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Your Thursday Briefing

New York Times Rising global temperatures. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/briefing/climate-heating-bakhmut-origins.html

Hong Kong’s John Lee ‘severely condemns’ US pressure on local judges, warns external forces still threat to city

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Government has responsibility to foster social values among young generation in face of foreign interference, city leader John Lee also says during revamped Legco exchange. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3220966/hong-kongs-john-lee-severely-condemns-us-pressure-local-judges-warns-external-forces-still-threat?utm_source=rss_feed

Dejected Coldplay fans call for 2nd Malaysia concert after tickets sell out in hours

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. All tickets for the November gig were snapped up in over three hours, prompting fans to ask for an additional date. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3220952/dejected-coldplay-fans-call-2nd-malaysia-concert-after-tickets-sell-out-hours?utm_source=rss_feed

UK not planning to supply Typhoon fighter jets to Ukraine: it would not be the right choice

Pravda Ukraine The United Kingdom is not intending to supply Ukraine with Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft. Source: UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace during a press conference broadcast by Sky News Quote: “…Britain is not going to donate any fighter jets to Ukraine at this time. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/18/7402706/

Dollar, euro mixed on Moscow Exchange

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The euro rose by 7.5 kopecks to 86.65 rubles https://tass.com/economy/1619203

DeSantis to launch US presidential bid next week — WSJ

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to a poll conducted in April by NBC, at least 31% of Republican voters would have supported DeSantis had the primaries been held right now https://tass.com/world/1619199

Missile attack on Odesa: one person killed, two wounded

Pravda Ukraine A person has been killed and a further two have been wounded in a Russian missile attack on Odesa. All the casualties are employees of an industrial business. Source: Nataliia Humeniuk, head of the press centre for Operational Command Pivden (South), on air during the national joint 24/7 newscast Quote from Humeniuk: “A…

Military Caught Airman Mishandling Secrets Before Arrest but Left Him in Job

New York Times A Justice Department filing urging that Airman Jack Teixeira be held without bail said his superiors had admonished him for taking notes and conducting deep-dive searches last fall. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/us/politics/airman-jack-teixeira-classified-secrets.html

Amazon’s Cloud Business to Invest More Than $12 Billion in India by 2030

Wall Street Journal Amazon.com’s cloud-computing business plans to spend $12.81 billion to expand its data-center infrastructure in India by 2030, part of long-term efforts to boost the global reach of its cloud services. https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazons-cloud-business-to-invest-more-than-12-billion-in-india-by-2030-c4f2bfe3

The Health Tests You Need at Age 30, 40 and 50

Wall Street Journal It’s hard to keep track of when to start getting screened for health issues. Here’s a guide. https://www.wsj.com/articles/health-conditions-screening-age-1ed3df71