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How Peaceful Sweden Became Europe’s Gun-Murder Capital

Wall Street Journal The rise of the Scandinavian equivalent of Pablo Escobar has tracked growing violence in Sweden. That has sparked an anti-immigration backlash. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-peaceful-sweden-became-europes-gun-murder-capital-a5b500a7

Workers Want Ozempic for Weight Loss. Few Employers Want to Pay for It.

Wall Street Journal Many company health plans are trying to restrict access to the pricey drug and alternatives like Wegovy. https://www.wsj.com/articles/workers-want-ozempic-for-weight-loss-few-employers-want-to-pay-for-it-215fb5c1

Vietnam values building relations with Russia — ruling party leader

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Nguyen Phu Trong stressed that relations between Hanoi and Moscow “are filled with feelings of mutual empathy and camaraderie” https://tass.com/politics/1621145

Jobless rate ends 2-month rising streak in April

Taipei, May 22 (CNA) Taiwan’s jobless rate fell in April, breaking a two-month rising streak, as job openings increased in domestic demand-oriented industries in the post COVID-19 era, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305220018

‘Time’s running out’ in desperate search for Malaysian, Singaporean climbers missing on Everest

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Muhammad Hawari Hashim, who is deaf and mute, went missing between Camp IV and Camp III during his descent after a successful ascent on May 18. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3221438/times-running-out-desperate-search-malaysian-singaporean-climbers-missing-everest?utm_source=rss_feed

Fire in Guyana School Dormitory Kills at Least 20

New York Times Many of the victims in the overnight blaze were children, and the government was flying out some of the injured so they could receive treatment. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/world/americas/guyana-school-fire.html

Ukrainian sabotage group penetrates into Belgorod Region, measures underway to destroy it

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. As Vyacheslav Gladkov earlier reported, two civilians were wounded in the Ukrainian army’s shelling of the village of Glotovo in the Graivoronsky district https://tass.com/society/1621139

LIVE: Israel grows over 50% of its vegetables in the desert. Here is how

Jerusalem Post Noa Zer, Central Arava Regional Council’s Director of Resource Development, in conversation with Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO of the Jerusalem Post Group https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-743781

Kazakhstan has not approved Haidai’s appointment as Ukraine’s ambassador

Pravda Ukraine Kazakhstan has not agreed to the appointment of Serhii Haidai, the former head of the Luhansk Oblast Military Administration, as ambassador to the country, preferring to see a professional diplomat in the post. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/22/7403310/

S8 Capital Holding acquires Continental’s Russian assets

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. S8 Capital noted that tire production will continue at its Kaluga factory and around 1,100 staff will be retained https://tass.com/economy/1621119