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On June 18, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1908, Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru. In 1913, Sylvia Porter, American economist and journalist (died 1991) was born. In 1950, Mike Johanns, American lawyer and politician, 28th United States Secretary of Agriculture was born. In 1954, Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état. In 1962, Lisa Randall, American physicist and academic was born. In 1979, SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union. In 2010, José Saramago, Portuguese novelist Nobel Prize laureate (born 1922) passed away. In 2018, An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes northern Osaka. In 2023, Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, imploded while attempting to view the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board including the co-founder and CEO of the company, Stockton Rush in the North Atlantic Ocean. In 2023, Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion: Shahzada Dawood, Pakistani-British businessman (born 1975) Hamish Harding, British businessman (born 1964) Paul-Henri Nargeolet, French navy commander and explorer (born 1946) Stockton Rush, American businessman, CEO and founder of OceanGate (born 1962) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

UN seeks $202m to shield 8.8m people from El Niño

Egyptian Gazette

June 18, 2026

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UN food agencies on Thursday appealed for 202 million to shield 8.8 million people across 22 high-risk nations from the devastating impacts of the looming El Niño weather pattern. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned that strong El Niño conditions in the second half of 2026 are expected [] The post UN seeks 202m to shield 8.8m people from El Niño appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.

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