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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant switched to standby – Russia-installed official

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-743802

Hong Kong company director latest victim in string of cryptocurrency scams, cheated out of more than HK$16 million

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Businessman, 47, befriended bogus investment expert online and was convinced to set up account on fake app and transfer money. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3221374/hong-kong-company-director-latest-victim-string-cryptocurrency-scams-cheated-out-more-hk16-million?utm_source=rss_feed

Taiwan’s Chou Chieh-yu wins Wisconsin Women’s Open

Taipei, May 22 (CNA) Taiwanese pool player Chou Chieh-yu (周婕妤) bagged the 2023 Wisconsin Women’s Open championship in the United States on Sunday, shutting out her British competitor Allison Fisher in the final. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202305220006

Fire destroys historic Philippine post office that once housed Manila’s ‘grandest building’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. More than 80 fire trucks were sent to the decades-old Manila Central Post Office after the blaze broke out late on Sunday. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3221372/fire-destroys-historic-philippine-post-office-once-housed-manilas-grandest-building?utm_source=rss_feed

Ukrainian defenders kill 720 occupiers and destroy 20 artillery systems in one day

Pravda Ukraine Russia’s losses in the war against Ukraine have reached 203,880 soldiers, 7,407 armoured combat vehicles and 3,785 tanks. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: Total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 22 May 2023 are estimated to be as follows [figures in…

Your Monday Briefing

New York Times Russia’s assertions of victory in Bakhmut. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/briefing/bakhmut-russia-biden-debt-greek-election.html

Overnight attack on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: Ukraine downs 15 Russian drones and 4 missiles, but sees civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure

Pravda Ukraine Ukraine’s air defence forces shot down 15 Russian drones and four cruise missiles during Russia’s attack on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the night of 21-22 May. Several residential buildings, premises of private firms, and vehicles were damaged in the attack. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/22/7403233/

US Southern Command head arrives in Colombia to meet with President Gustavo Petro

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the US embassy in Colombia, Laura Richardson arrived in the Latin American country to meet high-ranking officials and military officers to discuss long-term security relations https://tass.com/defense/1620871

Hong Kong issues year’s first ‘very hot weather’ warning, temperature to cross 32 degrees Celsius

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Observatory warns public of heatstroke risks. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3221370/hong-kong-issues-years-first-very-hot-weather-warning-temperature-cross-32-degrees-celsius?utm_source=rss_feed

Dollar down to 79.98 rubles at Moscow Exchange opening

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The euro exchange rate decreased by 24.5 kopecks to 86.26 rubles https://tass.com/russia/1620869