34th Golden Melody Awards jury announces nominations
Taipei, May 16 (CNA) The jury for the 34th Golden Melody Awards (GMA) announced nominations for the GMA and winners of the Special Contribution Award at a news conference in Taipei on Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202305160025
Read MoreESG Roundup: Market Talk
Wall Street Journal Gain insight Vodafone’s new plan, euro-denominated ESG sovereign bond issuance, and more in the latest Market Talks covering ESG Impact Investing. https://www.wsj.com/articles/esg-roundup-market-talk-8afae595
Read MoreTurkey election results show Erdogan dominating in quake-hit region
Jerusalem Post Nationwide, the Islamist-rooted AKP won a new parliamentary majority with its alliance partners, while Erdogan, 69, led comfortably in the presidential vote ahead of a runoff. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-743240
Read MoreUkraine’s Push Around Bakhmut Presents Russia with Tough Decisions
New York Times Kyiv’s forces have reclaimed ground near the city that it took Russian forces months to seize, raising pressure on Moscow to devote more fighters and equipment there. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/world/europe/ukraine-russia-bakhmut.html
Read MoreSylvan Adams to establish sports center at Ben Gurion University
Jerusalem Post The advanced training complex will include two swimming pools, a technological cycling training hall (Power Watt), locker rooms and communal areas. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-743239
Read MoreUkraine’s First Lady speaks on supplying Ukraine with air defence during her meeting with South Korean President
Pravda Ukraine During her visit to the Republic of Korea, Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine, met with the country’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol. Source: Olena Zelenska on social media, Yonhap News Agency Details: On 16 May, President Yoon Suk Yeol met with the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, who is in Seoul “as…
Read MorePatriarch Kirill lauds ‘historic’ decision to return Rublev’s ‘Holy Trinity’ icon to ROC
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On May 15, it was reported that Andrey Rublev’s “Holy Trinity” icon had been returned to the Russian Orthodox Church https://tass.com/society/1618309
Read MoreExploding Air Bags Prompt Feds to Demand Massive Recall: What to Know
Wall Street Journal Federal vehicle-safety regulators are calling for a recall of air-bag inflation devices that would trigger one of the largest safety actions in U.S. history, citing at least two deaths and eight injuries. https://www.wsj.com/articles/exploding-air-bags-prompt-feds-to-demand-massive-recall-what-to-know-8b53fa85
Read MoreTaiwan amends criminal law to curb fraud using deepfakes
Taipei, May 16 (CNA) Taiwan’s Legislature passed Tuesday legal amendments to curb the use of deepfakes in the commission of fraud, by increasing the punishment for those found guilty to a maximum of seven years in prison. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202305160024
Read MorePutin gives church Russia’s most important icon after ‘numerous requests’
Fox News Russian President Vladimir Putin has given the Russian Orthodox Church possession of the country’s most valuable religious icon. Putin gifted the icon – Andrei Rublev’s “Trinity” – to the care of the Moscow Patriarchate, the church announced Monday. It depicts the three angels that visited Abraham in the Book of Genesis seated at…
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