Category: Nations
Insurtech Unicorn Bolttech Raises $196 Million
Wall Street Journal Expanded funding round increases valuation of the insurance-technology company by about $100 million from October. https://www.wsj.com/articles/insurtech-unicorn-bolttech-raises-196-million-nudging-up-valuation-cf85b1e1
Read MoreMan indicted for attacking Taipei doctor over disability assessment
Taipei, May 17 (CNA) Prosecutors on Wednesday indicted a family member of a patient at Taipei’s Tri-Service General Hospital for allegedly attacking a doctor earlier this month who refused to give the patient a disability assessment test. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305170015
Read MorePoland cannot provide Ukraine with F-16 fighters but is prepared to send MiG-29s – Duda
Pravda Ukraine Poland is prepared to continue to send MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, but not F-16s, as the country does not have so many of them. Source: This was stated by Andrzej Duda, the President of Poland, in Reykjavik, as cited by European Pravda with reference to wPolityce. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/17/7402588/
Read MoreIran, Afghanistan must resolve water row once and for all
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iran and Afghanistan have no major territorial disputes, but a festering disagreement over the allocation of water from the Helmand river has plagued their relationship for two centuries. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/17/703539/Iran-Afghanistan-water-dispute-Helmand-river
Read MoreLeader: Hajj aims to forge Muslim unity against Israel, arrogance
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Ayatollah Khamenei says the Hajj rituals aim to forge unity within the Islamic Ummah in the face of the global arrogance and Israel. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/17/703541/Iran-Leader-Khamenei-Hajj-officials-pilgrimage-unity-Muslim-Ummah-arrogance-Israel
Read More‘IAEA no party to nuclear deal revival talks; no disruption in inspections’
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iran’s nuclear chief says the parties to the JCPOA, and not the IAEA, are in charge of the negotiations to revive the agreement. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/17/703537/JCPOA-revival-talks-nothing-to-do-with-IAEA-Iran-nuclear-chief
Read MoreUkrainian spymaster calls for establishing 100-km demilitarized zone with Russia
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Earlier, the Russian government had repeatedly voiced its readiness to negotiate with Ukraine to reach a settlement of the conflict https://tass.com/defense/1618675
Read MoreRasht-Astara section to allow establishing service across North-South route — Putin
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian president noted that this marks the beginning of implementation of a large-scale project on creation of the International North-South Transport Corridor https://tass.com/economy/1618673
Read MoreIsraeli police officer sentenced to 52 months for selling firearms to pay debt
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-743323
Read MoreBuilt-in watchdogs protect China from its own drones: military source
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Exported UAVs are said to include a feature that recognises an ‘electric geofence’ encircling Chinese territory and turns them away. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3220830/built-watchdogs-protect-china-its-own-drones-military-source?utm_source=rss_feed
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