casualty hybrid attack  POLITICO.eu
  3. Russian Drone Strikes and Sabotage Push NATO's Eastern Flank to High Alert  CBN.com
  4. What keeps Europe awake at night  Politico
  5. Are Europe and Russia Slow-Walking to World War III?  The Nation
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Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau

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Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers

A controversial research trial that will withhold hepatitis B vaccines from some African newborns was given approval to move forward this week.

It is a central part of the vaccine vision for Robert F Kennedy Jr, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a longtime vaccine opponent.

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Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Israeli airport, UAE prosecutors say

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Hammam al-Hammami is believed to have been targeting the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv

The co-pilot who tried to seize control of a passenger jet flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week was planning to launch a suicide attack targeting the passenger terminal at Israel’s international airport, prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates said on Friday.

Hammam al-Hammami attacked the plane’s Indian pilot with an emergency axe, but failed to prevent his badly injured colleague from opening the cockpit’s security door to allow passengers to overpower his assailant.

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