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Singapore’s Lawrence Wong succeeds Tharman at MAS central bank, GIC sovereign wealth fund

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The city state’s deputy prime minister – widely seen as its next leader-in-waiting – will become chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore and sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte’s investment strategies committee. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3226357/singapores-lawrence-wong-succeeds-tharman-mas-central-bank-gic-sovereign-wealth-fund?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong motorist arrested after elderly woman hit by Mercedes-Benz while crossing road

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The elderly woman was crossing Tong Mi Road at junction with Mong Kok Road when she hit by the vehicle on Monday morning. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3226356/hong-kong-motorist-arrested-after-elderly-woman-hit-mercedes-benz-while-crossing-road?utm_source=rss_feed

Pope Francis says permitting burning of Koran is rejected

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-748631

As war nears Crimea, Russian occupiers are trying to lure tourists

Washington Post The peninsula, annexed illegally by Moscow in 2014, is a favorite summer destination for Russians. Now the conflict threatens to destroy the tourism on which it depends. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/03/crimea-tourism-ukraine-russia/

Your Monday Briefing

New York Times Simmering tensions in France. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/03/briefing/france-identity-greece-wimbledon.html

Ukrainian defenders kill 600 more Russian soldiers and destroy helicopter and 5 tanks

Pravda Ukraine Ukraine’s Defence Forces have killed another 600 Russian soldiers and destroyed a Russian helicopter, five tanks and other Russian equipment over the past 24 hours. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: The total combat losses of the Russian forces from 24 February 2022 to 3 July 2023…

Ossoff at Unity Service: ‘Swastika is a symbol of massacre; genocide’

Jerusalem Post Sharing a personal connection to the Holocaust, Senator Ossoff spoke of his great-aunt Annie Ossoff, a survivor. https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-748630

Air Force destroy 13 out of 17 Russian Shahed drones at night

Pravda Ukraine On the night of 2-3 July, Ukrainian defenders destroyed 13 Russian Shahed kamikaze drones out of 17 launched. Source: Air Force of Ukraine Details: The Russian occupation forces carried out another attack with Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 attack drones from the southeast. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/07/3/7409572/

What It Takes to Convert a Multi-Million Dollar Office Into Housing

Wall Street Journal With housing in short supply, developers are converting more empty offices into apartments. But not all buildings are candidates for reuse, even as more than one billion square feet of office space sits vacant across the country. https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-it-takes-to-convert-a-multi-million-dollar-office-into-housing-c973b0f8

Dollar down to 89.4 rubles; euro at 97.33 rubles as trading on Moscow Exchange opens

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The yuan against the ruble rose by 0.3 kopecks and amounted to 12.34 rubles https://tass.com/economy/1641667