Headline News
- Wall Street oscillates amid COVID-19 spikes, muted data
Wall Street struggled for direction on Thursday as investors weighed a resurgence in coronavirus infections and the possibility of a new round of shutdowns against data that suggested the U.S. economy might not bounce back with quick, V-shaped recovery.
  
- Facebook takes down certain posts, ads from Trump re-election campaign
Facebook Inc said on Thursday it took down certain posts and advertisements from U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence related to their re-election campaign, due to violation of the social network’s policy against organized hate.
 
- Jean Kennedy Smith, last surviving sibling of JFK, is dead at 92
Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving sibling of slain President John F. Kennedy, who as U.S. ambassador to Ireland in the 1990s played a pivotal role in the Northern Irish peace process, died on Wednesday at age 92.
 
- Portraits of former Confederate House speakers to be removed: Pelosi
Portraits of four former House of Representatives speakers who served the Confederacy will be removed from the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday.
 
- U.S. prison riot teams faulted for injuring staff during exercises
U.S. Bureau of Prisons riot teams that helped protect the White House during protests earlier this month injured employees by deploying flash bang grenades and pepper spray during exercises last year, the Justice Department’s internal watchdog has found.
 
- Lloyd’s of London to pay for ‘shameful’ Atlantic slave trade role
The Lloyd’s of London insurance market apologised on Thursday for its “shameful” role in the 18th and 19th Century Atlantic slave trade and pledged to fund opportunities for black and ethnic minority people.
 
- Explainer: London faces up to former role insuring Atlantic slave trade
London is facing up to its role in insuring the slave trade as part of a sweeping global reassessment of history and racism.
 
- U.S. Supreme Court blocks Trump bid to end ‘Dreamers’ immigrant program
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt President Donald Trump a major setback on his hardline immigration policies, blocking his bid to end a program that protects from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants – often called “Dreamers” – who entered the United States illegally as children.
 
- Exclusive: Massive spying on users of Google’s Chrome shows new security weakness
A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google’s market-leading Chrome web browser, researchers at Awake Security told Reuters, highlighting the tech industry’s failure to protect browsers as they are used more for email, payroll and other sensitive functions.
 
- Pelosi urges Senate to take up ‘Dreamers’ bill after top court ruling
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday urged the Senate to take up legislation previously passed by the Democratic-led House in support of so-called “Dreamers” now that the Supreme Court has blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to end their protections.
 
