Crooked Bough News Round-up

— Pope Francis hospitalized with heart problems, respiratory infection

 

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Pope Francis was at a Rome hospital for a medical checkup on Wednesday, the Vatican said.

— Pope Francis undergoes hospital checkup in Rome

 

at 3/29/23 11:18am

Pope Francis was at a Rome hospital for a medical checkup on Wednesday, the Vatican said.

— Kurdish oil production halted amid export row

 

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Major energy companies working in northern Iraq said Wednesday they shut down production due to an international court decision that tacitly limits crude oil exports through networks in Turkey.

— Biden, Netanyahu clash over Israeli government plan to overhaul judicial system

 

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Israeli government leaders blasted President Joe Biden Thursday after he criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial plan to overhaul the country's judicial system.

— Sotheby's to auction off most highly valued pink diamond in history

 

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Sotheby's will be auctioning off the most valuable purplish pink diamond ever brought to auction in Hong Kong this June.

— Sotheby's to auction off most highly-valued pink diamond in history

 

at 3/29/23 9:00am

Sotheby's will be auctioning off the most valuable purplish pink diamond ever brought to auction in Hong Kong this June.

— U.S. and South Korea stage beach assault in show of military force

 

at 3/29/23 8:48am

The United States and South Korea conducted major amphibious drills Wednesday, storming a beach in the southeastern city of Pohang one day after North Korea unveiled its latest nuclear warheads.

— Drillers set to bid on Gulf of Mexico oil and gas acreage

 

at 3/29/23 8:33am

Would-be drillers are weighing prospects for a chance to work offshore in the Gulf of Mexico as the next auction for the Biden administration got underway on Wednesday.

— Myanmar junta dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi's party, dozens of other opposition parties

 

at 3/29/23 7:47am

Myanmar's military government moved Wednesday to guarantee victory in upcoming elections by dissolving all opposition parties, including Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy.

— Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen departs for U.S. amid warnings from China

 

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China is promising retaliatory action if Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen meets with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as she began her 10-day trip to the United States and Central America Wednesday.

— UBS taps former CEO to steady the helm after Credit Suisse takeover

 

at 3/29/23 6:39am

Switzerland's UBS said Wednesday that it was bringing back one of its own to deal with the challenges facing the banking giant following its $3.2 billion rescue of Credit Suisse 10 days ago.

— France deploys 13,000 police as anti-pension reform protests gather momentum

 

at 3/28/23 6:21pm

A fresh wave of demonstrations and disruption against plans by the French government to raise the pension age materialized as promised Tuesday amid calls for a general strike.

— Tip from Mossad leads to Greece police thwarting attack on Athens synagogue

 

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Greek police arrested two Pakistani nationals accused of planning a terror attack against a synagogue in Athens Tuesday, following a tip from the Israeli intelligence agency.

— Knife-wielding assailant kills 2 women at Ismaili Muslim center in Portugal

 

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A stabbing attack at a cultural center used by Ismaili Muslims in Lisbon, Portugal, has left two women dead. The attacker was shot at the scene, arrested, and taken to a local hospital for treatment.

— Chinese mega-company Alibaba to split into six entities

 

at 3/28/23 11:53am

Worldwide retailer and e-commerce company Alibaba announced on Tuesday that it will be splitting its business into six distinct entities.

— Yousaf wins support to become next first minister of Scotland

 

at 3/28/23 11:37am

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon left Bute House in Edinburgh for the last time Tuesday after handing in her official resignation letter after more than eight years in office.

— Fire at Ciudad Juarez migration center kills at least 39

 

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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blamed protesting immigrants for starting a fire at a borer migration camp that killed at least 39 people late Monday.

— BP, ADNOC make bid for Eastern Mediterranean natural gas

 

at 3/28/23 10:11am

British energy company BP said Tuesday it was working with a counterpart in Abu Dhabi to form a joint venture that would capitalize on the natural gas deposits off the Israeli coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

— MI5: Terror threat level in Northern Ireland now 'Severe'

 

at 3/28/23 9:28am

The MI5, the British domestic counterintelligence agency, rose the terrorism level in Northern Ireland to "severe," an official told Parliament Tuesday.

— IRENA: Stakes high, finances short, in the fight against climate change

 

at 3/28/23 8:48am

Progress has been made in the fight against climate change, but it's lopsided and still far short of what's necessary to avoid a global crisis, the U.N.-backed International Renewable Energy Agency said Tuesday.

— Britain pledges $12.3 million for housing, power for displaced Ukrainians

 

at 3/28/23 8:42am

The British government has pledged $12.3 million in funds to support a joint project with Poland to provide homes and power for displaced Ukrainians.

— USS Nimitz visits Busan amid North Korean nuclear threats

 

at 3/28/23 8:23am

The nuclear-powered USS Nimitz arrived in the southeastern port city of Busan on Monday in the latest demonstration of military might and extended deterrence against a growing nuclear threat from North Korea.

As of 3/29/23 5:10pm. Last new 3/29/23 3:03pm.