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No acid rain in Taiwan, despite more acidic rain in the north: EPA

Taipei, May 9 (CNA) Despite slightly higher levels of rainwater acidity in the north, none of Taiwan’s monitoring stations have recorded pH levels that qualify as acid rain over the past two years, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202305090016

What Is Russia’s May 9 Victory Day?

New York Times The holiday commemorating the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 is toned down this year as the war in Ukraine drags on. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/world/europe/russia-victory-day-may-9.html

Mercenary chief makes cryptic, profane remark about Russian war leadership

Jerusalem Post The identity of the grandfather figure Prigozhin referred to was unclear, but sufficiently ambiguous to invite speculation. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-742507

23 children orphaned in Donetsk Oblast

Pravda Ukraine Twenty-three children have been orphaned in Donetsk Oblast since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine because their parents or carers were killed in combat action. Source: Children’s Service of the Donetsk Oblast State Administration in response to a request by Suspilne The orphans and children deprived of parental care have…

Analysis: Markets Could Be Underestimating ECB Rate Peak

Wall Street Journal Markets are likely to be underestimating how much more the ECB will have to raise interest rates, by assuming that inflation will fall swiftly from current very high levels. https://www.wsj.com/articles/money-markets-could-be-underestimating-ecb-rate-increases-analysis-ab34ad3b

Natural Gas Hasn’t Been This Cheap in Europe Since Summer of ’21

Wall Street Journal Twelve months after Russia started to cut supplies of natural gas, a slump in the price of the power-generation and heating fuel has aided Europe. https://www.wsj.com/articles/natural-gas-hasnt-been-this-cheap-in-europe-since-summer-of-21-25fd45f2

Zelenskyy is counting on positive interim assessment of Ukraine’s path to EU in June

Pravda Ukraine Ukraine is counting on receiving a positive interim assessment on its progress toward European integration from the European Commission in June. Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a joint briefing with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in Kyiv on 9 May, reported by European Pravda Details: Zelenskyy said it was…

Former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss to visit Taiwan this month

Taipei, May 9 (CNA) Former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss will visit Taiwan to take part in a government-funded speaking engagement later this month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202305090015

National Guard soldier shoots down Kyiv-bound missile using Igla MANPADS

Pravda Ukraine A National Guard serviceman who is part of a mobile firing team shot down a Russian cruise missile during an attack on the city of Kyiv on the night of 8-9 May. Source: press service of the National Guard of Ukraine Quote: “During the air-raid warning, a mobile firing team of the National…

Debt Showdown

New York Times Lawmakers are starting discussions on the debt limit, weeks before a critical deadline. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/briefing/debt-limit-discussions-four-scenarios.html