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OSCE inspectors visit Kazakh defense sites under Vienna confidence-building document
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is noted that the inspection took place in the atmosphere of mutual understanding and cooperation https://tass.com/defense/1607319
Read MoreDeSantis Signs Law Lowering Death Penalty Threshold in Florida
New York Times The change will allow juries in the state to recommend a death sentence even if as many as four jurors vote against it, the lowest threshold in the nation. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/us/desantis-death-penalty-florida.html
Read MoreSudan’s Rapid Support Forces suggest extending ceasefire for end of Ramadan celebrations
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The situation in Sudan escalated because of disagreements between Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of Sudan’s ruling Sovereignty Council and army chief, and RSF commander Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo (Hamidti), who is his deputy in the council https://tass.com/world/1607317
Read MoreRussian occupiers try to conduct offensive on five fronts – General Staff
Pravda Ukraine On the 421st day of the full-scale war, the Russian forces are conducting offensive actions on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Mariinka and Shakhtarsk fronts. The Ukrainian forces repelled over 40 attacks, 22 of them near the city of Bakhmut. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/20/7398756/
Read MoreWest Coast Dockworkers Reach Tentative Deal on Port Automation
Wall Street Journal The agreement in the long-running talks clears one big hurdle and leaves negotiators to focus on wages. https://www.wsj.com/articles/west-coast-dockworkers-reach-tentative-deal-on-port-automation-b4b828fe
Read MoreMigdal Insurance sees massive losses in 2022
Jerusalem Post In the last quarter of 2022, Migdal earned approximately NIS 388 million, compared to a profit of NIS 747 million in the 4th quarter of 2021. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-739812
Read MoreUkraine joins the EU Civil Protection Mechanism
Pravda Ukraine Ukraine has officially joined the Civil Protection Mechanism of the European Union, becoming its 36th member. Source: Janez Lenarčič, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management and Matti Maasikas, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine, as European Pravda reported Details: The EU ambassador said that the memorandum on…
Read MoreWhat 20/20 Vision Really Means
Wall Street Journal It’s a way to measure the smallest angle we need between the edges of things in order to see them clearly, compared to other people https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-20-20-vision-really-means-2f10a126
Read MoreKrasnoyarsk Region’s governor says he accepts Putin’s offer to work at federal level
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “I am sure that Krasnoyarsk will remain one of Russia’s core regions,” Alexander Uss noted https://tass.com/politics/1607315
Read MoreHelen Barolini, Chronicler of Italian American Women, Dies at 97
New York Times As a novelist, a poet and an editor, she sought to illuminate rarely told stories of her immigrant female forebears in a new land. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/books/helen-barolini-dead.html
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