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Southern Yakutia’s business residents invest $1 billion in regional economy

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Southern Yakutia advance-development territory was organized in December, 2016 https://tass.com/economy/1603831

Airfield on Arctic’s Severnaya Zemlya ready to receive heavy aircraft

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The new airfield will be used to serve the North Pole drifting expedition, which was resumed a year earlier after a long break https://tass.com/science/1603829

California Wants to Cover Its Canals With Solar Panels

New York Times A pilot project in the Central Valley, the first of its kind in the country, could save water and generate energy for the state. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/us/california-solar-panels-canals.html

Respected Ukrainian opera conductor fired for ties with Russia

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On January 7, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky decreed to impose sanctions on 120 Russian figures of culture and art, as well as athletes, researchers and reporters, including opera star Netrebko https://tass.com/society/1603827

Frozen assets to be returned to Russia after end of conflict — newspaper

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Assets of the Bank of Russia cannot be simply transferred to Ukraine, EC experts said https://tass.com/world/1603823

OPEC keeps oil demand growth forecast at 2.3 mln barrels/day in 2023

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The US, Brazil, Norway, Canada, Kazakhstan and Guyana will be the main drivers for the supply growth, while the decline in production is largely expected in Russia https://tass.com/economy/1603819

Supplier Prices Fell in March

Wall Street Journal The producer-price index, which generally reflects supply conditions across the economy, fell 0.5% in March from the prior month. https://www.wsj.com/articles/supplier-prices-fell-in-march-adding-to-signs-of-moderating-inflation-20d61755

World Triathlon greenlights Russia’s neutral-status participation in int’l tournaments

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. At its session on January 25, 2023, the IOC Executive Board put forward a proposal to permit individual athletes from Russia and Belarus to take part in international sports tournaments but only under certain conditions https://tass.com/sport/1603815

33 Israelis injured in South Korea bus accident

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739136

Bull v. Bear: Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation Fund

Wall Street Journal Matthew Tuttle, the CEO behind the ETF shorting Cathie Wood, and Art Laffer, president of Laffer Associates and advisor to ARK Investment Management LLC, join the Journal to discuss the bull and bear cases for the ARK Innovation Fund. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ask-wsj-why-covid-19-could-be-here-to-stay-11615809198