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Reuters exclusively revealed that U.S. sanctions authority probes Raiffeisen on Russia

Reuters Reuters exclusively revealed that the United States’ sanctions authority has launched an inquiry into Raiffeisen Bank International over its Russian business, increasing scrutiny of the Austrian lender that plays a critical role in the Russian economy. The request, part of Washington’s renewed push to financially isolate Moscow, is worrying European financial regulators that oversee…

Analysis: Gas shortage exposes fragile South Asian economies to more pain

Reuters Reuters proprietarily analyzes the economies of Pakistan and Bangladesh amidst a shortage of imported gas. With just over a month until peak Ramadan shopping season, the head of Pakistan’s retail industry body is pressing officials to relax orders that forced malls to shut by 8.30 p.m. to save energy. More than 40% of annual…

Facebook is inadvertently fostering terrorist activity – US NGO report

Jerusalem Post Facebook has created 108 pages for Islamic State in addition to dozens of other pages for terrorist groups including Al-Qaeda https://www.jpost.com/international/islamic-terrorism/article-732063

How is this pastor healing the rift between Black, Jewish communities?

Jerusalem Post February is Black History Month, and the ‘Magazine’ learns how Dumisani Washington is healing the Black and Jewish communities https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-731788

Armenians in Jerusalem live in the crosshairs of hate

Jerusalem Post Harassments that include spitting, cursing and pushing Armenian priests in the alleys of the Old City have already become routine. Police have so far failed to provide even a minimal response. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-731773

Tencent scraps plans for VR hardware as metaverse bet falters

Reuters Reuters was first to share that Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) is abandoning plans to venture into virtual reality hardware, as a sobering economic outlook prompts the Chinese tech giant to cut costs and headcount at its metaverse unit, three sources familiar with the matter said. The world’s largest video game publisher had ambitious plans to build both…

Parashat Mishpatim: The nature of Jewish morality

Jerusalem Post The morality of the Torah is not only utilitarian, one that regulates the relationships between human beings and brings happiness and well-being to humanity. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-731817

Parashat Mishpatim: Holy medicine

Jerusalem Post At the end of the day, Judaism sees our lives and our work, whatever that work may be, as a partnership with God. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-731819

China rolls out GMO corn planting, starts small

Reuters Reuters exclusively reported that China will likely plant less than 1% of its corn fields with genetically modified varieties this year, said two people familiar with the plans, dashing hopes for a full market launch of the technology in the world’s second-largest corn market. The agriculture ministry has designated around 4 million mu (60,000…

Saif al Adel becomes new leader of Al-Qaeda, United Nations reports

Jerusalem Post Al-Qaeda, the terrorist organization responsible for the infamous September 11 attacks, has a new leader, the UN reports. https://www.jpost.com/international/islamic-terrorism/article-731779