• 11/14/2024

U.S. dollar closes higher on Taipei forex market

Taipei, April 12 (CNA) The U.S. dollar rose against the Taiwan dollar Wednesday, gaining by NT$0.03 to close at NT$30.505. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304120010

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Zelenskyy calls on world leaders to react to video of murder of Ukrainian prisoner of war

Pravda Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, has called on world leaders to react to the video in which Russian occupiers cut off the head of a Ukrainian prisoner of war. Source: Zelenskyy’s address Quote: “There is something that no one in the world can ignore. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/12/7397502/

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Middle East: China’s special envoy vows to boost cooperation with UN amid violence in West Bank

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Special envoy Zhai Jun meets UN undersecretary general for political and peacebuilding affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, four days after talks with Arab diplomats. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216788/middle-east-chinas-special-envoy-vows-boost-cooperation-un-amid-violence-west-bank?utm_source=rss_feed

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Mainland China launches probe into Taiwan’s ‘trade barriers’ affecting 2,455 products

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday it had launched an investigation into Taiwan’s restrictive trade measures against 2,455 mainland products amid growing cross-strait tensions. https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3216789/mainland-china-launches-probe-taiwans-trade-barriers-affecting-2455-products?utm_source=rss_feed

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IMF slashes cash-strapped Pakistan’s growth outlook to 0.5%

Washington Post The International Monetary Fund has slashed the growth outlook for cash-strapped Pakistan, forecasting the South Asian country’s fragile economy will grow just 0.5% this year, down from 6% in 2022 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/pakistan-imf-economic-outlook/52443d90-d90a-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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‘Israeli aggression against a-Aqsa committed under intl. cover-up’

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A group of Bahraini opposition groups blasts the repeated Israeli aggression against the al-Aqsa Mosque and its worshipers as an organized crime being committed under an international cover-up. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/12/701395/%E2%80%98Israeli-aggression-against-Aqsa-Mosque-an-organized-crime-being-committed-under-intl–cover-up%E2%80%99

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US forces smuggle new batch of stolen Syrian oil into Iraq

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. US occupation forces smuggle a new consignment of stolen Syrian oil into their bases on Iraqi soil. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/12/701396/US-smuggle-Syrian-oil-Iraq

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Russia in situation with Gershkovich complies with consular access laws — senior diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), Gershkovich, acting at the US’ behest, collected information constituting a state secret about the activities of Russian defense companies https://tass.com/politics/1602975

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Gruesome Video Appears to Show Ukrainian PoW’s Beheading

Moscow Times President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed “legal responsibility” for the beheading. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/12/gruesome-video-appears-to-show-ukrainian-pows-beheading-a80803

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New Testament saves life of 35-year-old member of Territorial Defence

Pravda Ukraine The New Testament of the Bible has saved the life of Stepan, a 35-year-old member of the Territorial Defence from the Ukrainian region of Prykaprattia. The book, given to him by a priest back when he was at school, saved Stepan from an explosion which occurred 10 metres away from him. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/12/7397500/

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