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UK prepares landmark financial support package for Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine The UK is planning to provide Ukraine with a financial support package that the UK government has described as “major”. Source: press service of the UK government, reported by European Pravda Details: The package will include US$3 billion in loan guarantees to the World Bank and £240 million [over US$300 million] in bilateral…
Read MoreU.S. dollar up in Taipei trading
Taipei, June 21 (CNA) The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$30.966 at 10 a.m. Wednesday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, up NT$0.076 from the previous close. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202306210004
Read MoreTaiwan headline news
Taipei, June 21 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Wednesday are as follows: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306210003
Read MoreAzerbaijan says Armenian forces shell border area
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-747036
Read MoreExplosions heard in Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Pravda Ukraine Explosions were heard in Khmelnytskyi Oblast on the night of 20-21 June during an air-raid warning. Source: Khmelnytskyi Oblast Military Administration Quote: “Explosions were heard in Khmelnytskyi Oblast. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/21/7407768/
Read MoreTechnopole development may harm swathes of Hong Kong wetland, say green groups
Hong Kong Free Press The San Tin Technopole development project disregards wetland conservation policies and may cause harm to 248 hectares of conservation area and buffer zones, according to nine environmental groups who have united to urge the government to revise the plan. Nine green groups urge for plan revisions of San Tin Technopole on…
Read MoreSingapore Airlines voted world’s best by travellers, Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific comes No 8
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Two Japanese airlines also made the Skytrax top 20, as well as carriers from South Korea, Hainan, Taiwan, India, Australia and New Zealand. Cathay Pacific took home the gong for ‘world’s best in-flight entertainment’.…
Read MoreTime Grows Short for Five Lost in the Ocean Deep
Wall Street Journal The five passengers on the missing submersible are, clockwise from left, Hamish Harding, a British businessman and adventurer; Shahzada Dawood and his son, Suleman, part of one of Pakistan’s richest families; Stockton Rush, founder and CEO of OceanGate, the company that operates the tours; and French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet. Photos: Action Aviation/Associated…
Read MoreWhat are Hong Kong’s July 1 perks? From free museum entry to restaurant discounts, here’s a list of handover festivities to soak up
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. People will not have to pay to take trams and certain ferries, enter museums and public swimming pools on July 1. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3224802/hong-kong-handover-anniversary-free-museum-entry-restaurant-discounts-heres-how-residents-can-enjoy?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreThe Titanic Shipwreck Still Intrigues the Public More Than 100 Years Later
New York Times The mystique has endured long after the vessel, for decades the holy grail of undiscovered shipwrecks, was found on the sea floor in 1985. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/us/titanic-shipwreck-history.html
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