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State of Emergency Declared in Occupied Crimea by Russian-Installed Authorities

On June 26, Russian-installed authorities in temporarily occupied Crimea declared a regional state of emergency covering both Sevastopol and the entire peninsula, Ukrainian media reported.

The emergency regime came into force at 13:00 local time on June 26.

“Together with the governor of the city of Sevastopol, Mikhail Vladimirovich Razvozhayev, it was decided to sign decrees introducing a regional state of emergency in the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol,” Aksyonov said.

Russia has sharply reduced railway connections with Crimea, cancelling 11 train routes, with the final scheduled departure set for July 8.

According to the Russian carrier “Grand Service Express”, rail services to Crimea will now be limited to connections with Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Adler.

“By decision of the Crimean operational headquarters, the company is reducing the number of ‘Tavria’ trains operating to and from Crimea.

The reduction in rail services also follows recent disruptions in temporarily occupied Crimea after drone strikes in mid-June damaged key infrastructure used for military and civilian transport. »

A giraffe named Gracie escaped in Texas. No one can seem to find her

Authored by abcnews.com

A giraffe named Gracie escaped in Texas.

A giraffe named Gracie is missing in Texas, and the search for her has become a tall order.

He said Wednesday that Gracie had wandered into a part of the privately owned preserve that other giraffes previously avoided. »

Persona 3 Saved the Series from ‘Disappearing,’ Director Reveals

Authored by gameobserver.com

However, according to the Persona chief director himself, there was a time when the whole series was in genuine danger of disappearing altogether.

This was revealed in the Japanese magazine Famitsu issue No.1953, where director Kazuhisa Wada and Tales producer Yusuke Tomizawa met up for both series’ 30th anniversary.

In the Famitsu interview, Wada revealed that after Persona 2, there was a time when Atlus had no plans for making any sort of continuation. »

California’s landmark anti-plastics law sparks anger as 17 states move to sue

Authored by theguardian.com

But industry groups say the law puts an undue burden and financial cost on manufacturers in other states who will still have to comply in order to do business in California.

And on Monday, a coalition of 17 states sued in an effort to block the law.

One issue, they say, is that California’s law requires businesses to register and pay fees to a private state-appointed entity called Circular Action Alliance. »

Judge throws out Andrew Tate’s legal claim to be told names of accusers

Authored by theguardian.com

The offences, involving one alleged victim, are said to have been committed between 2012 and 2016.

The Tates were charged in 2023 by Romanian prosecutors with rape and human-trafficking offences alleged to have been committed in that country.

He also agreed with the CPS that the undertakings did not mitigate the risk to the alleged victims, who had been described by the prosecution’s lawyers in court as “vulnerable”. »