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Newcrest Gold Mine Faces New Environmental Probe Over Dust Pollution

Wall Street Journal An Australian gold mine run by Newcrest Mining, a company that U.S. gold giant Newmont plans to acquire, is being probed on concerns over dust pollution. https://www.wsj.com/articles/newcrest-gold-mine-faces-new-environmental-probe-over-dust-pollution-ae60341c

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Crunch Week on the Debt Ceiling

Fox News It is hard to understate just how close the U.S. is to hitting the debt ceiling. There are talks – again. But no agreement. No bill. Nothing close as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reiterated on NBC that the “hard” deadline was June 1. Yellen added that the government would struggle to pay its…

IDF officers imprisoned, suspended for firing weapons naked

Jerusalem Post The individuals involved were brought before the commander of Sayeret Nahal, Col. Oren Simcha, on Sunday to receive final judgment. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-743797

Wagnerites unlikely to be able to continue fighting outside Bakhmut

Pravda Ukraine Wagner Private Military Company is holding the western administrative borders of Bakhmut while Ukrainian forces continue to focus on counterattacks on the outskirts of the city. Wagnerites, exhausted by the fighting, are unlikely to be able to continue offensive operations outside Bakhmut, as estimated by the analysts at the Institute for the Study…

Taiwan headline news

Taipei, May 22 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Monday are as follows: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305220004

Bills DeSantis Signed in Florida Target Trans Rights, Abortion and Education

New York Times Gov. Ron DeSantis ushered in a six-week abortion ban and curriculum restrictions, while expanding capital punishment and concealed carry access as he prepared to run for president. https://www.nytimes.com/article/desantis-florida-bills.html

U.S. dollar down in Taipei trading

Taipei, May 22 (CNA) The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$30.634 at 10 a.m. Monday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, down NT$0.048 from the previous close. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305220003

China’s PBOC Keeps Benchmark Loan Rates Unchanged

Wall Street Journal China’s central bank on Monday kept the benchmark lending rates unchanged, as expected, despite recent data signaling a patchy economic recovery. https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-pboc-keeps-benchmark-loan-rates-unchanged-73ba25c0

Russian, Chinese top security officials to hold consultations in Moscow

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Russian Security Council press office, “the consultations will be held by Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev and Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of China Chen Wenqing” https://tass.com/russia/1620861

President of Brazil proposes to hold UN summit on Ukraine

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, it is inappropriate to discuss the situation in Ukraine either in the G7 or the G20 format https://tass.com/world/1620859