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Sri Lanka takes a 5-day holiday to manage economic shocks as domestic debt-restructuring looms

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The cash-strapped South Asian nation is closing its banks from Thursday to begin a restructuring process linked to the US$2.9 billion loan it received from the IMF earlier this year. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3225461/sri-lanka-takes-5-day-holiday-manage-economic-shocks-domestic-debt-restructuring-looms?utm_source=rss_feed

Prince Harry’s Lawyers to Make Closing Remarks: What to Know About the Court Case

New York Times The prince has sued a British media company, Mirror Group Newspapers, claiming that reporters hacked his phone more than a decade ago. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/europe/prince-harry-phone-hacking-lawsuit.html

Japan researchers develop wearable robot arms to ‘help us do as we please’: ‘taking them off feels a little sad’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘In the future we might see wings growing out of people’s backs, or drones attached to people … Maybe someone will come up with a sport that requires six arms,’ said the lead scientist…

Singapore teeters on edge of recession after industrial output nosedives

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Economists now expect the city state’s economy to have contracted over two quarters, enough to count as a technical recession and raising the prospect’s of a downgrade to the full-year growth forecast. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3225487/singapore-teeters-edge-recession-after-industrial-output-nosedives?utm_source=rss_feed

Will Japan’s Fumio Kishida call an election this year? Weak yen, economic woes make it ‘difficult’, analysts say

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Analysts say Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is unlikely to call for a general election until next year ‘at the very earliest’ as inflation lingers and wages remain stagnant. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3225419/will-japans-fumio-kishida-call-election-year-weak-yen-economic-woes-make-it-difficult-analysts-say?utm_source=rss_feed

Putin Says Russia Is United Behind Him, After Ending Wagner Rebellion

New York Times President Vladimir V. Putin spoke angrily of those who want “Russians to fight each other,” but his former ally, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, said the mutiny he led was not a coup attempt. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/world/europe/russia-wagner-prigozhin-ukraine.html

Singapore jails, canes man who raped and sexually assaulted his two younger sisters when he was a boy

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The man’s lawyers said the accused developed a distorted understanding of sexual relations from witnessing his mother’s behaviour. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3225453/singapore-jails-canes-man-who-raped-and-sexually-assaulted-his-two-younger-sisters-when-he-was-boy?utm_source=rss_feed

Your Tuesday Briefing: Putin Addresses Russia

New York Times Also, Pakistan’s military fired three top commanders. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/briefing/putin-address-russia-pakistan-asia.html

Biden Says the U.S. and Allies Had ‘Nothing to Do With’ Wagner Rebellion in Russia

New York Times Western nations agreed on a conference call not to let President Vladimir Putin of Russia blame them for the short-lived uprising, the American president said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/world/europe/biden-russia-prigozhin.html

Israel approves construction of nearly 5,700 new settler units in West Bank

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli authorities approve the construction of nearly 5,700 new settler units in the occupied West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/26/705993/Israeli-authorities-construction-settler-units-West-Bank-