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Brooklyn Bake Shop, Jerusalem purveyor of US Jewry desserts, shuts down

Jerusalem Post Jerusalem’s iconic bakery closes down after being in business for nearly 30 years. It was famous for supplying traditional desserts of US Jewry. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-738492

Reported ramming in Jerusalem was false alarm

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738715

1 killed, 5 injured after bus collides with car in Hualien

Taipei, April 8 (CNA) A traffic collision between a bus and a car in Hualien County early Saturday morning has left one person dead and five more injured, according to the local emergency services. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304080006

On canvas, Iranian artists capture the hope and turmoil of an uprising

Washington Post As protests rocked Iran, The Washington Post connected with three artists in the country who spoke about how the uprising had inspired their work. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/08/iran-protests-mahsa-amini-artists/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Hong Kong wet markets still handing out plastic bags freely despite higher HK$1 levy, checks show

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Post check at two wet markets finds almost all shoppers using plastic bags for purchases of seafood and poultry. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3216403/hong-kong-wet-markets-still-handing-out-plastic-bags-freely-despite-new-hk1-levy-checks-show?utm_source=rss_feed

Crucified for 34th time, Filipino carpenter prays for Ukraine war to end as cost of living bites

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Thousands of people, including tourists, came to watch the real-life crucifixions of Ruben Enaje and seven others in San Pedro Cutud in Pampanga province. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3216402/crucified-34th-time-filipino-carpenter-prays-ukraine-war-end-cost-living-bites?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong needs more than free flights to bring back long-haul tourists after protests and pandemic, say tour operators

Hong Kong Free Press On March 25, 2020, two weeks after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of Covid-19 a pandemic, Hong Kong sealed itself off from the outside world. It stayed that way for much of the following three years, until early very recently, when most restrictions on border crossings between the city…

Chinese military starts drills encircling Taiwan after Tsai’s U.S. visit

Washington Post The operation intensifies an initially relatively restrained reaction to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s Wednesday meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/08/china-taiwan-drills-tsai-mccarthy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

China launches three days of military drills in Taiwan Strait

Hong Kong Free Press By James Edgar with Matthew Walsh in Pingtan China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, in what it called a “stern warning” to the self-ruled island’s government following a meeting between its president and the US House speaker. This undated screen grab made from handout video released on April 8,…

Marvel Superhero and Indigenous Actress Holds Fast to Maya Roots

New York Times After filming her part in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” María Mercedes Coroy returned to her “normal” life of farming and trading in a Guatemalan town at the base of a volcano. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/world/americas/maria-mercedes-coroy-indigenous-roots.html