Two Reuters journalists are injured and their driver is killed after their vehicle is attacked while travelling to Sievierodonetsk. The perpetrators have not been identified.
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June 3, 2022 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
A fire occurs in a building in Moscow, Russia, injuring at least four people, with 125 people being rescued. However, the total number of people trapped inside the building is unclear.
Five people are killed and 60 others are injured after a train derails in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany.
Chad declares an emergency over food insecurity in the country. The United Nations estimates that more than a third of the population are in need of urgent humanitarian aid.
Health and environment
United States health officials say that 1,200 doses of the smallpox vaccine have been administered for patients considered at a high-risk for monkeypox.
Politics and elections
Germany's Bundestag approves a constitutional amendment that enshrines €100 billion in military spending. The amendment must now pass the Bundesrat.
A protester is killed in Khartoum after security forces open fire on demonstrators on the third anniversary of the Khartoum massacre.
Estonia's coalition agreement collapses as the junior coalition partner, the Centre Party, joins the far-right EKRE in defeating a government bill on primary education, and is subsequently expelled by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. Kallas is expected to form a coalition with two other parties, Isamaa and the Social Democrats.
Science and technology
The U.S. state of New York passes a partial two-year cryptocurrency mining ban for cryptocurrency mined from fossil fuel power plants.
Sports
The Special Olympics lift their COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the upcoming Special Olympics USA event in Orlando, Florida, after Governor Ron DeSantis urged them to do so or face threats of a $27.5 million fine.
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