mainland
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In Sevastopol, Crimea’s largest city, authorities have denied rumors circulating in local chat groups that regional officials have left the country and taken their families to mainland Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
A yellow warning for thunderstorms has been issued for Highlands, Orkney, Moray and Argyll and Bute from 15:00 to 23:59, and for the rest of mainland Scotland from 00:00 to 23:59 on Friday.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
Separately on Tuesday, China’s newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, sailed through the Taiwan Strait, its second voyage since December through the 100-mile-wide waterway that separates Taiwan’s main island from the Asian mainland.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
State weather service Aemet says June heatwaves are becoming increasingly common, with 10 recorded in mainland Spain between 2000 and 2025, and just two in the previous 25 years.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
He was just turning from the window when he saw a distant flash, a pinprick of light among the trees on the mainland shore.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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East Asia - Middle School
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