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Australia’s ‘targeted’ US$10 billion budget offers relief for cost of living, but can it curb inflation?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Canberra is fighting rising living costs by allocating nearly US$10.1 billion over the next four years to relief efforts for Australians, but some analysts believe the spending will fuel inflation. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3220089/australias-targeted-us10-billion-budget-offers-relief-cost-living-can-it-curb-inflation?utm_source=rss_feed

2 Visitors Killed at Synagogue in Tunisia by Naval Guardsman

New York Times The guardsman, who the authorities said was shot dead by security officers, mounted the attack at an ancient temple on the island of Djerba. He also killed a guard at his base. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/world/middleeast/tunisia-shooting-synagogue.html

Swiss villagers told to evacuate over Alpine rockslide alert

Washington Post Authorities in eastern Switzerland have ordered residents of the tiny village of Brienz to evacuate by Friday evening because geology experts say a mass of 2 million cubic meters of Alpine rock looming overhead could break loose and spill down in coming weeks https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/switzerland-brienz-alps-mountain-rockslide-evacuation/c3923d24-ef1e-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

SCO addressing issues of stability, prosperity, cannot be compared to NATO

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Zhang Ming noted that the organization has always adhered to the principle of non-alignment as well as the rejection of confrontation and of the targeting of any third parties https://tass.com/world/1615353

Catholic, Orthodox Coptic popes offer joint Vatican blessing

Washington Post Pope Francis and the Orthodox Coptic pope have delivered a joint blessing from St. Peter’s Square https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/vatican-pope-orthodox-coptic-egypt/829379aa-ef1e-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Taiwan to receive HIMARS one year earlier than expected: Military

Taipei, May 10 (CNA) Taiwan will receive the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) M142 launchers it bought from the United States a year earlier than originally scheduled, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced on Wednesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202305100015

Indian Tech’s Promise of Rivaling China Is Falling Apart

Wall Street Journal The post-burn era exposes the deep fault lines in the Indian startup ecosystem. https://www.wsj.com/articles/indian-techs-promise-of-rivaling-china-is-falling-apart-91288578

Pakistan court indicts ex-PM Imran Khan – report

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742622

Mainland Chinese visitors start to return to Hong Kong after Covid-19 restrictions lifted, but most tours low-cost and short stay, figures reveal

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tourism figures from February to this month show 86 per cent of tour trips from mainland China lasted one to two days and 54 per cent cost less than 500 yuan. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3220072/mainland-chinese-visitors-start-return-hong-kong-after-covid-19-restrictions-lifted-most-tours-low?utm_source=rss_feed

Australia exports first copper to China since 2020, industry hopes end to ban near

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Beijing is gradually easing a raft of unofficial restrictions and tariffs imposed during a diplomatic spat over trade, security and the origins of Covid-19. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3220084/australia-exports-first-copper-china-2020-industry-hopes-end-ban-near?utm_source=rss_feed