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Fireworks lit up the night skies all over New York, after Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that 70% of adults in the state have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine. (June 16)

Dozens of temperature records have already been broken or tied, including all-time heat records, for the West. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the details.

Agra (India) (AFP) – India's top tourist attraction the Taj Mahal reopens two months after it was shut when a deadly surge in coronavirus infections swept the country. Cases and deaths in the vast nation of 1.3 billion people soared to record levels in April and May but infections have declined in recent weeks, with major cities including the capital New Delhi and the financial capital Mumbai lifting some curbs on movement and activities.

China is sending three veteran astronauts to work on the country's orbiting space station. A rocket will launch from the Gobi Desert in just over 24 hours, according to China's space agency. CNN's Steven Jiang reports.

French superstar Paul Pogba removed a beer bottle from Euro2020 sponsor Heineken after France's 1-0 victory against Germany on Tuesday.The stunt comes a day after Portugal's star striker, Cristiano Ronaldo did a similar action, removing a Coca-Cola bottle from his view and telling the audience to 'drink water.Pogba has spoken before about how he does not consume alcohol as a practising Muslim.

Egypt's recent inclusion into a global benchmark equity index is expected to attract about four billion U.S. dollars into its government securities market, according to officials from the north African nation. Egypt is among 13 countries included in the new FTSE Russell Frontier Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Series, which tracks local currency bond markets.

Football fans rejoice in France after the world champions beat Germany in a blockbuster Euro 2020 clash.

Jiuquan (China) (AFP) – Astronauts who will be blasting off on Thursday for China's first manned mission to its new space station meet the media. The mission will be China's longest crewed space mission to date and the first in nearly five years.

CNN's Christiane Amanpour talks with author and chef Alice Waters about her book "We Are What We Eat," and how food cultivation and dietary practices are a reflection of culture and society.

Jalisco (Mexico) (AFP) – A freight train derailed and toppled onto houses alongside the tracks in western Mexico on Tuesday, killing one resident and injuring three others, emergency services said.

The Israeli military struck targets in Gaza overnight Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement, citing incendiary balloons launched from Gaza earlier in the day. CNN's Hadas Gold reports.

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray about his involvement in leak investigations during the Trump administration that reportedly subpoenaed Apple for data from key Democrats.