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Minutes After Title 42 Expired, Scenes of Anxiety and Weariness Along the Border

New York Times Some people attempted last-minute crossings, but most of the border was quiet as U.S. officials prepared for the days ahead. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/12/us/scenes-border-title-42.html

Sweden to seek EU recognition of Wagner Group as terrorist organisation

Pravda Ukraine Sweden will seek to define the EU’s recognition of the Wagner Group private military company as a terrorist organisation. Source: Tobias Billström, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, in a comment to the Dagens Nyheter newspaper, on 11 May Details: According to the minister, his country, which currently presides over the Council of…

Gazan killed in Israeli drone strike; little boy tragically dies of panic attack

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A Palestinian man has been killed in a fresh Israeli assassination drone strike in the northern part of the besieged Gaza Strip. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/12/703213/Palestinian-man-killed-in-Israeli-drone-strike-on-Gaza-as-death-toll-soars-to-29

MSCI cuts Taiwan weighting in 2 indexes, raises it in another

Taipei, May 12 (CNA) MSCI Inc., a global index provider, has cut Taiwan’s weighting in two of its major indexes but raised it in a third one. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305120008

Richemont Confident on Outlook as China Reopens

Wall Street Journal Richemont said it expected further strong demand ahead, particularly in China, after it booked an above-forecast operating profit for fiscal 2023 on a 14% rise in sales. https://www.wsj.com/articles/richemont-upbeat-for-new-fiscal-year-as-china-reopening-spurs-4q-sales-e40a0cfe

Singapore woman loses US$37,400 life savings after falling for durian scam

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The victim was left with only US$5 in her bank account after trying to buy cheap durians from a Facebook store. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3220317/singapore-woman-loses-us37400-life-savings-after-falling-durian-scam?utm_source=rss_feed

Russian commander sees tensions around Artyomovsk, but resistance to enemy growing

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that fighters of the Wagner private military company “are giving the enemy a decent rebuff and they have actively advanced further today” https://tass.com/defense/1616357

AI tech ‘more dangerous than an AR-15,’ can be twisted for ‘malevolent power,’ expert warns

Fox News The accessibility of artificial intelligence (AI) will change the international landscape to empower “bad actor” strongman regimes and lead to unprecedented social disruptions, a risk analysis expert told Fox News Digital. “We know that when you have a bad actor, and all they have is a single-shot rifle as opposed to an AR-15,…

China could use AI deepfake technology to disrupt 2024 election, GOP senator warns

Fox News EXCLUSIVE: China’s expansive artificial intelligence (AI) operations could play a concerning role in the 2024 election cycle, Sen. Pete Ricketts warned on Thursday. “There’s absolutely a possibility that they could do that for the 2024 election, and that’s what we have to be on guard [for],” Ricketts told Fox News Digital in an…

Olympic Swimming in the Seine? How Paris Is Remaking a River.

New York Times Organizers of the 2024 Summer Games promised a waterway clean enough for Olympic swimmers and then Parisians to swim in. The job was bigger than anyone knew. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/12/sports/olympics/paris-olympics-seine-cleanup.html