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South Korea’s gay couples fight for recognition, one law at a time

Washington Post A court ruling allowing a man to add his male partner to his health insurance plan offers hope that change is possible in socially conservative South Korea. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/20/south-korea-lgbtq-rights-laws/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Political squabbling prolongs air ticket price pain for Malaysian Borneo students coming home for Eid

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Bickering between Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s allies about expensive airfares has done little to help Sabah and Sarawak’s undergraduates who have long faced peak season price gouging. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3217677/political-squabbling-prolongs-air-ticket-price-pain-malaysian-borneo-students-coming-home-eid?utm_source=rss_feed

Chinese vice-premier’s meeting with COP28 president reveals Beijing’s climate leadership and intent

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ding Xuexiang appears set to become the country’s top decision maker on climate change policy after he met Sultan al-Jaber in Beijing. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3217674/chinese-vice-premiers-meeting-cop28-president-reveals-beijings-climate-leadership-and-intent?utm_source=rss_feed

AI pause cedes power to China, harms development of ‘democratic’ AI, experts warn Senate

Fox News Halting the development of artificial intelligence in America would only give more power to China to develop its own AI technology that favors its communist political system and increase the chances that China’s AI system becomes the global standard, technology experts warned senators this week. A subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee…

Nokia Profit Falls Short But Confirms Outlook

Wall Street Journal Nokia reported a first-quarter net profit of €332 million, missing forecasts, but backed its full-year guidance despite seeing some early signs of the economic environment impacting customer spending. https://www.wsj.com/articles/nokia-1q-net-profit-missed-forecasts-sees-rebound-in-2h-6b02b728

First-ever feature film shot in space goes into wide release

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova announced that the movie would be screened at cinemas in 20 countries, including Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia and Macedonia https://tass.com/society/1605921

At Least 2 Dead as Tornado Hits Oklahoma

New York Times The deaths were reported in the area of Cole, a town of about 600 people south of Oklahoma City, the police said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/us/tornado-deaths-cole-oklahoma.html

European Commission to present details of new sanctions package against Russia to EU states

Pravda Ukraine The European Commission will brief EU ambassadors on the content of a new package of sanctions against Russia this Friday. Source: Politico citing four unnamed diplomats, reported by European Pravda Details: Politico has stated that the European Commission and EU countries are preparing the next package of sanctions against Russia this week. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/20/7398642/

States advance bills protecting girls’ sports as Biden says no at federal level

Fox News States across the country are taking the lead in keeping biological males out of girls’ sports with a flurry of recent legislation while President Biden’s White House at the federal level slams such measures as “discrimination” against transgender students. North Carolina on Tuesday took a step closer to joining a growing number of…

Foreign Minister Wu asks Paraguay candidate to clarify China stance

Taipei, April 20 (CNA) Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said Thursday he had asked Paraguayan presidential candidate Efraín Alegre to clarify remarks that ties with Taiwan damaged Paraguay’s agricultural sector by shutting out of the Chinese market. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304200006