authorities

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Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has approved five evacuation flights in total, with screening and registration of affected citizens extended to Wednesday as authorities continue processing applicants.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Many of Kim’s army of cyber thieves live in China, where they can more freely connect to the internet and operate without fear of arrest by outside authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The car crashed into a fence, then smashed into the house’s front porch and came to rest in a vertical position on the steps, according to authorities and video from the scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

In Mindanao's Davao City, a local disaster official said only that authorities were monitoring the situation and would post updates on social media.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Any brief account of the rest of Galileo’s life is inevitably dominated by his subsequent clash with the authorities in Rome.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin