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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
Read MoreTech, 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
Read MoreHong 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
Read MoreRussia 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…
Read MoreToll 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
Read MoreKremlin 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
Read MoreFinancial 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
Read MoreKremlin 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
Read MoreLivent, 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
Read MoreThe 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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