Libya floods: International aid in Libya increases after deadly floods
— RUSSIA-NKOREA SUMMIT
MOSCOW:
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Putin accepts Kim’s invitation to visit North Korea
Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted an invitation from leader Kim Jong Un to visit North Korea after a summit announced strengthening cooperation between the two countries, state media reported on Thursday.
(NCorea Russia Diplomacy, Central Note, Update, 650 words – Already broadcast)
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– Floods in Libya
DERNA, Libya:
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International aid increases in Libya after deadly floods
International efforts to help Libya, which was the victim of tsunami-like floods that left nearly 4,000 people dead and thousands missing, accelerated on Thursday.
(Flood relief for Libya, Central Note, 600 words – Already broadcast)
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— AMERICA
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BEIJING:
“What we are going to do is for the moon,” Maduro said after the deal with China
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro signed a comprehensive agreement with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that provides for the training of Venezuelan astronauts: “What we are going to do is for the moon,” he declared in Beijing, concluding his visit to China in a single week.
(China-Venezuela Space Diplomacy, Keynote, Update, 550 words – already broadcast)
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— EUROPE
MADRID:
Victim of Franco regime will testify to break ‘wall of impunity’ in Spain
Julio Pacheco Yepes hopes that his statement on Friday, in which he became the first victim to testify before a Spanish judge in an ongoing trial over torture during the Franco dictatorship, will help “make a crack in Spain’s wall of impunity.” to beat.
By Diego URDANETA
(Spain judicial dictatorship torture, interview, 680 words – already broadcast)
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AVILO-OUSPENKA, Ukraine:
The border between Russia and occupied Ukraine is blurring
To leave Ukraine and enter Russia, Tatiana, a resident of the Donbass region, just needs to show her Russian passport, say thank you and calmly cross the border.
By Romain COLAS
(Transport conflict between Russia and Ukraine, report, 550 words – already broadcast)
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Kyiv:
Ukrainian Army Transgender Spokesman Not Afraid of Russian “Hate”
When Sarah Ashton Cirillo, an American transgender woman, arrived in Ukraine in March 2022, she planned to stay there for two weeks and work as a journalist, but ended up joining the Ukrainian military.
By Anna MALPAS
(Ukraine-Russia conflict, armed forces, US media, interview, 600 words – already broadcast)
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— MIDDLE EAST
TEHRAN:
Iranians are suffering from internet restrictions following protests last year
Iran has imposed restrictions on internet access since protests erupted over the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini a year ago, forcing people to look for other ways to communicate or do business.
By Ramin KHANIZADEH
(Iran Women Political Economy Computer Science Internet, Focus, 750 words – Already broadcast)
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— AFRICA
INEGHEDE, Morocco:
Moroccan farmers refuse to leave their earthquake-ravaged land behind
His village is a field of ruins and his apple trees have prematurely run out of fruit, but Mohamed Al Moutawak will not leave his land, which is vital to him, like many other residents of this earthquake-ravaged mountainous region of Morocco.
By Anne-Sophie LABADIE
(Earthquake agriculture in Morocco, report, 500 words – already broadcast)
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–ASIA
TAIPEI:
Taiwan says it has discovered 68 Chinese fighter jets and ten ships near the island
Taiwan said on Thursday it had detected 68 Chinese warplanes and 10 ships around the island, after denouncing this week that Beijing was conducting air and naval exercises in the western Pacific.
(Politics of the Armed Forces of China and Taiwan, Central Note, 500 words – already broadcast)
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TOKYO:
The heat revives an umbrella craft workshop in Tokyo
Komiya Shoten, one of the last handmade umbrella shops in Tokyo, has already gone through several crises. But unlike the previous ones, global warming is favorable for the company and can potentially increase the sales of umbrellas in summer.
By Natsuko FUKUE
(Japanese roof climate, report, 500 words – already broadcast)
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— BUSINESS
DETROIT, United States:
Strike threat slows Detroit auto show
The possibility of a strike appears to be increasing at the three major American automakers as there is no rapprochement between unions and management this Wednesday, the first day of the Detroit Auto Show.
By John BIERS
(US Auto Workers Strike, Central Notice, 600 words – already broadcast)
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— COMPANY
JERUSALEM:
Israel tests drone taxi over Jerusalem to combat traffic jams
An air taxi without passengers flew over Jerusalem as part of an Israeli experiment to build a drone network aimed at easing traffic congestion.
By Chloe ROUVEYROLLES-BAZIRE
(Israeli Science, Aviation Studies, Focus, 500 words – 11:30 GMT)
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HAVANA:
The Cuban art of storing cigars in fine handcrafted boxes
By Rigoberto DÍAZ
Using a Soviet-era planer, Cuban René Reyes smoothes the top of an old cedar door that he will transform into a humidor, the delicate boxes made by hand to store the island’s famous cigars.
(Tobacco Society of Cuba, report, 750 words – 1:00 p.m. GMT)
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