• 02/22/2025

Hong Kong women’s ice hockey team clinches historic championship division win, vows no further anthem blunders

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Second mix-up narrowly averted, team leader Annie Kwan says, after organiser failed to pass on USB drive to person in charge of playing song. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3216522/hong-kong-womens-ice-hockey-team-makes-history-championship-win-world-event-vows-no-further-anthem?utm_source=rss_feed

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Police investigating overnight shooting in Netivot with no injuries

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738844

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As spring offensive nears, Ukraine is drafting reinforcements

Washington Post After 13 months of war and a bloody winter, Ukraine needs more soldiers — and fast. New rules have made it easier for officials to issue draft notices. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/10/ukraine-draft-troops-reinforcements-training/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Chinese military drills near Taiwan continue for third day with largest force yet: 70 warplanes, 11 ships

Fox News China sent nearly a dozen warships and 70 fighter jets toward Taiwan on Monday, prompting the Taiwanese military to ready its navy and its land-based missile defenses, its government said. The aggressive move came after two days of similar military displays Beijing sent near the island of 22 million people – actions made…

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Your Monday Briefing

New York Times A Ukraine war documents leak. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/briefing/ukraine-war-explosion-biden-ireland.html

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China trying to snatch away Paraguay as presidential election nears: MOFA

Taipei, April 10 (CNA) Vice Foreign Minister Alexander Yui (俞大㵢) on Monday said China has been doing its best to try to snatch away Paraguay, Taiwan’s only diplomatic ally in South America. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304100005

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‘Every Day Is Scary’: Ukrainian Soldiers Learn to Cope With Trauma

New York Times A team of Ukrainian military psychologists is training soldiers to confront stress and trauma after a year of harsh fighting on the battlefield. But as Russia’s war grinds on, their work is getting harder. https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000008849211/soldiers-ukraine-mental-health.html

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Woman, 60, dies 16 hours after being hit by truck in Hong Kong, driver, 38, arrested

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information on the case to contact them. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216517/woman-60-dies-16-hours-after-being-hit-truck-hong-kong-driver-38-arrested?utm_source=rss_feed

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In South Korea, families of Halloween crowd-crush victims face ‘unspeakable’ online abuse

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Internet trolls have latched onto outlandish conspiracies claiming the crush that killed more than 150 people in October was caused by vegetable oil or drugs. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3216516/south-korea-families-itaewon-crowd-crush-victims-face-unspeakable-online-abuse?utm_source=rss_feed

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What Do You Do? How to Disentangle Your Identity from Work

Wall Street Journal Handle the ‘What do you do?’ question with aplomb, and make more space for the rest of your life https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-do-you-do-how-to-disentangle-your-identity-from-work-9647fda4

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