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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

ESG 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

Turkey 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

Ukraine’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

Sylvan 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

Ukraine’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…

Patriarch 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

Exploding 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

Taiwan 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

Putin 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…