Taiwan workers get average year-end bonus of NT$75,688 for 2022
Taipei, April 13 (CNA) Workers in Taiwan’s industry and service sectors received an average of NT$75,688 (US$2,480) in year-end bonus for 2022, up NT$3,608 from the previous year and hitting a record high, according to government statistics released on Thursday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304130024
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Fox News An emotionally charged debate over Oregon’s gun-related legislation recently brought lawmakers on different sides of the issue near tears, reflecting a passionate divide over gun rights that is also playing out nationwide. One of the most sweeping bills being proposed in the politically diverse state — the one that led to highly personal…
Read MoreRussia says it escorts Norwegian patrol plane over Barents Sea
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Read MoreUkraine’s Armed Forces hit two command posts; hottest spots in Marinka and Bakhmut – General Staff report
Pravda Ukraine The Armed Forces of Ukraine have hit two Russian command posts, a radar station and an electronic warfare station over the past day. The fiercest fighting is currently happening for the cities of Bakhmut and Marinka. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397775/
Read MoreRussian intelligence, Wagner PMC infiltrate gaming chats, Microsoft President claims
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. These communities include Discord channels on Minecraft, among others, Brad Smith claimed https://tass.com/world/1603931
Read MoreStates tackle America’s crippling medical debt with relief programs
Fox News Cindy Powers was driven into bankruptcy by 19 life-saving abdominal operations. Medical debt started stacking up for Lindsey Vance after she crashed her skateboard and had to get nine stitches in her chin. And for Misty Castaneda, open heart surgery for a disease she’d had since birth saddled her with $200,000 in bills.…
Read MorePromising new malaria vaccine for kids approved in Ghana
Washington Post Ghana became the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine for young children that may offer better protection against the disease that kills hundreds of thousands every year https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/malaria-vaccine-ghana-malaria/aecd3024-da10-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreBill filed with Duma to protect Russian citizens from decisions of international bodies
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Duma speaker had instructed that these amendments be drafted at a meeting to introduce legislative amendments banning the activities of the International Criminal Court (ICC) within the Russian Federation https://tass.com/politics/1603919
Read MoreIRGC holds naval parades in solidarity with oppressed Palestinians
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iran’s IRGC Navy holds maritime parades in the Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf waters to express support for oppressed Palestinians, and to condemn the Israeli regime’s crimes. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/13/701480/Iran%E2%80%99s-IRGC-holds-naval-parades-in-Caspian-Sea,-Persian-Gulf-in-solidarity-with-Palestinian-cause
Read MoreRussia boosts liquid hydrocarbons production to 11.4 mln barrels/day in February — OPEC
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Oil production stood at 10 mln barrels per day as part of this volume, while natural gas liquids and gas condensate accounted for the remaining share https://tass.com/economy/1603925
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