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Norway climber aims to be fastest to scale 14 tallest peaks

Washington Post A Norwegian who just became the fastest female to climb the world’s 14 highest mountains is now aiming to become the fastest person to complete the feat by beating the record set by a male climber in 2019 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/04/fastest-climber-everest-norwegian-14-peaks/bb21d4dc-ea8d-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

South Korean man suspected of killing girlfriend in Kaohsiung detained

Kaohsiung, May 4 (CNA) The Kaohsiung District Court approved a request by prosecutors late Thursday to detain a South Korean man suspected of killing his girlfriend on a trip to southern Taiwan late last month. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305040021

Ukraine’s international reserves reach record-breaking $35.9 bln — National Bank

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Ukraine’s state and state-guaranteed debt climbed by $3.9 bln in March, reaching $119.9 bln, while external debt accounted for 65.47% of total debt, or $78.51 bln https://tass.com/economy/1613667

Russia holds over 20,000 civilians hostage, number to increase after liberation

Pravda Ukraine Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner, has suggested that after the liberation of the occupied territories, it will turn out that Russia is holding significantly more than 20,000 Ukrainian civilians hostage. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/4/7400707/

Killings reported in Benin’s north

Washington Post An attack by unidentified armed persons in the north of the small West African nation of Benin has killed ‘about 15 people,’ according to the government’s spokesperson https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/04/benin-killings-farm-attack/1e7b563a-ea8d-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Informant who provided Russians with Ukrainian forces’ positions in Bakhmut sentenced to 7 years in prison

Pravda Ukraine The court has sentenced a 36-year-old resident of the city of Bakhmut to seven years in prison. He provided the occupiers with the location of the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut. Source: press services of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the Prosecutor General’s Office Quote: “The prosecutors…

Drone use restricted in another 2 Russian regions

Pravda Ukraine Drone use has been restricted in Sverdlovsk Oblast and Omsk Oblast in the Russian Federation. Source: RBC, a Russian media outlet, citing Vitaly Khotsenko, Omsk Oblast Governor Quote from Khotsenko: “Today [4 May], we have restricted the use of drones for security reasons. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/4/7400706/

Biden lightens his White House schedule, lets Harris take lead in AI meeting

Fox News President Biden assigned himself a light schedule this week with no public events from Tuesday through Thursday, and let Vice President Kamala Harris take the lead on a meeting with companies on artificial intelligence. The only listed activity from Biden today was a private briefing with Harris, who will then meet with tech…

Still a Great Job Market

Wall Street Journal Big company layoffs make headlines, but the latest NFIB employment report finds small firms still in hiring mode. https://www.wsj.com/articles/still-a-great-job-market-eacd5a91

Could US climate envoy John Kerry be ‘channel for communications’ with China?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. John Kerry reportedly said he was invited to visit China in the ‘near term’ for climate talks but the timing has yet to be decided. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3219406/could-us-climate-envoy-john-kerry-be-channel-communications-china?utm_source=rss_feed