Category: Nations
Tamkang University ex-vice president dies in suspected suicide
New Taipei, April 12 (CNA) Wang Kao-cheng (王高成), the former vice president for international affairs at Tamkang University, was found dead Wednesday in an apparent suicide on school grounds. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304120006
Read MoreUkrainian forces kill 730 invaders and destroy 2 tanks over past 24 hours
Pravda Ukraine Ukrainian troops have killed 730 Russian soldiers over the past 24 hours, whereas over 180,000 invaders have been killed since the beginning of the war. Source: General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces on Facebook Details: Total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 12 April 2023 are estimated to…
Read MoreDollar exchange rate up to 82.01 rubles, euro to 90.17 rubles as Wednesday trading opens
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In turn, the yuan exchange rate edged up by 0.4 kopecks to 11.913 rubles https://tass.com/economy/1602909
Read MoreTop senator suggests easing access to space exploration for private companies
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Valentina Matviyenko urged to adopt the experience of the West as well “if it demonstrates its efficiency and permits achieving new results” https://tass.com/science/1602907
Read More“It’s really scary, but we keep going because people need us.” Frontline stories from essential workers
Pravda Ukraine https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles/2023/04/11/7397422/
Read MoreLeaked US intel document claims Serbia agreed to arm Ukraine
Jerusalem Post “If this document is accurate, it either shows Vucic’s duplicity vis a vis Russia or he’s under enormous pressure from Washington to deliver weapons to Ukraine,” said Janusz Bugajski https://www.jpost.com/international/article-739014
Read MoreTaiwan’s issues are Canada’s issues: Visiting lawmaker
Taipei, April 12 (CNA) Canadian lawmaker John McKay told President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) Wednesday that “Taiwan’s issues are Canada’s issues and Canada’s issues are Taiwan’s issues,” during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Taipei. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304120005
Read MoreKwame Brathwaite, 85, Photographer With a Lens on Black Pride, Is Dead
New York Times Part of the ‘Black is beautiful’ movement during the civil rights era, he trained his camera on athletes, musicians and models as well as everyday people. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/arts/kwame-brathwaite-dead.html
Read MoreTop senator Matviyenko says Russia favors deepening space cooperation with all countries
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Matviyyenko “space remains one of few platforms where Russia’s cooperation with other countries” https://tass.com/science/1602905
Read MoreOryol air trials to be associated with Russian Orbital Station’s deployment — Roscosmos
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Roscosmos is developing a federal project on the creation of a space complex ROS,” Yury Borisov said https://tass.com/science/1602903
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