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New York Bill Would Mandate Reusable Food Takeout Boxes. The Logistics Could Be Messy.

Wall Street Journal Some establishments in the city would be required to offer reusable, returnable food packaging and utensils under proposed legislation. They would also have to figure out how to get them back. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-bill-would-mandate-reusable-food-takeout-boxes-the-logistics-could-be-messy-a9e24a09

Amazon HQ2 was thought up pre-pandemic. But the world is hybrid now.

Washington Post A sluggish return to the office is dimming some of Amazon’s expected boost to Virginia – and prompting some questions about the whole project’s future. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/19/amazon-headquarters-arlington-virginia-hybrid/

Miaoli officials in Ugandan student labor scam face impeachment

Taipei, April 19 (CNA) The Control Yuan has approved a motion to proceed with the impeachment of four Miaoli County officials in connection with a case in which Ugandan students who came to Taiwan to study were forced to work in factories for low wages, Wang Mei-yu (王美玉), a member of the top government watchdog,…

Sanctions-Hit Russia Wary of Over-Reliance on Chinese Tech – Bloomberg

Moscow Times Chips, network devices and electronics assessed to be areas of particular vulnerability to Chinese dependence. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/19/sanctions-hit-russia-weary-of-over-reliance-on-chinese-tech-bloomberg-a80875

Medvedev threatens Russia will arm North Korea if South Korea supplies arms to Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine Dmitrii Medvedev, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, began to threaten that the aggressor country would supply Russian weapons to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) if South Korea provided weapons to Ukraine. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/19/7398503/

NGOs to High Court: Allow Palestinians to enter Israel for Remembrance Day ceremony

Jerusalem Post The petition to the High Court claimed that the decision to ban Palestinians from entering Israel for a joint ceremony was a violation of freedom of expression. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-739647

Lavrov discusses trade, investment cooperation with Bolivian counterpart

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The sides confirmed the focus on comprehensive strengthening of diversified ties between Russia and Bolivia https://tass.com/politics/1606447

Victims awarded NT$405 mn in civil case over 2015 water park blast

Taipei, April 19 (CNA) Ninety-eight victims of a 2015 explosion and fire during a party at Formosa Fun Coast water park in New Taipei have been awarded NT$405 million (US$13.25 million) in a civil case against the party’s organizers. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304190013

Chinese envoy does not see sovereign future for Taiwan

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “From time immemorial, Taiwan has been an integral part of China; it has never been a sovereign state and it will never become one,” Liu Xiaoming emphasized https://tass.com/world/1606445

Arye Deri pitches 50% off graves to impoverished Holocaust survivors

Jerusalem Post A third of Holocaust survivors in Israel live under the poverty line, according to the Foundation for the Welfare of Holocaust Victims. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-739646