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EU will allocate another 55 million euros for humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine Janez Lenarčič, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, announced on Thursday, while he was in Kyiv, the allocation of an additional 55 million euros for humanitarian aid to Ukraine due to the full-scale invasion of Russia. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/20/7398771/

Russia’s Nepomniachtchi, China’s Ding finish Game 8 for World Chess Crown in tie

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. After seven games played to determine the 17th World Champion in chess, Ian Nepomniachtchi leads Ding Liren 4.5 to 3.5 https://tass.com/sport/1607375

These are some of the notable companies laying off workers

Washington Post The tech, mortgage and auto industries are among the hardest hit with layoffs going into 2023. Among the giant companies are Amazon, Meta and Twitter. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/01/06/layoff-numbers/

Kiev city authorities sever land lease contract with Russian embassy — mayor

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. At the beginning of April, the pro-presidential Servant of the People party called for annulling the lease of the land where the embassy building was located https://tass.com/world/1607373

Union Pacific Earnings Muted by Volume Decline, Weather Disruptions

Wall Street Journal Fewer carloads of industrial chemicals, forest products and grain offset higher demand from the automotive industry, the railroad said. https://www.wsj.com/articles/union-pacific-earnings-muted-by-volume-decline-weather-disruptions-fdebec7f

Iran Leader pardons, commutes sentences of 1,760 prisoners

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Ayatollah Khamenei accepts a proposal to pardon and commute the prison terms of 1,760 inmates on the occasion of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/20/701924/Ayatollah-Khamenei-pardons,-commutes-sentences-of-1,760-inmates-over-upcoming-Eid-al-Fitr-

Iran signs into law plan to guarantee food security by 2032

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iran’s government signs into law a 10-year comprehensive document to guarantee food security. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/20/701925/Iran-food-security-document-signing-Raeisi

North Carolina becomes latest state to pass bill banning trans athletes from girls’ sports teams

Fox News The North Carolina House on Wednesday passed legislation that would prohibit biological males who identify as female from playing on girls’ sports teams in middle school, high school and college. Lawmakers easily approved the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, which would require athletes to play on teams that match their sex as determined…

US urged to invite Tsai to APEC meet

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2023/04/21/2003798339

World Business Quick Take

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2023/04/21/2003798326