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Labor funds post gains of over NT$1 trillion in 2024

Taipei, Feb. 3 (CNA) Benefiting from a global stock market boom, funds managed by Taiwan’s Bureau of Labor Funds posted gains of over NT$1 trillion (US$30.33 billion), according to data released by the bureau on Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202502030019

Georgia pulls its parliamentary delegation from PACE

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On January 29, PACE adopted a resolution recognizing the powers of the Georgian delegation, but with the condition that the country hold a new parliamentary election by April and release “political prisoners” https://tass.com/world/1908043

DPR Boxing Federation chief who died in Moscow blast found on Ukraine’s wanted list

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The data of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry indicates that Sarkisyan had been wanted in Ukraine since 2014 https://tass.com/world/1908041

National baseball team opens training for WBC qualifiers

Taipei, Feb. 3 (CNA) Taiwan’s national baseball team finalized its 36-player training roster that it will draw on to compete in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) qualifying round in Taipei later this month and began training for the event Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202502030018

USAID headquarters to shut down on February 3, most staff to work remotely

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Only employees with essential on-site and building maintenance functions will be allowed to work at the head office, if asked by senior leadership https://tass.com/world/1908039

Share of foreign investment in Russian OFZ down to 4% in December — Bank of Russia

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the regulator, nominal amount of OFZ owned by non-residents as of the beginning of January 2025 totaled $9 bln https://tass.com/economy/1908037

Nearly 63,000 people are missing in Ukraine due to the war

Pravda Ukraine Currently, nearly 63,000 people are listed as missing under special circumstances in the register, including both civilians and military personnel. Specialists have successfully located and identified the bodies of over 10,000 individuals. Source: Artur Dobroserdov, Commissioner for Persons Missing in Special Circumstances, in an interview with Ukrainian Radio, as reported by Ukraine’s National…

South Africa hits back at Trump’s claim that it is ‘confiscating land,’ as US aid to country threatened

Fox News JOHANNESBURG – President Donald Trump’s announcement that he plans to cut off all foreign aid to South Africa because he claimed it is “confiscating” land “and treating certain classes of people very badly” in “a massive human rights violation” has provoked strong reaction from the South African presidency and commentators. “The South African government…

700-year-old Italian fresco reveals medieval church’s use of Islamic tents

Jerusalem Post The fresco is thought to be the only surviving depiction of an Islamic tent in a medieval church. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-840403

US embassy continues to encourage protests in Georgia, Tbilisi official says

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Mamuka Mdinaradze expressed hope that the US embassy in Tbilisi would soon change its tactics and fall in line with Washington’s policy https://tass.com/world/1908029