Hong Kong stocks at 10-month highs after China’s property rescue measures | South China Morning Post
https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3263299/hong-kong-stocks-10-month-highs-after-chinas-property-rescue-measures

The Wong era begins: Anticipated impacts on Malaysia-Singapore economic corridor
https://themalaysianreserve.com/2024/05/20/the-wong-era-begins-anticipated-impacts-on-malaysia-singapore-economic-corridor/

Japan's 10-year bond yield surges amid BOJ rate speculation - Business & Economy News
https://www.wionews.com/business-economy/japans-10-year-bond-yield-surges-amid-boj-rate-speculation-723330

Saudi Crown Prince to Postpones Japan Trip Amid Concerns Over King’s Health | TIME
https://time.com/6979998/saudi-king-salman-health-mbs-postpones-japan-trip/

❗️Iranian President Raisi’s empty chair during an emergency government meeting

The Tehran #StockExchange has #suspended operations until further notice.

🟩 @RTnews_unc3

GOLD NEW RECORD HIGH VS THE DOLLAR.

In other words,

The dollar is getting crushed by gold.

Read: https://x.com/goldtelegraph_/status/1792426282816524553?s=46

U.S. Fears Undersea Cables Are Vulnerable to Espionage From Chinese Repair Ships

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/china-internet-cables-repair-ships-93fd6320

Saudi Arabia's 88-year-old King Salman Has A Lung Infection And Will Take Antibiotics
https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!international/saudi-arabia-king-salman-lung-infection-antibiotics-enn24052001389

Cloud Seeding Program plans to cover Makkah and Holy Sites using ground-based generators

https://www.saudigazette.com.sa/article/642975

Governor Sir David Steel set to bid #Gibraltar farewell with ceremonial departure
.. #CommanderInChief

https://www.chronicle.gi/governor-sir-david-steel-set-to-bid-gibraltar-farewell-with-ceremonial-departure/

Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, will then escort Sir David airside at the International Gibraltar Airport before a final farewell at the foot of the aircraft.

A 17-gun Salute will be fired by Thomson’s Battery, the Royal Gibraltar Regiment, as Sir David steps onto the aircraft.

Sir David will then depart Gibraltar at 3.10pm on the British Airways flight to Heathrow.

U.S. to complete withdrawal of American troops from #Niger by September 15 - Peoples Gazette Nigeria
https://gazettengr.com/u-s-to-complete-withdrawal-of-american-troops-from-niger-by-september-15/

US departure from Niger ‘already underway’ ahead of September deadline
https://www.defensenews.com/newsletters/daily-news-roundup/2024/05/19/us-departure-from-niger-already-underway-ahead-of-september-deadline/

#Evergreen Marine scraps post-panamax container ship as buying interest for older vessels tapers off

https://www.tradewindsnews.com/containers/evergreen-marine-scraps-post-panamax-container-ship-as-buying-interest-for-older-vessels-tapers-off/2-1-1646304

Ghana in Focuss Special: Currency Woes in Ghana - Understanding the Cedi's Depreciation and Path Forward
https://www.modernghana.com/news/1313426/ghana-in-focuss-special-currency-woes-in-ghana.html

The ascent of MBS: How Saudi Arabia will pass power to its crown prince when his ailing father dies

https://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-king-salman-death-plan-how-mbs-becomes-king-2022-1

The Internet as We Know It Depends on 22 Ships

When you think of what lurks in the ocean's depths, fiber-optic cables probably don't come to mind. They should. As Josh Dzieza reports in a lengthy piece for the Verge, there are some 800,000 miles of these cables running through our oceans that keep the world as we know it chugging along.

🚨-->They carry 99% of the planet's data—should they all fail at once, satellites would keep less than 1% of things going🚨

In that total-failure hypothetical, -->"modern civilization would cease to function," <-- writes Dzieza, in large part because the financial system would abruptly stop working. While his piece digs into the particulars of the cables, what he really focuses on is the "secretive global network of ships" at the ready to repair them when they break.


https://www.newser.com/story/349248/the-internet-as-we-know-it-depends-on-22-ships.html

In that total-failure hypothetical, "modern civilization would cease to function,".....

#Stellar Network Adds Smart Contract Capabilities Bolstered by Extensive Onramp Network
#Soroban
– Crypto News BTC
https://cryptonewsbtc.org/2024/05/19/stellar-network-adds-smart-contract-capabilities-bolstered-by-extensive-onramp-network/

Ex-Federal Reserve Official Lauds #Ripple and #XRP Role in US Crypto Policy

- Times Tabloid - Latest Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin (BTC) News, Ethereum (ETH) News, Shiba Inu (SHIB) News, Ripple's XRP News
https://timestabloid.com/ex-federal-reserve-official-lauds-ripple-and-xrp-role-in-us-crypto-policy/