Shanghai Daily
- Asia’s top two eSports nations compete and intermingle
South Korean-born eSports player Lee “Scout” Ye-chan, who won his first League of Legends World Championship last year, fits right into Chinese eSports culture.
- Celebrating 30 years of China-South Korea friendship
Ten years ago I was posted to South Korea to cover news.
- Koreatown restaurant survives wobbles in the K-wave
Lee Seung-woong didn’t have an auspicious start when he first came to Shanghai from South Korea in 2005 and worked in an Italian restaurant.
- Site of the Korean government in exile a symbol of long friendship
An obscure three-story shikumen (stone-gate) building, tucked away in Shanghai’s busy Xintiandi commercial hub, has become a site of pilgrimage for tens of thousands of South Koreans every year.
- Shanghai-Republic of Korea relations get closer through cultural exchanges
Kim Seung-ho initiated the idea to host an exhibition featuring artworks by 30 Chinese and South Korean artists born in 1992, when China and the Republic of Korea established formal diplomatic relatio
- 9th day of reverse Russia-Euro gas flow
The Yamal-Europe pipeline that usually delivers Russian gas to Western Europe was sending the fuel back to Poland for a ninth straight day yesterday, as per data from German network operator Gascade.
- 5th victim of rampage in Denver dies
A HOTEL clerk gravely wounded in a Denver-area shooting spree died on Tuesday, bringing to five the number of people killed in Monday night’s rampage by a gunman, who was slain by police, authorities
- Japan fears virus spread amid New Year holidays
Japan braced for a feared rebound in coronavirus cases as the highways and airports filled with travelers at the start of New Year’s holidays yesterday.
- Wreckage of WWII sub discovered
Greek divers have discovered the wreckage of an Italian submarine 80 years after it was sunk by the Allied Forces in the Aegean Sea during World War II.
- Andrew files claims against accuser
A LAWYER for Britain’s Prince Andrew on Tuesday questioned whether Virginia Giuffre is legally entitled to pursue her civil lawsuit accusing the Duke of York of sexually abusing her when she was under
- 5 dead in yet another US shooting spree
A LONE gunman shot four people dead and wounded three, including a police officer, on Monday in a Denver-area shooting spree that unfolded at several locations and ended with police killing the suspec
- Russia’s new post-Soviet rocket takes to the skies
Russia has conducted a third launch of its new heavy-class Angara rocket, the first developed after the fall of the Soviet Union 30 years ago this month.
BBC News (Middle East)
- Mahsa Amini: How one woman’s death sparked Iran protests
The BBC has analysed over 1,000 videos of unprecedented protests following Mahsa Amini’s death in custody.
- Iran protests: Schoolgirls heckle paramilitary speaker
A video appears to show teenagers shouting “get lost, Basiji”, as protests spread to the classroom.
- Iran: Teen protester Nika Shakarami’s body stolen, sources say
Security forces snatched her corpse before her family could bury her, BBC Persian is told.
- Asian Winter Games to be held in Trojena, Saudi Arabia in 2029
Saudi Arabia will host the Asian Winter Games in 2029 at a mountain resort that is currently being constructed.
- Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall
The 44 coins found in Israel date to the Muslim conquest of the area in 635, archaeologists say.
- Palestinian deaths toll in West Bank hits 100 this year
The deadliest tally in years comes amid a big increase in Israeli military raids.
- Lev Tahor: Jewish sect leaders arrested in Mexico jungle raid freed
The release is the latest twist in events surrounding the group after a dramatic breakout in Mexico.
- Iran protests: ‘Nine Europeans’ arrested in latest unrest
Germany, France, the UK and Sweden have been warned over the involvement of their “agents”, Iran says.
- BP in oil field where ‘cancer is rife’
BBC investigation uncovers the deadly impact of the oil giant’s toxic air pollution on children.
- Iran: Fifa called on to ban country from World Cup over women’s rights
An open letter to Fifa says it does not trust women will be allowed to attend games in future.
- Israel and Lebanon gas field talks on knife-edge
The outcome come mean major economic benefits – or create a future trigger for war.
- Revealed: Huge gas flaring emissions never reported
BBC investigation finds oil companies not declaring millions of tonnes of cancer-linked emissions.
- Israel’s fast-growing trade ties with the UAE
Business between Israel and the UAE is booming two years after the Abraham Accords.
- Iran protester: ‘They said if we didn’t keep quiet, they would rape us’
The BBC has spoken to Iranians detained by security forces during the protests sweeping the country.
- Iran grapples with most serious challenge in years
The leadership is seeing anger on the streets in nationwide protests in a way it has not before.
- Qatar World Cup: Accommodation worries for football fans
Organisers of the football tournament are facing criticism over a lack of affordable accommodation.
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A large number of Iranian university students meet with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei at the 16th night of the fasting month of Ramadan on May 22, 2019. Photo: khamenei.ir 
Tehran, May 23, IRNA – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi pointed to the ‘psycho-propaganda’ scenario launched against Iran, and said that this scenario is pre-maturely defeated and will definitely go nowhere.
Tehran, May 23, IRNA – German Foreign Ministry political director Jens Ploetner accompanied with German Ambassador to Tehran Michael Klor Berchtold held talks with Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for political affairs Abbas Araqchi on bilateral ties and Iran nuclear deal.
Islamabad, May 23, IRNA – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the victory in general election.
Persian yellow deer, which is on the verge of extinction, is seen on a series of photos in Dasht Naz protected area in northern Iran on May 23, 2019. IRNA/Ehsan Fazli Osanloo