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New Mexico Is Losing a Form of Spanish Spoken Nowhere Else on Earth

New York Times A dialect from the state’s earliest Spanish-speaking settlers has endured for over 400 years in the state’s remote mountain villages. But its time may be running out. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/us/new-mexico-spanish.html

35 Chinese warplanes cross Taiwan Strait median line: MND

Taipei, April 9 (CNA) The Ministry of National Defense (MND) said 35 Chinese military aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line Sunday, as drills launched in response to a meeting between President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy continued for a second day. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304090013

Evyatar march to move forward with security approval, MKs in attendance

Jerusalem Post March organizers said that the path has been purposely selected to be suitable for strollers so as to attract whole families and has been planned in coordination with the Israel Police and IDF. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738791

Cyber attack leaves irrigation systems in Upper Galilee dysfunctional

Jerusalem Post Water controllers for irrigating fields in the Jordan Valley were damaged, as were control systems for the Galil Sewage Corporation. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-738790

PLA drills aimed at appeasing Chinese nationalists: Scholar

Taipei, April 9 (CNA) China’s ongoing military exercises around Taiwan are aimed at appeasing nationalists in China who were upset by the meeting between Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Taiwanese scholar said Sunday. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304090012

US refugee orgs met with racism, sexism, verbal abuse from some Afghan evacuees: IG report

Fox News U.S. resettlement agencies involved in aiding approximately 72,000 Afghan evacuees brought to the U.S. in 2021 and 2022 experienced racism, sexism and verbal abuse from some of those evacuated, according to a State Department Inspector General report. The review by the IG looked into the resettlement of tens of thousands of evacuees who…

Russia says it has destroyed 70,000-tonne fuel depot near Zaporizhzhia

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738785

Sports in China urged to channel ‘Long March’ spirit as corruption net cast wider

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Spirit of taking the Long March again’ invoked as CCDI and sports regulatory officials pledge to fully support central government clean-up drive. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3216473/sports-china-urged-channel-long-march-spirit-corruption-net-cast-wider?utm_source=rss_feed

Israel to extend visa permits, humanitarian aid to Ukrainian refugees

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738783

Russian Strikes Kill Father and Daughter in Southeast Ukraine

Moscow Times https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/09/russian-strikes-kill-father-and-daughter-in-southeast-ukraine-a80763