• 03/16/2025

Russian airlines getting ready to resume flights to Georgia — Transport Ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing Russian airlines to resume flights to Georgia while tour operators will now be able to sell tours to the country https://tass.com/economy/1615429

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Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk

Wall Street Journal Roblox, Electronic Arts and more featured in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. https://www.wsj.com/articles/tech-media-telecom-roundup-market-talk-ffa5104

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Hong Kong amends law to limit foreign lawyers in some cases

Washington Post Hong Kong lawmakers have passed an amendment to a law granting the city’s leader the power to bar overseas lawyers from handling national security cases, following a high-profile row sparked by a pro-democracy Hong Kong publisher’s hiring of a British lawyer https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/hong-kong-overseas-lawyers-national-security/1426e186-ef29-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Russia strikes centre of Kherson: water pipe damaged, interruptions in water supply possible

Pravda Ukraine The Russian forces struck the centre of the city of Kherson on 10 May. The water pipe has been damaged, and the interruptions in the water supply are possible. Source: Roman Mrochko, head of the Kherson Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: “As a result of the attacks, a water pipe has been…

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Toll rises to 5 killed in Tunisia synagogue attack

Washington Post Tunisia’s TAP news agency says the death toll rose to five people killed, including two Jewish pilgrims and three Tunisian police guards, after an attack near a synagogue on the Mediterranean island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/tunisia-attack-synagogue-jewish-pilgrimage-djerba/b02cf102-ef28-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Kremlin spokesman slams Poland’s move to rename Russia’s Kaliningrad

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Dmitry Peskov reiterated that throughout its history, “Poland has slipped from time to time into a form of madness driven by its hatred of the Russians” https://tass.com/politics/1615423

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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Wall Street Journal OCBC, China Life and more featured in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. https://www.wsj.com/articles/financial-services-roundup-market-talk-889a86b9

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Kremlin refers question about Agence France-Presse reporter’s death to Defense Ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian presidential spokesman also warned the media against “taking the word of Ukrainian officials” who allege that Russia was behind the shelling attack that killed the journalis https://tass.com/defense/1615417

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Livent, Allkem Agree to Create $10.6 Billion Lithium Producer

Wall Street Journal Demand for a commodity used in batteries has risen sharply as the take-up of electric vehicles accelerates. https://www.wsj.com/articles/livent-allkem-agree-to-create-10-6-billion-lithium-producer-452a2a67

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The Home Buyer’s Quandary: Nobody’s Selling

Wall Street Journal Many are ready to move but don’t want to lose the low-rate mortgages they locked in a few years ago, crimping the supply of homes and keeping prices high. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-home-buyers-quandary-nobodys-selling-47c08d8

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