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Balanced approach needed to BRICS expansion — top Brazilian diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Mauro Vieira, Brazil notes “the gradual and balanced process of the expansion of the NDB, which admitted three new members (Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Bangladesh) in 2021 https://tass.com/world/1605435

Latvia imposed sanctions against 10 Russians given verdict of oppositionist Kara-Murza

Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7159985/

Air France, Airbus Cleared Over Rio-Paris Flight That Crashed in 2009

Wall Street Journal A French court has cleared Air France and aircraft maker Airbus SE of charges that they made mistakes that caused the 2009 crash of a flight from Brazil that killed all 228 people on board. https://www.wsj.com/articles/air-france-airbus-cleared-over-rio-paris-flight-that-crashed-in-2009-2fa66c34

Head of Russian tribunal says Ukrainian government kills people for staged filming

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Maksim Grigoryev called Ukraine’s actions “direct war crimes, crimes against humanity” https://tass.com/politics/1605433

Alternative Inventor? Biden admin opens door to non-human, AI patent holders

Fox News The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has launched a process that could determine whether artificial intelligence systems can get full or partial credit as inventors of new ideas that win patent protection. USPTO on Monday announced it would hold a “listening session” on this question in early May, and is accepting public comment…

The Morning Risk Report

Wall Street Journal SEC targets Bittrex, fallen giant of U.S. crypto exchanges, and the Supreme Court opens a path to curbing FTC, SEC powers. Also, India’s population surpasses China’s, shifting the world’s ‘center of gravity.’ https://createsend.com/t/d-DFF7B553F6EA8BDA2540EF23F30FEDED

Average Urals oil price from March 15 to April 14 was $51.15 per barrel — Finance Ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The export duty on oil currently reaches $14.3 https://tass.com/economy/1605429

Taiwan a key democratic partner, says visiting Portuguese lawmaker

Taipei, April 17 (CNA) Visiting Portuguese parliamentarian Paulo Rios de Oliveira described Taiwan as a key democratic partner with shared values, during a meeting with Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) at the Presidential Office in Taipei Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304170021

China FTA talks on the cards as Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo begins 5-day visit

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Coming days after visit by Brazilian president, Uruguayan minister’s trip also raises hopes of a separate free-trade deal between Beijing and Mercosur bloc. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3217363/china-fta-talks-cards-uruguayan-foreign-minister-francisco-bustillo-begins-five-day-visit?utm_source=rss_feed

Moscow denounces ‘egregious’ Czech confiscation of Morocco’s tanks for transfer to Ukraine

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Maria Zakharova pointed out that the goals and objectives of the collective West are quite clear: to help drag the conflict in Ukraine on and thereby inflict maximum damage on Russia, even if this requires continuing the fight down to “the last Ukrainian”…