Day: May 21, 2023
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 452, Part 1 (Thread #593)
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Greece votes in first election since international bailout spending controls ended
Greeks were voting Sunday in the first election since their country’s economy ceased to be subject to strict supervision and control by international lenders who had provided bailout funds during its nearly decade-long financial crisis.
The US could be on the cusp of a chipmaking boom, with 50+ projects announced since the CHIPS Act, but officials worry the industry could face a worker shortage (Madeleine Ngo/New York Times)
Madeleine Ngo / New York Times:
The US could be on the cusp of a chipmaking boom, with 50+ projects announced since the CHIPS Act, but officials worry the industry could face a worker shortage — Strengthened by billions of federal d…
10 Asian Countries Agree to Ditch The U.S. Dollar
Source: Beawiharta Beawiharta / Reuters / cfr.org
Asean Briefing: ASEAN to Increase Local Currency Trade, Reducing Reliance on the US Dollar ASEAN members have agreed to increase the use of local currency transactions and push for a better…
Ex-British Gurkha hopes Everest climb will change disability perceptions
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Hari Budha Magar, the first above the knee double amputee to scale Mount Everest, said on Sunday that his ascent would raise awareness about disability. Magar, 43, climbed the 8,848-metre (29,032-foot) Everest on …
France investigates posters likening Macron to Hitler
A probe was opened in a French city after its streets were covered with posters that compared President Macron to Hitler
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At least 9 dead in stampede at soccer stadium in El Salvador
At least nine people were killed and dozens more injured when stampeding soccer fans pushed through one of the access gates at a quarterfinal match in the Salvadoran league Saturday.
At least 12 dead and nearly 100 injured in stampede at El Salvador stadium
Investigation into deadly incident will look at if tickets to the match were oversold
At least nine dead after football fans ‘smothered’ in stampede at stadium
At least nine people have been killed and dozens more are injured after being “smothered” during a stampede at a football stadium in El Salvador.