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Elon Musk loses $12 billion in a day as he tweets politics, slams ESG
Daily Bulletin 19 May 2022
By Brian Chappatta . Bloomberg. Elon Musk spent Wednesday on Twitter, announcing his political switch from Democrat to Republican, trashing ESG and replying to several users of the social-media website he’s agreed to buy ... Read more. Feds investigating Tesla crash that killed 3 in Newport Beach ... Wednesday was no exception ... .
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Russia uses new laser weapons in Ukraine, Zelenskiy mocks ‘wonder weapon’
Indian Express 19 May 2022
Russia on Wednesday said it was using a new generation of powerful lasers in Ukraine to burn up drones, deploying some of Moscow’s secret weapons to counter a flood of Western arms.Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018 unveiled an intercontinental ballistic missile, underwater nuclear drones, a supersonic weapon and a laser weapon ... “Yes ... Tags ... .
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Ukraine war has stoked global food crisis that could last years, says UN
The Guardian 19 May 2022
The United Nations has warned that the war in Ukraine has helped to stoke a global food crisis that could last years if it goes unchecked, as the World Bank announced an additional $12bn in funding to mitigate its “devastating effects” ... He compared their use to propaganda efforts by Nazi Germany promoting a “wunderwaffe” or “wonder weapon” ... ....
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U.S. warns North Korea could greet Biden with nuclear, missile tests
Asahi News 19 May 2022
WASHINGTON/SEOUL--U.S intelligence shows there could be a North Korean nuclear test, or a long-range missile test, or both, before, during or after President Joe Biden's trip to South Korea and Japan starting this week, the U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan, said on Wednesday ... "We are preparing for all contingencies," he said ... Earlier, U.S.
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Battle for Mariupol draws toward close after surrender
Independent Online 19 May 2022
The battle that turned Mariupol into a worldwide symbol of defiance and suffering drew toward a close as Russia said nearly 1,000 last-ditch Ukrainian fighters who held out inside a pulverized steel plant had surrendered ... Some were taken by the Russians to a former penal colony in territory controlled by Moscow-backed separatists ... Gen ... The U.S ... .
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George Bush bungles speech condemning Vladimir Putin invasion of Ukraine with Iraq reference
The Independent 19 May 2022
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Ex-cop pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd’s death
Moosejaw Today 18 May 2022
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. As part of the plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed. Lane, along with J ... ___ ... .
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‘Huge spike’ in global conflict caused record number of displacements in 2021
The Guardian 19 May 2022photo: AP / Hassan Ammar
Elections in Lebanon, does political change stand a chance?
Al Jazeera 19 May 2022
Beirut, Lebanon – As Lebanon’s election frenzy cools down, the country has awoken to a new chapter in its dizzying political history. After Sunday’s election result, shifts in the balance of power in the country’s 128-seat parliament and its fragile sectarian power-sharing system have occurred ... Allies let down Hezbollah ... Political paralysis? ... .
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Commonwealth Bank pauses in-app cryptocurrency trading after market turmoil
The Guardian 19 May 2022photo: AP / Efrem Lukatsky
Russian soldier pleads guilty at Ukraine war crimes trial
Info News 18 May 2022
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A 21-year-old Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since Moscow invaded Ukraine pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing an unarmed civilian. Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin could get life in prison for shooting a a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head through an open car window in the northeastern Sumy region on Feb ... He falls ... .
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Amnesty says FIFA should pay $440 million to 'abused' migrant workers in Qatar
France24 19 May 2022
Rights group Amnesty International on Thursday urged football's governing body FIFA pay compensation equal to the total 2022 World Cup prize money for migrant workers "abused" in host nation Qatar ... .
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Taiwan tests next-generation armed drone
Asiatimes 19 May 2022
Taiwan completed long-range flight tests of its indigenous Teng Yun 2 drone this month, marking an important step in its efforts to harden its own defenses and achieve self-sufficiency in producing weapons. The drone took off from Chiashan Air Base in Hualien and flew over the sea for nearly three hours ... Photo ... Photo. WikiCommons ... ....
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Apple Store workers at the World Trade Center accuse the company of union busting
Engadget 19 May 2022
The Communications Workers of America has filed a second Unfair Labor Practice charge against Apple this week. This time, the labor union is accusing the tech giant of violating multiple federal labor laws at its flagship World Trade Center store ... Based on the group's filing, those incidents happened on or about May 3rd ... .
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