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HKeToll: smooth start on first working day for Hong Kong’s new automatic payment system, fewer motorists hesitating at closed booths
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. No hiccups for morning rush hour traffic at Tsing Sha Control Area, which charges flat rate of HK$8. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3219724/hketoll-smooth-start-first-working-day-hong-kongs-new-automatic-payment-system-fewer-motorists?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina-Central Asia summit to take place in Xi’an on May 18-19 — Foreign Ministry
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will also take part in it https://tass.com/world/1614777
Read MoreRussian Security Council suggests suspects in Prilepin assassination attempt may die in custody
Pravda Ukraine Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, has suggested that an “accident” in custody might lead to the deaths of the suspects in the car bomb attack on Russian propagandist and writer Zakhar Prilepin. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/8/7401099/
Read MoreMajor wildfire localized on 60,000 hectares in Transbaikal Region — Emergency services
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Emergency services received an initial report of a dry grass fire late on May 7 https://tass.com/emergencies/1614775
Read MoreChinese buyers seeking ‘freedom’ snap up luxury property in Thailand: ‘this is my dream’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A flood of mainland Chinese have poured into Thailand this year, on the hunt for luxury apartments of the sort they wouldn’t be able to afford in China’s first-tier cities – as well as…
Read MorePutin, Japarov to discuss Russian-Kyrgyz strategic partnership in Moscow
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The President of Kyrgyzstan also plans to meet with “other officials of the Russian Federation” https://tass.com/politics/1614773
Read MoreIsrael’s hikes ranked among top nature walks worldwide
Jerusalem Post Israel’s Ein Gedi hike ranked higher on Explore!’s list than Nepal’s world-renowned Annapurna circuit. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-742364
Read MoreRussia is unable to conduct coordinated defence operations along entire front line – ISW
Pravda Ukraine Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s threats to move his troops to Bakhmut from other parts of the frontline could have been a move to blackmail the Russian military command into providing ammunition for Wagner mercenaries. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/8/7401098/
Read MoreFire in gold mine kills at least 27, Peruvian officials say
Washington Post Peruvian authorities say a fire broke out deep in a gold mine in southern Peru and killed at least 27 workers during an overnight shift https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/07/peru-mine-accident-dead/a2c1793a-ed42-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreOutlook for Palestinian economy ‘bleak,’ World Bank says
Jerusalem Post The report attributed the slowing Palestinian economy in part to restrictions on mobility, imports, and trade imposed by Israel. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/banking-and-finance/article-742365
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