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TenChat social network in talks to launch in new countries — founder

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Many countries in the final stages of talks are CIS countries, founder of the network Semyon Tenyaev said https://tass.com/economy/1604637

The bok choy band? Elderly Hongkonger serves up word salad as coupon contest answer when asked to list music groups

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Television host asked her to name as many bands as possible, but she appears to mix up similar sounding words ‘singing’ and ‘vegetable’ in Cantonese. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3217147/bok-choy-band-elderly-hongkonger-serves-word-salad-coupon-contest-answer-when-asked-list-music?utm_source=rss_feed

Five dead, 15 wounded in Russian strike on east Ukraine city – governor

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739248

DeSantis Attempts to Woo Young Evangelicals at Liberty University

New York Times The Florida governor pitched himself as a defender of traditional values to students at Liberty University, an important stage for Republican presidential hopefuls. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/us/desantis-evangelicals-2024-election.html

Explainer: What happens if Russia abandons the Black Sea grain deal?

Reuters Reuters analyzes what will happen to the U.N.-backed sea corridor if the deal that allows the safe wartime export of grain from some Ukrainian Black Sea ports is not extended. The post Explainer: What happens if Russia abandons the Black Sea grain deal? appeared first on Reuters News Agency. https://www.reutersagency.com/en/reutersbest/article/explainer-what-happens-if-russia-abandons-the-black-sea-grain-deal/

Belarus agrees to send Sapega to Russia to serve out her sentence

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “No reason has been established by the Belarusian side to prevent the transfer of the convict to the country of her citizenship,” the spokesman said https://tass.com/world/1604635

3 students training to be Alpine guides in Italy killed in an avalanche

Fox News Rescue crews on Friday recovered the bodies of three students training to be Alpine guides who were caught in an avalanche along Italy’s northwest border with France, officials said. The National Alpine Rescue Corps had suspended the search on Thursday due to bad weather after the avalanche in the Val di Rhemes, near…

Belarusian air force crews complete tactical nuclear weapon training as part of Russian plan

Fox News Belarusian air force crews have completed their training for using tactical nuclear weapons as part of Russia’s plan to deploy the weapons to its ally Belarus amid the fighting in neighboring Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday. The ministry released a video in which a Belarusian pilot said that the training course…

Dollar exchange rate expected to reach 76.5 rubles in 2023 — ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said that the ministry projects GDP growth rate at 1.2% this year https://tass.com/economy/1604631

What to know about Arcturus, a new coronavirus subvariant the WHO is tracking

Washington Post India has returned to mask mandates in some areas after rising coronavirus cases linked to a new variant called Arcturus, or XBB.1.16. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/04/14/covid-variant-arcturus-india-explained/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world