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Monday's quake was caused by a movement on the Cotabato Trench, off the country's southern tip.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

He often sets off alarms, he said, to scare people from lounging on his property, which sits about 50 feet from a public beach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Painting an eery picture of the night, he believes weather conditions tripped the electricity off in the area, meaning the fan in his bedroom stopped for about 20 seconds before coming back on.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

France, beaten finalists in 2022 and tipped to make a deep run this year, rounded off their preparations in style as Michael Olise struck a hat-trick in a 3-1 defeat of Northern Ireland in Lille.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

He showed off a slide he'd made of an extremely thin slice of cork.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman