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Forest fire in Kaohsiung extinguished after 5 days

Kaohsiung, April 17 (CNA) A forest fire that had been raging for the past five days in the mountains of Kaohsiung was finally put out Monday morning, the city’s Fire Bureau said. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304170011

SAS Delays Use of Bankruptcy Loan

Wall Street Journal SAS said it won’t use the next tranche of its bankruptcy loan in the second quarter, after its liquidity improved during the winter. https://www.wsj.com/articles/sas-reports-better-liquidity-wont-use-second-tranche-of-bankruptcy-loan-7505911c

New cargo-passenger vessel to operate Taiwan-Matsu route

Taipei, April 17 (CNA) A ceremony marking the maiden voyage of a new ferry that will help transport passengers and cargo between Taiwan proper and the outlying archipelago Matsu was held in Keelung Port on Sunday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304170010

Ukrainian soldier brought home from Russian captivity calls his beloved for the first time in 5 months

Pravda Ukraine A Ukrainian soldier who came back from Russian captivity on 16 April has called his beloved and admitted that he had been dreaming about this for five months. Source: A video of the conversation posted by Yulia Pryimak, Head of the Central Office of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of…

China says condemns US sanctions on its firms allegedly involved in fentanyl trade

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739421

Chinese baijiu distiller ZJLD eyes biggest Hong Kong IPO this year as share sale set to raise up to US$811 million

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ZJLD Group on Monday started selling up to 490.7 million shares at a price range of HK$10.78 to HK$12.98, giving international investors additional access to a growing market amid China’s consumption recovery. https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3217313/chinese-baijiu-distiller-zjld-eyes-biggest-hong-kong-ipo-year-share-sale-set-raise-us811-million?utm_source=rss_feed

Nearly 100 civilians killed in clashes between army, paramilitary force in Sudan — medics

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. No official data about casualties among the conflicting sides has been available yet https://tass.com/world/1605195

Indonesian hacker group claims to have hacked Israeli ministries

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739419

Slovakia completes delivery of 13 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine Slovakia has already sent to Ukraine all 13 MiG-29 fighter jets that the Slovak government had previously decided to provide to Ukraine for countering the Russian invasion. Source: Slovak Defence Minister Jaro Nad, as reported by European Pravda, referring to Aktuality Details: After the first four fighter jets were handed over to Ukrainian…

Former US Navy officer ran pro-Russian Donbass Devushka account

Pravda Ukraine Sarah Bils, a former US Navy officer, was involved in the management of the pro-Russian social media account Donbass Devushka, which leaked at least four classified documents. Source: The WSJ, The Insider Quote: “One of the biggest spreaders of pro-Kremlin disinformation and propaganda, who posed online as a Russian Jewish woman from Luhansk,…