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Divisions in Ethiopia’s ancient church pose new threat to war-weary country

Washington Post Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church has long helped bind the country together but is now struggling to resolve fissures among bishops from rival ethnic groups. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/ethiopia-orthodox-church-oromo-tigrayan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

US State Department reveals talks aimed at Taipei presence for World Health Assembly meeting

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Monday’s meeting in Washington discussed a strategy to expand the island’s participation in international forums. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3216745/state-department-reveals-talks-aimed-taipei-presence-wha-meeting?utm_source=rss_feed

Politician reveals Baltic volunteers fight on Russia’s side in Zaporozhye Region

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Vladimir Rogov, these special military operation participants expect to obtain Russian citizenship because they fear persecution in their own countries https://tass.com/science/1602917

Volvo Preliminary Results Top Forecasts

Wall Street Journal Volvo reported preliminary first quarter results which pointed to a 12% beat on sales and a 46% beat on adjusted operating profit, according to one analyst. https://www.wsj.com/articles/volvo-preliminary-1q-sales-beats-expectations-b78133c8

Taiwan shares close up 0.12%

Taipei, April 12 (CNA) Taiwan shares closed up 19.09 points, or 0.12 percent, at 15,932.97 Wednesday on turnover of NT$228.97 billion (US$7.5 billion). https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304120007

Russia Conducts Test Launch of ‘Advanced’ ICBM

Moscow Times Russia’s military said the ICBM’s training warhead hit a mock target at a training ground in neighboring Kazakhstan. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/12/russia-conducts-test-launch-of-advanced-icbm-a80802

China Seeks to Write Its Own History of Battle With Covid-19

Wall Street Journal The Beijing government is withholding data and censoring debate as it promotes a narrative of triumph as to how it handled the virus. https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-seeks-to-write-its-own-history-of-battle-with-covid-19-1f6f8939

CEO says Roscosmos in talks with several countries to fly their representatives to space

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Yury Borisov pointed out that the negotiations were at different stages https://tass.com/science/1602915

CNN finds another video of Ukrainian soldiers being beheaded

Pravda Ukraine According to CNN, two videos emerged on social media last week showing Russian invaders beheading Ukrainian soldiers. Source: CNN Quote: “The videos appear to be of separate events. One of them may have been filmed very recently, while the other – from the amount of foliage seen on the ground – looks like…

Hong Kong architect cheated out of HK$24.5 million in cryptocurrency investment scam

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Between last June and January this year, she transferred the money into designated bank accounts in 65 transactions, a source says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216764/hong-kong-architect-cheated-out-hk245-million-cryptocurrency-investment-scam?utm_source=rss_feed