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Hong Kong national security police seize Tiananmen Crackdown statue for ‘inciting subversion’ probe – reports

Hong Kong Free Press The Pillar of Shame – a monument commemorating those who died amid the 1989 Tiananmen Crackdown – has been seized by Hong Kong’s national security police investigating an “incitement to subversion” case, local media have reported. The Pillar of Shame. File photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. The police announced in a statement on…

Russians attack power station in Donetsk Oblast in morning

Pravda Ukraine On 5 May in the morning, the Russians launched an attack on the power infrastructure of Ukraine: an attack on a power generation facility lasted for over two hours. The scale of the damage is being specified but the power station works. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/5/7400794/

Death of Hong Kong Star Ferry captain draws attention to workers’ 25-day shift pattern

Hong Kong Free Press The death of a Star Ferry captain during a shift on Wednesday has drawn attention to the firm’s 25-day work roster. However, workers wished to keep the arrangement – which affords them five days off after working for 25 consecutive days – according to the Star Ferry. Hong Kong’s Star Ferry.…

U.S. dollar closes lower on Taipei forex market

Taipei, May 5 (CNA) The U.S. dollar fell against the Taiwan dollar Friday, shedding NT$0.025 to close at NT$30.641. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305050010

China hits out at Canadian ‘threat’ to expel diplomat over harassment claim

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ambassador Cong Peiwu was summoned by the foreign ministry over allegations of a Chinese-led campaign targeting a lawmaker and his family. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3219525/china-hits-out-canadian-threat-expel-diplomat-over-harassment-claim?utm_source=rss_feed

Russia’s VK Developing Homegrown Tinder Alternative

Moscow Times Tinder’s parent company announced it is exiting Russia over its commitment to “protecting human rights” amid the war in Ukraine. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/05/russias-vk-developing-homegrown-tinder-alternative-a81046

‘Clearly a cover-up’: Baltimore parents fight back against city schools after rapid academic decline

Fox News A father of two young children hopes a lawsuit will lead to more transparency and improve student outcomes in Baltimore’s embattled public school system. “I’m all for funding schools,” Jovani Patterson, told Fox News. “However, you don’t just keep giving money without investigation on where the money has gone, especially with the amount…

Orban says US tries to drag Hungary into Ukrainian conflict, but it won’t join it

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The minister said earlier that the ideology of liberalism and the so-called progressive foreign policy pursued by the leaders of several Western countries lead to the collapse of other states and drag the whole world into war https://tass.com/world/1613971

Man indicted for stabbing friend after losing money playing cards

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742171

Grapevine: Remembering Dr. Hashkes

Jerusalem Post Movers and shakers in Israeli society https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-742059