Category: Nations
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
Read More‘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
Read MoreFTX 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
Read MoreAuto & 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
Read MoreBasic 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
Read MoreFinancial 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
Read MoreRussians 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/
Read MoreTwo 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
Read MoreIsraeli 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
Read MoreActivists 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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