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Ant-Man Gets Squashed as Hong Kong’s Movie Revival Follows Covid, Protests

Wall Street Journal Locally made movies are again contenders at Hong Kong’s box offices and film awards, but they differ from the crime thrillers and kung fu epics of past decades. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ant-man-gets-squashed-as-hong-kongs-movie-revival-follows-covid-protests-6f466922

Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler Chose Folk Music to Escape His Parents’ Pop Records

Wall Street Journal The English memoirist on his icy bedroom, his childhood nickname and giving Ozzy Osbourne a gig. https://www.wsj.com/articles/black-sabbaths-geezer-butler-chose-folk-music-to-escape-his-parents-pop-records-ecad4589

Putin allows taking passports away from conscripts

Pravda Ukraine Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, has signed a law which allows seizing passports of conscripts. Source: Russian independent media outlet Meduza Details: According to the amendments to the law about the procedure of leaving Russia, the conscripts to the military (or alternative civil) service will be obliged to hand over their passports…

Israeli-made robotic Spiderman cleans Hong Kong skyscrapers

Jerusalem Post Verbotics is the first company to provide a robot cleaning output ten times the capacity of the traditional cleaning performed by humans. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-746149

US mulls sending top-shelf depleted uranium tank rounds to Ukraine

Fox News The U.S. is likely to send depleted-uranium shells to Ukraine along with the dozens of tanks the country will receive later this year, according to a new report, despite some concerns from officials. The advanced shells sport unmatched penetrating power and are widely used for anti-armor use within the U.S. military. President Biden’s…

Analysis: Thyssenkrupp Nucera’s Real Test Could Come After IPO

Wall Street Journal The hydrogen company’s ability to strike a balance between growth and profitability after its planned initial public offering was questioned by analysts. https://www.wsj.com/articles/thyssenkrupp-nuceras-real-test-could-come-after-ipo-talking-markets-bccd75d0

Russia repeatedly becomes largest supplier of oil to China, India in April — OPEC

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In India, according to the analytical agency Kpler, cited by OPEC, Russia has been the leader in oil supplies for the tenth consecutive month, providing 43% of the country’s total imports in April https://tass.com/economy/1631447

DPP legislative nominee Lin Fei-fan withdraws amid sexual misconduct claims

Taipei, June 13 (CNA) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) nominee Lin Fei-fan (林飛帆) on Tuesday withdrew from the 2024 legislative elections amid accusations he mishandled a sexual misconduct complaint while serving as the ruling party’s deputy secretary-general. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202306130030

Three People Killed in U.K. Rampage

Wall Street Journal Several more people were injured in the city of Nottingham. Police said a suspect was arrested but no motive has been established. https://www.wsj.com/articles/three-people-killed-in-u-k-rampage-16302cdf

In Photos: Ukraine’s Dnipro River Dries Up in Zaporizhzhia Following Kakhovka Dam Collapse

Moscow Times In areas upriver from the dam in the Zaporizhzhia region, the sudden fall in water level on the Dnipro River has had significant impacts. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/13/in-photos-ukraines-dnipro-river-dries-up-following-kakhovka-dam-collapse-a81491