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Taiwan’s industrial production down again in May

Taipei, June 26 (CNA) Taiwan’s industrial production index recorded a 12th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in May, dipping by 15.73 percent, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202306260019

Club Q Shooter Pleads Guilty

Wall Street Journal Anderson Lee Aldrich, the person accused of carrying out a mass shooting at a LGBT nightclub in Colorado Springs last November, has pleaded guilty to killing five people and wounding numerous others. https://www.wsj.com/articles/club-q-shooter-pleads-guilty-247a775

Prigozhin Makes First Statement Since Halting Mutiny

Wall Street Journal In a message posted to the Telegram messaging app, Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said two factors influenced the decision to turn back on the way north from the southern city of Rostov that his troops had seized: He didn’t want to spill Russian blood, and he said his march was a protest…

Prigozhin Breaks Silence

Wall Street Journal Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin made his first public statement since pulling back his troops, saying he did so because he didn’t want his soldiers to become cannon fodder. https://www.wsj.com/articles/prigozhin-breaks-silence-c6e927ec

Spain police seize 1,900-year-old Roman bust amid trove of archaeological treasures

Jerusalem Post Police found the artworks in a storage room in Baena – a town near Cordoba – and said a married couple had been arrested on suspicion of trying to sell art treasures on the black market. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-747764

Belarusian dictator Lukashenko’s unlikely cameo as mediator with Wagner

Washington Post Staving off open conflict between Russia and the Wagner Group will burnish Lukashenko’s credentials but inviting Prigozhin to his country could be a challenge for the longtime dictator. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/26/lukashenko-wagner-prigozhin-putin-belarus/

Supreme Court Rebuffs Apple in Billion-Dollar Caltech Patent Case

Wall Street Journal Broadcom and Apple now face trial over how much they owe university for patent infringement. https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-rebuffs-apple-in-billion-dollar-caltech-patent-case-baf4d9f2

South African presidential spokesman does not confirm participation in Ukraine talks

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. South African presidential spokesman Vincent Magwenya stressed that the South African presidential administration was not aware of these talks https://tass.com/world/1638663

Conference in Vienna to ‘dispel any illusions’ of Russia’s return to CFE Treaty — diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Konstantin Gavrilov did not rule out that Western participants in the conference would try to make another “political show” out of it, “pass off white as black” and hide their responsibility for the dismantling of the architecture of conventional arms control in Europe…

Hong Kong trams to keep fares at current level, but any increase next year depends on tourism revival, operator says

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. No increase in tram fares this year, but service operator says decision next year dependent on return of tourists. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3225471/hong-kong-trams-keep-fares-current-level-any-increase-next-year-depends-tourism-revival-operator?utm_source=rss_feed