• 02/28/2025

Nearly every fourth resident of Ukraine is below poverty line – World Bank

Pravda Ukraine The poverty rate in Ukraine last year increased from 5.5% to 24.2%, which means 7.1 million people are now below the poverty line. This is stated in the report of the World Bank, writes The Guardian. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/1/7400140/

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Night attack on Pavlohrad: 34 people injured, including 5 children

Pravda Ukraine The number of victims of an overnight attack on Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has reached 34, including 5 children. Source: Serhii Lysak, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: “So far [there are] 34 victims of the missile strike on Pavlohrad district. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/1/7400136/

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Regulators seize ailing First Republic Bank, sell remains to JPMorgan

Washington Post The FDIC said that all depositors of First Republic will become depositors of JPMorgan and will have full access to their deposits. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/01/first-republic-bank-seized-jp-morgan/

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Ukrainian general finds situation in Artyomovsk tense

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Earlier Ukrainian Special Operations Forces Commander Viktor Khorenko also described the situation in Artyomovsk as complex https://tass.com/world/1611825

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‘Iran can tap into trillion-dollar market outside US sanction environment’

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iran can benefit from the trillion-dollar market unaffected by the US sanction, says a top lawmaker. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/01/702515/Iran-market-billion-dollar-US-Sanction-BRICS-SCO-China-JCPOA

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Amid race for self-driving tech, China’s EV makers face a tough choice: commercialise existing systems or years of R&D

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s electric car makers and tech giants are racing to develop level-three autonomous driving, but slow development has pushed some to focus on existing assisted-driving systems. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3218922/amid-race-self-driving-tech-chinas-ev-makers-face-tough-choice-commercialise-existing-systems-or?utm_source=rss_feed

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President Tsai thanks essential workers on Labor Day

Taipei, May 1 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) marked International Workers’ Day Monday by thanking essential workers for safeguarding and protecting the people of Taiwan throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202305010005

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Over 90% of voters support overhaul of constitution in Uzbekistan —election chief

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Over 16.6 million people out of the country’s 19 million citizens listed as voters took part in the referendum https://tass.com/world/1611823

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Woman, 30, and boy fall to their deaths at Hong Kong building in suspected murder-suicide case

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. According to a source, woman was mother of boy, who was five years old. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3219005/woman-30-and-boy-fall-their-deaths-hong-kong-building-suspected-murder-suicide-case?utm_source=rss_feed

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Crude Oil Slips Amid Worries Over Consumer Demand

Wall Street Journal Crude-oil futures were around 1% lower, with Goldman Sachs saying worries over consumption seen in the distillates market, noting a sharp selloff from roughly $45 a barrel post-Ukrain war to the mid-teens in dollars. https://www.wsj.com/articles/crude-oil-slips-amid-worries-over-consumer-demand-9baa5280

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