Love, ambition, no politics: Chinese women flock to read Eileen Chang
Celebrated novelist Eileen Chang is enjoying a new surge in popularity in China, especially among young women looking to navigate social expectations.
Day: May 3, 2023
Sources: Unity is slashing ~600 jobs, or ~8% of staff, its largest round of cuts in the past year, after laying off 500+ workers in January and last June (Sarah E. Needleman/Wall Street Journal)
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Sources: Unity is slashing ~600 jobs, or ~8% of staff, its largest round of cuts in the past year, after laying off 500+ workers in January and last June — Software company’s move to let go …
IMF says inflation to slow growth across Mideast this year
Economies across the Middle East and Central Asia will likely slow this year as persistently high inflation and rising interest rates bite into their post-pandemic gains.
Ukraine live briefing: Zelensky denies Kremlin’s claims Ukrainian drones targeted Putin for assassination
Moscow claimed that Russian forces thwarted a drone attack on the Kremlin early Wednesday and asserted a “right to respond” to an alleged attempt to kill the Russian president.
Wednesday briefing: Verdict in Labour job delayed as ‘Partygate’ author refuses to play ball
In today’s newsletter: The author of the investigation into government parties during lockdown has herself become the subject of an inquiry – but why was it held back? Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. Once again, Westmi…
New hate speech laws kick up a storm in Ireland
Donald Trump Jr has even taken aim at the proposed legislation labelling it “insane”.
Could an old tribal foe undercut Sudan’s Hemedti?
The RSF could be more vulnerable in its stronghold in Darfur, where a rival foe is challenging Hemedti.
Construction talks swirl on first ‘Russian-built’ LNG carriers
Questions hang over next three Arc7 hulls as delivery dates for first two Zvezda Shipbuilding vessels are set back
‘Fentanyl steals your friends’: Pills bought on social media are killing kids in classrooms and in their beds
All over America, families are being broken by fentanyl.