• 02/28/2025

Tai Tzu-ying bags third career Asia Championship

Taipei, April 27 (CNA) Taiwan’s top female shuttler Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) won her third career Asia Championship on Sunday by beating South Korea’s An Se-young in straight games in the Badminton Asia Championships 2023 final in Dubai. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202304300014

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Peruvian gas workers accidentally stumble upon 600-year-old tomb

Jerusalem Post The workers stumbled on 1,700 archaeological remains including mummies, textiles and ceramics. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-741679

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Emergency aid supplies reach Sudan, as fighting sputters on

Washington Post An aircraft carrying eight tons of emergency medical supplies has landed in Sudan to help hospitals devastated by more than two weeks of fighting between forces loyal to rival generals https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/30/sudan-conflict-medical-aid-flight-icrc/9558b65a-e757-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Taiwan’s Tommy Chen completes 250-km Sahara Desert ultramarathon

Taipei, April 30 (CNA) Taiwanese runner Tommy Chen (陳彥博) completed the Marathon des Sables on Friday, finishing 41st overall in the six-day, 250-kilometer race through the Sahara Desert in Morocco. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202304300013

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Israeli start-up Pinecone raises $100M for advanced AI database tech

Jerusalem Post The company enables the rapid, stable and reliable development of AI applications as the industry ramps up. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-741677

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Don’t Throw Shohei Ohtani Your Best Pitch—He Might Steal It

Wall Street Journal The two-way star’s skill as an elite hitter allows him to replicate the best pitches he faces—helping him build a frightening arsenal of different pitches. https://www.wsj.com/articles/shohei-ohtani-pitch-angels-6a459ff7

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GM’s Chevy Bolt Heads to Scrapyard With Mixed Legacy

Wall Street Journal Electric SUV got General Motors into the EV game, but battery fires tainted its image. https://www.wsj.com/articles/gms-chevy-bolt-heads-to-scrapyard-with-mixed-legacy-1becc08b

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Grounding of Marine Unit Spotlights Lack of Ships

Wall Street Journal A problem affecting a training exercise in the Asia-Pacific points to larger difficulties as the U.S. pivots to counter China. https://www.wsj.com/articles/grounding-of-u-s-marine-unit-spotlights-lack-of-ships-in-asia-pacific-757315b4

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The World Wide Web Turns 30: A History of the Internet Technology

Wall Street Journal Thirty years have passed since the World Wide Web was released into the public domain. Everything on the web, every time you’ve typed “www.” into a browser—or even used a browser—traces back to April 30, 1993. Read our visual history of the web since then. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-world-wide-web-turns-30-a-history-of-the-internet-technology-265950d1

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Ukrainians’ attitude towards Victory Day on 9 May has worsened significantly

Pravda Ukraine According to sociological research, 13% of Ukrainians consider Victory Day, celebrated on 9 May, to be one of the most important holidays. Source: Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) Quote: “Victory Day on 9 May has faced dramatic changes. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/30/7400070/

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