She played for the University of Wisconsin's women's volleyball team.
Vatanyar Yagyua
Vatanyar Saidovich Yagya (18 September 1938 – 17 June 2020) was a Russian politician. He was born in Leningrad. He was a member of United Russia.
Yagyua was a member of the Leningrad city council from 1990 to 1993. He later became a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg from 1994 until his retirement in 2011.
He also worked at the Saint Petersburg State University as Head of the International Relations Department.
Yagyua died on 17 June 2002 in Saint Petersburg at the age of 81.
Tariq Aziz (TV personality)
Tariq Aziz (, 28 April 1936 – 17 June 2020) was a Pakistani actor, television show host and politician. He was known for his work on the PTV's Quiz Show Neelam Ghar, later renamed the "Tariq Aziz Show". He also was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1997 and 1999. He was born in Jalandhar, then British India.
Aziz died on 17 June 2020 in Lahore after being hospitalized for a day, aged 84.
Willie Thorne
William Joseph Thorne (4 March 1954 – 17 June 2020) was an English professional snooker player. He won the 1985 Classic, his only ranking title. He lost 16–14 to Steve Davis in the final of the 1985 UK Championship. His nickname was "Mr Maximum." After retiring as a player, Thorne became a snooker commentator, working for the BBC. He was born in Leicester, England.
In March 2020, Thorne was diagnosed with leukaemia. On 16 June 2020, he was placed in an induced coma after suffering from respiratory failure. He died the next day at a hospital in Torrevieja, Spain, from sepsis caused by the cancer. He was 66.
2020 China–India skirmishes
The 2020 China–India skirmishes are part of an ongoing military standoffs between China and India. Since 5 May 2020, Chinese and Indian troops have reportedly engaged in aggressive actions, face-offs, and other kinds of intense military action at locations along the Sino-Indian border.
Hand-to-hand combat on 16 June 2020 resulted in the death of 20 Indian soldiers (including an officer), Indian media sources have so far claimed that at least 43 Chinese soldiers were either dead or injured (including the death of an officer) while US intelligence sources reportedly believe that 35 Chinese soldiers are dead, including a senior officer.
Incidents have taken place near the Pangong Lake in Ladakh and the Nathu La pass in Sikkim. In addition, face-offs are ongoing at locations in eastern Ladakh, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) which was the result of the 1962 Sino-Indian War.
According to some reports, China captured 60 km. of Indian-patrolled territory between May and June 2020. However, China has denied capturing any territory and both countries agreed to disengage by June 2020.
Between this clash, the Indian government hasn't admitted publicly to Indian citizens that Chinese PLA troops have trangressed their territory. On 6 August 2020 one such document was published in Ministry of Defense website of India claiming that the current clash is expected to be prolonged. This document was taken down by the official website.
According to S Jaishankar, the External Affairs Minister of India, the ongoing military standoff is a result of Beijing not following the existing agreements.
Kaesong
Kaesong ( , , ) is a special city in the southern part of North Korea. It was the capital of Korea during the Taebong kingdom and Goryeo dynasty. The city is near the Kaesong Industrial Region close to the border with South Korea.
During the Japanese occupation from 1910 to 1945, the city was known by the Japanese pronunciation of its name, "Kaijō". Between 1945 and 1950, Kaesong was part of South Korea and under its control.
The 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement left the city under North Korean control. Due to the city's close distance to the border with South Korea, Kaesong has hosted exchanges between the two countries as well as the jointly run Kaesong Industrial Region.
As of 2009, the city had a population of 192,578.
In 2019, a large portion of Kesong was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site called the Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong. The palaces, tombs, observatory, and other buildings in this site show the history of the Koryo Dynasty.
Inter-Korean Liaison Office
The Inter-Korean Liaison Office () was a joint office of North Korea and South Korea located in North Korea's Kaesong Industrial Region.
The building was a "de facto" embassy and gave a direct communication line for the two nations.
It was headed by North Korean Representative Jon Jong-su, vice chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland and South Korean Representative Chun Hae-sung, vice minister of the Ministry of Unification.
The four-story office building was destroyed by North Korea on 16 June 2020. It had been empty since January due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Richard A. Falk
Richard Anderson Falk (born November 13, 1930) is an American human rights activist, academic and writer. He was a professor of international law at Princeton University. He is the author or co-author of 20 books and the editor or co-editor of another 20 volumes.
From 2008 to 2014, he was a United Nations special rapporteur on "the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967".
Falk was born in New York City. He is Jewish. He is married to Hilal Elver.
&quot;Litoria&quot; castanea
""Litoria"" "castanea", also known as the yellow-spotted tree frog, New England swamp frog, tablelands bell frog or yellow-spotted bell frog is a frog from eastern Australia. People thought these frogs were extinct, but then scientists found some in 2009.
There used to be two groups of yellow-spotted bell frogs, one in the north on the New England Tableland and one in the south near Canberra. Some scientists said these should count as two different species of frogs. The northern frogs lived between 1000 and 1500 meters above sea level and the southern frogs lived between 700 and 800 meters above sea level. Both groups of frogs lived in permanent bodies of water, like swamps, lagoons, and the parts of rivers where the water flows slowly.
People thought these frogs all died from a fungus disease in the 1970s, but in 2009 some were found alive in the Southern Tablelands. At first, the scientists did not tell anyone where they found the frog. They were worried that frog fans would come to take photographs of them, try to catch them, or scare them away. The scientists took some of the frogs and tadpoles to the Taronga Zoo. The scientists left the other yellow-spotted tree frogs where they were. The person who owned the land where the frogs were living agreed to help protect them.
Sometime after that, the wild frogs all died. In 2018, scientists took some of the frogs they had raised at the Taronga Zoo and set them free in another part of the Southern Tablelands. The scientists asked any person who thought they'd heard the frogs to make a recording of their calls with their phones.
The largest yellow-spotted tree frogs are 8 cm long. They have yellow or white spots on their legs and bellies. Their feet are completely webbed. Their backs are green with bronze and black spots. Their voices sound like a car engine failing to start.
These frogs look for food at night and like to sit in the sun during the day. They lay their eggs on underwater plants. During the winter, these frogs hide under stones, logs, or plants.
The government of Australia has made programs to protect these frogs. They are in danger from feral cats that like to eat them and from a fungus that causes a disease called chytridiomycosis. Scientists think that invasive species of fish and more ultraviolet radiation may also be killing these frogs. Too much ultraviolet light can stop their eggs from hatching.
Korean Unification Flag
The Korean Unification Flag is a flag designed to represent all of Korea when North and South Korea participate as one team in sporting events.