China approves coal power surge despite pledging to reduce emissions, Greenpeace says
Hong Kong Free Press By Poornima Weerasekara China has approved a major surge in coal power so far this year, prioritising energy supply over its pledge to reduce emissions from fossil fuels, Greenpeace said Monday. Excavators transferring coal at a port in Lianyungang, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on November 28, 2022. Photo: Stringer/AFP/China Out.…
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New York Times Evacuations of foreign officials from Sudan. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/24/briefing/sudan-evacuations-kherson-israel.html
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Read More‘A strong Japan is good for America’, US presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis says on Tokyo trip
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Read MoreSmooth take-off for Cathay Pacific’s free ticket drive aimed at Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area residents, with 27,000 round trips up for grabs
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. 27,000 tickets up for grabs in latest round under government’s ‘Hello Hong Kong’ campaign. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3218108/smooth-take-cathay-pacifics-free-ticket-drive-aimed-hong-kong-and-greater-bay-area-residents-27000?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreDollar, euro mixed on Moscow Exchange
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The yuan remained unchanged at 11.82 rubles https://tass.com/russia/1608471
Read MoreOccupiers force Ukrainian doctors who were issued Russian passports to register for military service
Pravda Ukraine The occupiers are forcing local doctors who have received Russian-issued passports to register for military service in the temporarily occupied city of Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00, 24 April 2023 Quote: “The occupiers are catastrophically short of medical personnel on…
Read MoreUkrainian troops attack LPR town with strike drone — JCCC
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Information on any casualties or destruction is being clarified https://tass.com/russia/1608469
Read MoreElections not necessary for Hong Kong’s District Councils, ex-leader Leung Chun-ying says
Hong Kong Free Press It is not necessary for Hong Kong to hold elections to appoint district-level administrators, former chief executive Leung Chun-ying has said. Leung, who is also a vice chairperson of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, said in an interview with iCable on Saturday that it was not necessary for the city’s…
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