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Service members of pro-Russian troops drive an armoured vehicle along a street past a destroyed residential building during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the town of Popasna in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine May 26, 2022. The writing on the vehicle reads: “Valkyrie”. (REUTERS) KYIV/POPASNA, Ukraine  – Ukraine said on Friday its forces may need to retreat from their last pocket of … [Read more...] about Ukraine says troops may retreat from eastern region as Russia advances

Britain’s business secretary has ordered a full national security assessment of the £63 million (US$79 million) acquisition last year of the country’s biggest semiconductor maker by Nexperia, a Dutch subsidiary of China’s Wingtech Technology. The inquiry comes after media reports in April stating the British government would not intervene in the deal following a separate … [Read more...] about UK orders full national security review for Chinese takeover of semiconductor maker Newport Wafer Fab

China has launched a voluntary fishing moratorium covering international waters in the northern Indian Ocean for the first time. A notice issued by the agriculture ministry said fishing bans on the high seas of the southwest Atlantic and north Indian Ocean would be in effect between July 1 and September 30, while the fishing moratorium in the eastern Pacific open seas will … [Read more...] about China imposes voluntary fishing moratorium in northern Indian Ocean after being linked to illegal catches

The Prayut Chan-o-cha government needs to pay heed to activists' calls to drop a bill that seeks to curtail non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Earlier this week, the activists and their networks began drumming up attempts to have the contentious bill shot down, alleging that it is a poorly modified version of the one they favour. In a recent radio discussion, Somboon … [Read more...] about NGOs need local support

Michael Derry, superintendent of the Utopia School District, where teachers carry guns with the goal of warding off school shootings UTOPIA (UNITED STATES) - In a tiny Texas town called Utopia, a sign at the entrance to its only school warns that staffers are packing guns -- a measure designed to prevent shootings like the one that left 19 kids and two teachers dead down the … [Read more...] about In Utopia and elsewhere in Texas, school teachers carry guns