>> Live from NPR news on trial Snyder, Ukraine has declared Friday a day of m...
after Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at the capital city of
Key, Verly Thursday, official say at least 27 people were killed, scores more wounded here. >> You crane has suffered terribly in the war, in terms of the people, soldiers and civilians killed and wounded, the damage to the economy, but it's also learned a great resilience, great innovation, displaying a role in the security of Europe that others would not have
anticipated a few years ago.
“I think in some ways, those who survived this war and Ukraine as a country will”
can come out much, much stronger. >> Russia says the attacks were in retaliation for stepped up Ukrainian drone strikes. Iran is warning oil tankers to use approved routes in the state of her moves or face what it said would be a forceful response. Iran's joint military command issued that statement on state television Thursday.
It's not clear what sparked it. The statement came as Iran is preparing for the day's long funeral of the late Supreme Leader, Haya-Tolali-Haman-A. Flight set, one of Washington D.C.'s major airports will be temporarily suspended to accommodate America's 250th birthday festivities this weekend, imperialist role roles reports.
The federal aviation administration says it will suspend air traffic near downtown Washington during the celebration for the country's 250th birthday, which will include fireworks and flyovers by military jets.
“The FAA says it expects flight operations at Ronald Reagan, Washington National Airport”
to be paused on Friday for three hours between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. local time. And again, from noon to midnight on Saturday, July 4th. The airport, which is located just a few miles from the National Mall, was the scene of a deadly midair collision between a military helicopter and a passenger jet last year. Joel Rose and PR News, Washington.
According to new research in the journal Lancet, M. RNA vaccines are safe, effective, and promising for a wide variety of ailments. Imperial Jonathan Lambert reports on the study as some Trump administration officials vilify the shots.
Over a billion M. RNA vaccines have been given since the COVID shots were first approved.
M. RNA technology has been hailed as revolutionary. Both for its ability to be developed quickly and its effectiveness. Researchers think M. RNA vaccines could someday be used to create individualized cancer therapies or prevent HIV.
“But health and human services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly questioned”
their effectiveness and safety. Last year, he canceled over 20 research grants studying the technology's potential. But those safety concerns aren't supported by evidence, according to one of the most comprehensive reviews to date, serious side effects can occur, but they're rare and outweighed by robust protection against severe disease, hospitalization and death.
You're listening to NPR News. Lisa New York City say a man has died after setting himself on fire outside the headquarters of the United Nations. The incident happened Thursday evening authorities are investigating and have not commented on what prompted the act.
The act of his say the man was front to bat and that he was appealing for independence. Officials say he was holding a Tibetan flag when he set himself on fire. In Thailand, officials say at least eight monks are dead after any 11 year old boy crashed into them driving his family's pickup truck. Michael Sullivan reports from Bangkok.
Several dozen monks were on a pilgrimage in Mukta Han province in the northeast of the country when the tragedy occurred. Five were killed on the spot, and three more died at a local hospital, according to the provincial governor.
Over a dozen more were hospitalized with several in critical condition.
The crash was captured on video and shared by a local rescue group. It shows the monks walking single file on the pavement alongside the four lane highway when the truck suddenly plows into them. Police said the 11 year old had apparently taken the truck without his family's permission, and has been taken to a nearby station for questioning.
For NPR news, I'm Michael Sullivan in Bangkok. A volunteer at Britain's National Archives has discovered a rare early copy of the Declaration of Independence. Michael Skurs has he founded in May while a cataloging 18th century documents. It's one of only 11 known copies of what's called the Exeter Printing.
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