• 03/01/2025

Restaurant Explosion Kills Dozens in China

New York Times The deadly blast, in the northwestern city of Yinchuan, was blamed on a gas leak, and it is likely to prompt closer scrutiny of restaurants that feature gas grills. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/world/asia/china-barbecue-restaurant-explosion.html

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Wife of missing OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush is a descendant of couple killed on Titanic in 1912: report

Fox News The wife of Stockton Rush, the OceanGate CEO who went missing Sunday on a tourist submersible that dove to view the Titanic wreckage, is a descendant of two first-class passengers who died on the Titanic, according to a report. Stockton’s wife Wendy Rush is a direct descendant of Isador and Ida Straus, who…

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Wagner Chief Accuses Moscow of ‘Misleading Russians’ Over Ukraine Offensive

Moscow Times Yevgeny Prigozhin pointed to Kyiv’s progress on the battlefield and criticized the Russian forces’ lack of arms and ammunition. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/22/wagner-chief-accuses-moscow-of-misleading-russians-over-ukraine-offensive-a81585

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Hong Kong agencies raise alarm over bags, T-shirts sold online and unofficially carrying emblems linked to psychiatric facilities

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Prisons and health authorities warn this could mislead public into thinking souvenirs offered to patients discharged from their centres. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3224972/hong-kong-agencies-raise-alarm-over-bags-t-shirts-sold-online-and-unofficially-carrying-emblems?utm_source=rss_feed

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Russians attack Kryvyi Rih district with missiles, damaging 10 houses

Pravda Ukraine At night, the Russians launched a missile attack on the Kryvyi Rih district, damaging houses, cars, water supply and power lines. Source: Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration Quote: “The enemy hit the Kryvyi Rih district overnight using missiles. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/22/7407957/

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New Zealand PM Chris Hipkins disagrees with Biden, says Xi Jinping not a ‘dictator’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hipkins, who is heading to Beijing this week, said he doesn’t believe the Chinese leader was a dictator. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3224969/new-zealand-pm-chris-hipkins-disagrees-biden-says-xi-jinping-not-dictator?utm_source=rss_feed

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Ukrainian Defence forces down 3 Russian Shahed drones over Odesa Oblast

Pravda Ukraine Ukrainian Defence Forces shot down 3 Russian Shahed drones in the skies over Odesa on the night of 21-22 June. Source: Natalia Humeniuk, Head of the Joint press centre of the Defence Forces of Ukraine’s South, on air during the national joint 24/7 newscast Quote: “Yes, three Shahed drones were shot down in…

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NYC approves hikes for some 1M rent-stabilized apartments

Washington Post Tenants and landlords in New York City, where almost 2.3 million housing units are renter-occupied, have faced spiraling costs in recent years. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/06/21/nyc-rent-hike-increase-stabilized-apartments/

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Your Thursday Briefing

New York Times The final hours of oxygen aboard a missing submersible. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/briefing/oxygen-submersible-paris-explosion-ukraine.html

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