• 02/05/2025

Former Hong Kong leader CY Leung accuses pro-Beijing lawmakers of lacking ‘fighting spirit’ to take on activists overseas

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Leung points to recent release overseas of audio version of book Hong Kong court deemed as seditious content. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3217997/former-hong-kong-leader-cy-leung-accuses-pro-beijing-lawmakers-lacking-fighting-spirit-take?utm_source=rss_feed

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Assault units liberated three districts in western part of Artyomovsk — top brass

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Konashenkov, airborne troops restrained Ukrainian units on the flanks and supported the assault units https://tass.com/defense/1608155

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Top brass: Up to 255 Ukrainian servicemen, mercenaries eliminated in Donetsk area over day

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Up to 255 Ukrainian servicemen and mercenaries, an infantry fighting vehicle, six armored fighting vehicles, ten vehicles, a Grad MLRS, as well as two D-20 howitzers were destroyed in this direction over the day,” Konashenkov said https://tass.com/defense/1608153

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Elephant dies at Pakistani zoo days after procedure

Washington Post Pakistani officials say an ailing elephant who underwent a critical medical procedure by a team of international experts earlier this month has died https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/22/pakistan-elephant-zoo/89e6407a-e109-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Unlocking the ‘Rosetta Stone’ of a Dying Language

New York Times A member of Canada’s Mohawk community devised a new method to teach an Indigenous language on the brink of extinction. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/22/world/canada/indigenous-languages-mohawk-canada.html

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Chinese city of Changshu plans to pay employees using digital yuan

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Beijing is keen to promote the use of the digital sovereign currency but there are a number of barriers to take-up. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3217996/chinese-city-changshu-plans-pay-employees-using-digital-yuan?utm_source=rss_feed

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Rare big tornado near Myanmar capital kills 8

Washington Post A tornado that tore through two villages in central Myanmar near the capital Naypyitaw has killed eight people and destroyed more than 200 houses https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/22/myanmar-weather-tornado-naypyitaw/c762221c-e108-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Russian forces intercept 10 HIMARS, Uragan rockets — top brass

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The air defense systems intercepted ten rockets of the HIMARS and Uragan multiple-launch rocket systems. In addition, five Ukrainian drones were destroyed in the areas of Novokrasnyanka, Golikovo, Rubezhnoye of the Luhansk People’s Republic, Removka of the Zaporozhye Region and Staromlynovka of the…

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Struggling Hong Kong SMEs’ defaults surge six-fold to HK$2.46 billion on loans guaranteed by government in 2022

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Most have been servicing interest so far, dread having to start repaying on principal sum borrowed. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3217995/struggling-hong-kong-smes-defaults-surge-six-fold-hk246-billion-loans-guaranteed-government-2022?utm_source=rss_feed

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Ukraine’s Security Service identifies 12 collaborators from Kherson Oblast who persecuted Ukrainians

Pravda Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine has identified twelve more collaborators who joined the Russian-created Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in Kherson Oblast and fabricated cases against Ukrainians. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/22/7399001/

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