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US calls possible new Israeli consul’s rhetoric ‘particularly damaging’

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739885

Jack Ma takes up University of Hong Kong’s honorary professorship in pursuit of his post-retirement passion in education

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ma, who taught English before entering business, would be the highest-profile addition to HKU’s Business School, as the institution invites entrepreneurs to bring real-world relevance to its academic courses. https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3217848/jack-ma-takes-university-hong-kongs-honorary-professorship-pursuit-his-post-retirement-passion?utm_source=rss_feed

After Dominion deal, Murdoch drops case against Australian publisher

Washington Post Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch has dropped a defamation case against Crikey, avoiding a public rehashing Down Under of the Dominion Voting Systems case. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/21/lachlan-murdoch-crikey-defamation-australia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Ukrainian ballet troupe to bring ‘Wartime Elegy’ to Taiwan

Taipei, April 21 (CNA) The United Ukrainian Ballet Company (UUB) will perform in Taiwan for the first time at the end of April but will drop the classic “Swan Lake” and instead put on “Wartime Elegy,” a tribute to Ukraine’s people by choreographer Alexei Ratmansky as war rages on. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202304210008

UK Retail Sales Drop as High Inflation Weighs

Wall Street Journal U.K. retail sales volumes dipped 0.9% in March, more than expected, and marked the first fall since December 2022, reflecting that cost-of-living pressures from high inflation are weighing on household spending. https://www.wsj.com/articles/uk-retail-sales-fell-on-month-in-march-as-high-inflation-weighed-9a7de98d

US warned in January Ukraine would not be able to hold Bakhmut but city still stands

Pravda Ukraine Ukraine decided to defend Bakhmut despite dire warnings from the US back in January, and months afterwards, Ukrainian forces are still holding the western edge of the town in the longest and deadliest battle of the war. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/21/7398816/

Glencore Met Guidance, Backs Outlook

Wall Street Journal Glencore said its first-quarter production largely met expectations, with declines across copper, zinc, nickel, and coal, and retained its 2023 guidance. https://www.wsj.com/articles/glencore-1q-met-guidance-backs-full-year-outlook-3c5fda7f

Russia attacks infrastructure facility in Vinnytsia Oblast at night, hits reported

Pravda Ukraine Russians hit an infrastructure facility in Vinnytsia Oblast during a night attack by Shahed kamikaze drones. Source: Nataliia Humeniuk, head of the Joint Coordination Press Centre of the defence forces of Ukraine’s south, on air during the national joint 24/7 newscast on 20 April Quote: “Unfortunately, there have been hits on an infrastructure…

China R&D spending ‘high risk, high reward’ for European firms with Ukraine war one of many ‘potential hazards’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A European Union Chamber of Commerce in China survey shows more than half of firms plan to increase research and development spending over the next five years, but ‘potential hazards’ offset ‘considerable’ rewards. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3217825/china-rd-spending-high-risk-high-reward-european-firms-ukraine-war-one-many-potential-hazards?utm_source=rss_feed

Number of injured in Belgorod blast climbs to three

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Vyacheslav Gladkov specified that one person refused hospital treatment, one resident was diagnosed with a closed brain injury and an elderly woman was hospitalized with high blood pressure https://tass.com/emergencies/1607557