De Lima was removed through a Senate majority vote and was replaced by a veteran senator Richard Gordon.
Facebook announced on Thursday (June 29) it had completed a second test of an unmanned aircraft in May designed to beam internet access to remote parts of the planet in the future.
The NRA have released a new controversial advert, rallying its members and calling on them to combat liberals in America. Using ominous images and videos of riots and violence, the strong narrative concludes with the only way to fight against the left is to fight this violence of lies with the clenched fist of truth.
Germanys parliament has voted for the legalization of same-sex marriage after German Chancellor Angela Merkel asked the conservative party to follow their conscience rather than party lines. Merkel herself voted against the amendment.
A stray dog interrupted an orchestral performance during the International İzmir Festival in the Turkish city of Ephesus of June 20 and completely stole the show.
The U.S. has come in for criticism by some, including China, after announcing on June 29 that it planned to sell arms to the Tsai Ing-wen government in Taiwan.
Artist Aman Mojadid re-purposed old phone booths in an installation in New York Citys Times Square. The phone booths contain oral histories from the citys immigrant population.
A complete R2-D2 unit was sold at auction for nearly $3 million in California on June 28th. It was assembled from components from the original Star Wars trilogy and the first two prequels. The auction house had estimated the deal would be less than $2 million. Apparently, they underestimated how much people love this cute and resourceful droid.
The worlds chemical weapons watchdog said the banned nerve agent sarin was used in an attack in northern Syria in April that killed dozens of people. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said he felt the indications suggested Syrian President Bashar al-Assads government were behind the attack, a claim strongly denied by Damascus.
The Goodwin Fire continued raging on June 29, scorching nearly 25,000 acres of Prescott National Forest in Arizona. Governor Doug Ducey declared a state of emergency as fire-fighters struggled to control a fast-growing wildfire that has forced hundreds of people to evacuate.
Martin Shkreli, aka the Pharma Bro, is on trial for multiple fraud charges. The former pharmaceutical CEO is being tried on 8 counts of securities and wire fraud related to when he ran two hedge funds, MSMB Capital and MSMB Healthcare. He is also accused of manipulating stocks illegally from Retrophin, a biotech company that he founded in 2011 but was ousted from in 2014. Before his trial, nearly 250 potential jurors were dismissed due to concerns of impartiality, as many jurors expressed hatred and disgust toward Shkreli. Shkreli caused public outrage when he dramatically raiseded the price by 5,000% of Daraprim, a potentially life-saving medicine for HIV patients and others with compromised immune systems, in 2015. Shkreli was dubbed by many a public disgrace and Americas Most Hated Man. Shkreli now faces 20 years in prison if convicted.
As a part of his landmark visit to the politically divided country, Xi inspected more than 3,000 People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops.
James Cameron proclaimed viewers will be able to watch Avatar 2 and further sequels in 3D without glasses. Camerons team and Christie Digital are developing a new RGB laser projection system, that will deliver bright images at a high frame rate, resulting in crystal clear, sharp images, and eliminate the need for 3D glasses.
Cardinal George Pell, an advisor to the Pope, denied all charges of historical sex abuse in a press conference at the Vatican on 29 June. Pell is the highest ranking member of the Catholic Church to be charged with sexual abuse, and will now travel back to his homeland of Victoria, Australia, to defend himself.
A tiny sea otter pup was being cared for at the Vancouver Aquarium on June 28, after being found swimming alone in open water off northern Vancouver Island on Sunday, June 25.
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