INBOXIFY ORIGINAL's [09/June/2023]

Good morning Friday! It's time to kick back, relax, and embrace the weekend vibes. Let's make this day filled with joy, laughter, and positive energy. Enjoy the end of the week and get ready for some well-deserved fun! Happy Friday, everyone!

INTERNATIONAL

Odisha train accident highlights: Toll tops 290, nearly 400 still in hospitals

Balasore train accident LIVE updates: Nearly 300 people were killed and over 800 have been injured in a horrific train derailment that occurred on Friday evening at around 7 pm in Odisha's Balasore. The derailment of 10 to 12 coaches of the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express caused them to fall onto the opposite track. Subsequently, the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express collided with the derailed coaches, leading to the derailment of three to four of its own coaches. Adding to the tragedy, a goods train was also involved in the crash.

List of trains cancelled, diverted after Coromandel Express mishap in Odisha

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Saturday that he has ordered a high-level probe into the derailment. "The accident was unfortunate, and the rescue operation began shortly after the incident was reported to his ministry," the minister said, as quoted by ANI. The railway ministry has announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 10 lakh to the kin of the deceased, Rs. 2 lakh to those severely injured, and Rs. 50,000 to those who sustained with minor injuries.

TECH

Apple WWDC 2023 highlights: From iOS 17 to Vision Pro… everything announced at the developer conference

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference kicked off on Monday with a keynote address showing everything coming to the company's lineup of devices. WWDC has been typically where the company gives us a first look at new software for iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and Macs. But this year, Apple revealed a bevy of new hardware, too.

The big announcement was the debut of the Apple Vision Pro headset, a "new kind of computer," as CEO Tim Cook put it in the presentation. But with MacBook Air and other Mac hardware announcements -- including new silicon -- as well as software upgrades, no corner of Apple's ecosystem lacked for updates.

The Apple Vision Pro is the company's answer to the AR and VR headset race. It's a personal display on your face with all the interface touches you'd expect from Apple, with an operating system that looks like a combination of iOS, MacOS and TVOS. And it's not going to come cheap: The Apple Vision Pro retails for $3,499 and will start shipping early next year, though only in the US. 

INTERNATIONAL

Major flooding in Ukraine after dam blast

A vital dam exploded in Ukraine yesterday, causing the country’s largest river to flood dozens of downstream communities.

Ukraine and Russia are blaming each other for one of Europe’s biggest human-caused environmental disasters. The destroyed dam was part of the Moscow-controlled Kakhovka hydroelectric station in Southern Ukraine and was critical to harnessing the flow of the Dnipro River in a region partially occupied by Russia.

The situation on the ground:

• Ukrainian and Russian occupation authorities are evacuating residents from the flooded areas they control (home to more than 40,000 people) amid scenes of floating houses and river animals roaming city streets.

• Agriculture experts fear that the flooding could imperil the water supply to fertile lands in what’s known as Ukraine’s breadbasket. And one ecologist told the Kyiv Independent there’s a risk that dangerous chemicals could spill into the ground and the Black Sea.

It’s unclear which side in the 15-month-old conflict might lose more from the devastation. Some military analysts say the flood could hinder a much-anticipated major Ukrainian counteroffensive that reportedly began taking shape this week. But it could also affect Russian supply lines and threatens to leave parts of Crimea without water.

AROUND THE WEB

• Amazon is planning to pull a Netflix and roll out an ad-supported tier for Prime Video, the Wall Street Journal reports.

• Pope Francis had surgery to repair a hernia. Doctors called the 86-year-old pontiff’s operation a success, but he is expected to remain in the hospital for several days.

• New York City sued Kia and Hyundai, claiming their cars are so easy to steal that it’s become a public nuisance.

• The professional wrestler known as The Iron Sheik (real name: Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri) died at age 81.

• Taco Bell is testing a vegan Crunchwrap at three locations. It’s the first time the chain you crave at 3am has offered a vegan entree, though the company said almost a quarter of the food it sold last year was vegetarian.

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