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Taiwan shares close down 0.55 %

Taipei, May 10 (CNA) Taiwan shares ended down 85.94 points, or 0.55 percent,at 15,641.76 Wednesday on turnover of NT$196.663 billion (US$6.405 billion). https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305100008

China is not the real risk for Europe, Qin Gang warns Berlin hosts

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Without naming the US, Chinese foreign minister says ‘new cold war’ will damage European interests as well as China’s. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3220037/china-not-real-risk-europe-qin-gang-warns-berlin-hosts?utm_source=rss_feed

Credit Agricole Beats Hopes Despite Amundi Outflows

Wall Street Journal Credit Agricole reported first-quarter net profit and revenue that came in above expectations despite net outflows of €9.7 billion at its asset management division. https://www.wsj.com/articles/credit-agricole-1q-earnings-rose-ahead-of-expectations-a75794f9

Russia’s anti-doping body RUSADA still non-compliant with WADA Code

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “RUSADA will remain non-compliant until WADA has been able to verify that it fulfills each of the reinstatement conditions laid out by the CAS,” the statement noted https://tass.com/sport/1615195

9 hospitalized after crane boom collapses at construction site

Taipei, May 10 (CNA) At least nine people were rushed to local hospitals after the boom of a crane at a construction site fell and slammed into an MRT carriage in Taichung’s Nantun District, according to the local fire department. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305100007

Fears over scores of zoo animals caught in Sudan crossfire

Washington Post Dozens of zoo animals in Sudan’s capital are feared dead after street battles between the country’s rival forces made the location unreachable https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/sudan-fighting-animals-trapped-museum-khartoum/342efbc2-eef6-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

UK Defence Intelligence explains why there were so few armoured vehicles at Moscow parade

Pravda Ukraine UK Defence Intelligence has suggested that Russia could have displayed more armoured vehicles at the 9 May Victory Day parade in Moscow, but the Kremlin feared domestic criticism. Source: Intelligence report from UK Ministry of Defence on 10 May Quote: “On 09 May 2023, the make-up of Russia’s annual Victory Day Parade in…

As more women forgo the hijab, Iran’s government pushes back

Washington Post More women are choosing not to wear the mandatory headscarf, or the hijab, publicly in Iran https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/iran-headscarf-hijab-protests-unrest/a7434696-eef5-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Toyota Motor’s Net Profit Rose on Sales Recovery, Weaker Yen

Wall Street Journal Toyota Motor’s fourth-quarter net profit rose 3.4%, thanks in part to a recovery in sales and a weaker yen. https://www.wsj.com/articles/toyota-motors-fourth-quarter-net-profit-rose-on-sales-recovery-weaker-yen-f028e165

Russian forces eliminate Ukrainian spy group in southern Donetsk area

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Alexander Gordeyev also said that the crew of a TOS-1 heavy flamethrower had destroyed the enemy’s platoon strong point southeast of the Vodyanoye settlement https://tass.com/politics/1615193