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Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk

Wall Street Journal The latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials. https://www.wsj.com/articles/basic-materials-roundup-market-talk-58719788

Novatek to build third stage of Ust-Luga complex in mid-2024 — CEO

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Ust-Luga Complex is a gas condensate fractionation and transshipment complex located at the all-season port of Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea https://tass.com/economy/1632023

Taiwan’s Foreign Minister, Czech president attend Prague summit

Taipei, June 14 (CNA) Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) on Wednesday attended a summit held in Prague where Czech President Petr Pavel delivered the keynote address. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202306140020

Belarus starts delivering Russian nuclear weapons

Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/14/7163650/

Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk

Wall Street Journal Vivendi, Thales and more featured in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. https://www.wsj.com/articles/tech-media-telecom-roundup-market-talk-6112e3c3

Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Wall Street Journal Schroders, CMC Markets and more featured in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. https://www.wsj.com/articles/financial-services-roundup-market-talk-e1e73b15

Destroying passports: Russians increase pressure on Ukrainians flooded in Kherson Oblast

Pravda Ukraine The Russians have taken advantage of the consequences of the blowing up of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant to increase occupation pressure on Ukrainians living in the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson Oblast. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/14/7406820/

‘Story Forms’ tells architectural stories through paper arts

Taipei, June 14 (CNA) Amid a sea of AI-generated images and perfunctory social media content, “Story Forms,” a collection of pop-up books from architect Grace Cheung (張淑征) and paper artist Hung Hsin-fu (洪新富), offers a novel riposte to two-dimensional architectural publications. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202306140019

Belarusian president sees continuing threat from West even after Ukraine conflict ends

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “We will bring an end to the war in Ukraine, as the major preconditions for that are already in place, but the lunatics in the West will continue to create a ton of problems for us in the future,” Alexander Lukashenko pointed out…

Malaysia’s Anwar says no evidence of Philippine involvement in Sulu heir claims

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Anwar was responding to a question in the House of Representatives, and said the government would not entertain any claims, be it by the Sulu claimants or the Philippine government, because Sabah is Malaysia’s…