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We will hunt them down: Ukrainian Security Service Head promises to find those who beheaded Ukrainian PoW

Pravda Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has launched a pre-trial investigation into the brutal murder of a Ukrainian prisoner of war (PoW). Vasyl Maliuk, Head of the SSU, stressed that the security forces would find the monsters who did it. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/12/7397497/

Hong Kong lawmakers call for use of technology to stop detainees escaping from court in light of latest incident

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. 37-year-old suspect is still on the run after swapping his identification band with another detainee. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216784/hong-kong-lawmakers-call-use-technology-stop-detainees-escaping-court-light-latest-incident?utm_source=rss_feed

China seeks to regulate AI technology, demands content reflect ‘core socialist values’

Hong Kong Free Press Content produced by generative artificial intelligence services should embody “core socialist values,” China’s cyberspace regulator has said as part of its latest draft measures to regulate AI technology firms. Photo: Pixabay/Pexels.com. In a list of proposed regulations unveiled on Tuesday, the Cyberspace Administration of China said the country supported the independent…

MOEX index falls by 0.18%, RTS index — by 0.36%

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The dollar grew by 0.25% and the euro increased by 0.27% https://tass.com/economy/1602949

Hong Kong civil servant sentenced to 140 hours of community service for using fake Covid-19 risk-exposure app

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Magistrate rejects immigration assistant Wong Tsz-hin’s claim that he unknowingly used the wrong software. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216781/hong-kong-civil-servant-sentenced-140-hours-community-service-using-fake-covid-19-risk-exposure-app?utm_source=rss_feed

UK adds 11 new designations to Russia sanctions list

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739020

German police seize cooked bats from van on Belgian border

Washington Post Authorities say German police seized cooked bats and nearly a ton of unrefrigerated fish when they stopped a van that had entered the country from Belgium https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/germany-police-seize-bats-fish/689a9a40-d904-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Merck KGaA Weighed by Drug Trial Setback

Wall Street Journal Shares in Germany’s Merck fell after it said the FDA had placed a partial clinical hold on the initiation of new patients in the Phase 3 study of evobrutinib, the drugmaker’s treatment for multiple sclerosis. https://www.wsj.com/articles/merck-kgaa-shares-fall-after-us-puts-hold-on-new-patients-in-ms-drug-trial-170cae14

Ukrainian forces probe front lines for Russian weak spots

Washington Post Ukrainians are short on ammunition, taking losses and waiting on weapons, but they’re also testing Russia’s vulnerabilities ahead of a counteroffensive. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/ukraine-frontline-vulnerabilities-counteroffensive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Taiwan’s ruling party picks vice president William Lai as presidential candidate

Hong Kong Free Press Taiwan’s ruling party nominated Vice President William Lai as its candidate for the 2024 presidential elections on Wednesday, choosing a candidate who has been more outspoken on independence than incumbent Tsai Ing-wen. “I am very honoured to have received the DPP’s nomination to take part in the 2024 presidential election and…