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About 60 domestic helpers in Hong Kong fired over critical illness since 2020: NGOs

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Support groups urge better public healthcare coverage to helpers pursuing discrimination cases after being fired over their condition. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3301699/about-60-domestic-helpers-hong-kong-fired-over-critical-illness-2020-ngos?utm_source=rss_feed

Thousands in Nepal want monarchy back, decry government corruption

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Protests in 2006 forced the king to give up his authoritarian rule, and two years later the parliament voted to abolish the monarchy. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3301698/thousands-nepal-want-monarchy-back-decry-government-corruption?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Build a life here’: NPC deputies pitch Taiwanese on mainland China opportunities

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In integration push, National People’s Congress told that island’s youth, business leaders should visit the mainland to ‘break information barriers’. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3301690/build-life-here-npc-deputies-pitch-taiwanese-mainland-china-opportunities?utm_source=rss_feed

Israel’s ‘Reserve Team’ youth train with National Team coach, players

Jerusalem Post “We are happy to host these wonderful children, whose parents have served the country during the war, at the home of Israel’s national team,” said Ben Shimon. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/article-845304

Honoring Ariel Bibas, Jerusalem’s children dress up as Batman for Purim

Jerusalem Post “The case of Ariel, Kfir, Shiri, and Yarden [Bibas] touched us all,” the nursery school teacher, Sima Aaharon, said. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-845302

Qatar ramps up pressure on Israel, warns against attacking Iranian nuclear sites

Jerusalem Post According to Iranian state media, Qatar said that “Persian Gulf states will run out of drinking water in three days if Iran’s nuclear sites attacked.” https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-845301

Poland responds to Musk on Starlink shutdown: We will seek other providers

Pravda Ukraine Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has reacted to a statement by billionaire Elon Musk, who called the Starlink system the backbone of the Ukrainian army and possibly threatened to disable it. Sikorski said that Poland will look for alternative providers if SpaceX proves unreliable. Source: Sikorski on X (Twitter) Quote: “Starlinks for Ukraine…

Paris to send weapons worth $211 mln to Kiev using interest from frozen Russian assets

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It would be used for “delivery of 155mm shells as well as AASM gliding bombs, which arm the Ukrainian Mirage 2000 fighter jets,” according to La Tribune newspaper https://tass.com/world/1924587

Netanyahu’s coalition currently without majority to pass 2025 budget

Jerusalem Post The bill is currently being prepared in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee but is unlikely to pass by the end of the month. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-845296

Can China and India step in to fill climate void left by Trump’s America?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The US’ absence from international deliberations on climate change must not be allowed to derail efforts to solve the crisis. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3300953/can-china-and-india-step-fill-climate-void-left-trumps-america?utm_source=rss_feed