• 03/12/2025

COVID-19 subvariant XBB set to drive new surge through July: CDC

Taiwan, May 9 (CNA) COVID-19 subvariant XBB may become dominant in Taiwan very soon, creating a new surge of the disease through early July, a senior official with the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305090018

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‘There Are No Good Options’: The U.S. Is Running Out of Money

New York Times Treasury is running out of cash, leaving little time to resolve a debt ceiling standoff that could result in default. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/us/politics/us-debt-ceiling-x-date.html

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Dismissal of Criminal Charges

Wall Street Journal His lawyers said the charges were flawed, blaming the Justice Department’s rush to indict after the crypto exchange’s implosion. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-seeks-dismissal-of-criminal-charges-19fe469b

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Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk

Wall Street Journal Rheinmetall, Knorr-Bremse and more featured in the latest Market Talks covering the Auto and Transport sector. https://www.wsj.com/articles/auto-transport-roundup-market-talk-ff50e86a

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Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk

Wall Street Journal Lynas, Orica and more featured in the latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials. https://www.wsj.com/articles/basic-materials-roundup-market-talk-283dfd0d

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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Wall Street Journal CBA, QBE and more featured in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. https://www.wsj.com/articles/financial-services-roundup-market-talk-645d5b1f

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Russians deploy artillery to destroy urgent care centre in Kherson Oblast

Pravda Ukraine On 9 May, Russian troops destroyed an urgent care centre in the settlement of Kizomys in Bilozerka hromada [an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories – ed. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/9/7401362/

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Two people dead, seven more injured in fire in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Seven victims, including children, were treated on the spot https://tass.com/emergencies/1615073

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Israeli woman killed in ATV accident in Greece

Jerusalem Post Greek police said that the Israeli woman was driving without a license and that her partner was hospitalized after being lightly injured. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742514

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Activists Block Russian Ambassador at Soviet Memorial in Warsaw

Moscow Times Andreyev was met with protests at the same site last year when activists threw red paint at him. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/09/activists-block-russian-ambassador-at-soviet-memorial-in-warsaw-a81077

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