Web Digest - 2024-04-21

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music star Morgan Wallen, who faces charges stemming in part from accusations that he threw a chair off the rooftop of a six-story bar, says he’s “not proud” of his behavior and accepts responsibility…

John Sterling honored by Yankees for 36 seasons and 5,631 games as radio voice

https://apnews.com/article/556375b9e6c669cc032c3bed90939188

NEW YORK (AP) — John Sterling was honored during an on-field ceremony Saturday following his retirement as a New York Yankees broadcaster for 36 seasons. Sterling, who turns 86 on July 4, was presented a jersey with No. 5,631…

Third temporary channel opens for vessels to Baltimore port after bridge collapse

https://apnews.com/article/aa60b8d9a813d60e7452055ad77d1395

BALTIMORE (AP) — A third temporary channel for boats to enter and depart the Port of Baltimore has opened, expanding further shipping access as collapsed sections of the Francis Scott Key Bridge are salvaged before the span can…

David Pryor, former Arkansas governor and senator, has died at age 89

https://apnews.com/article/a4ce049c412b4d16b616a18e7c8f9422

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas governor and U.S. Sen. David Pryor, a Democrat who was one of the state’s most beloved political figures and remained active in public service in the state long after he left office, has died. He…

AP Photos: The skies fill with color at a Chinese kite festival

https://apnews.com/article/26c3e276665728fe246f74a603807115

WEIFANG, China (AP) — More than 1,000 kites filled the skies of Weifang, an eastern Chinese coastal city that touts itself as the “kite capital of the world,” on Saturday. Locals say there is nothing that can’t sail the skies of…

Federal officials are investigating a Rockies coach’s cockpit visit during a United flight

https://apnews.com/article/25f5cb92f7178bc327f7feff04eb404c

DENVER (AP) — Federal transportation officials are investigating an unauthorized inflight cockpit visit by a coach for the Colorado Rockies baseball team during a United Airlines charter flight last week from Denver to Toronto. Video…

Mandisa, Grammy-winning singer and ‘American Idol’ alum, dies at 47

https://apnews.com/article/4b7ebbcb2b9499c429362de7f7329392

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mandisa, a contemporary Christian singer who appeared on “American Idol” and won a Grammy for her 2013 album ‘Overcomer’, has died. She was 47. A representative for the singer told The Associated Press that the…

Catholic priest resigns from Michigan church following protests over his criticism of a gay author

https://apnews.com/article/2033306cd8937b584a6f1f1c8e70d104

BEAL CITY, Mich. (AP) — A Catholic priest has resigned as pastor of a church in a small central Michigan community, the result of weeks of controversy following his publicly expressed regret that a gay author had read a book to…

Dick Van Dyke earns historic Daytime Emmy nomination at age 98

https://apnews.com/article/ebba73bcb43c97a9e35b355fa21aa9f6

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dick Van Dyke is vying for a historic Daytime Emmy at age 98. The actor was nominated Friday as guest performer in a daytime drama series for his part as amnesiac Timothy Robicheaux on Peacock’s “Days of Our Lives.”…

FAA investigating after it says a flight told to cross a runway where another was starting takeoff

https://apnews.com/article/7eb1e99fdb209d79e3607b58d5e22f1c

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate after a flight at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was instructed to cross a runway where another flight was starting its takeoff, the agency said. A…

Tesla recalling more than 3,000 of its 2024 Cybertrucks due to faulty pedal

https://apnews.com/article/ff2018b672b1109543c52b0058698499

Tesla is recalling more than 3,000 of its newly launched 2024 Cybertrucks because of the possibility that a pedal can get stuck and cause the vehicle to accelerate unintentionally, increasing the risk of a crash. Tesla said that the…

Firefighters to tackle scaffolding dangling outside ruins of fire-ravaged Danish landmark

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Firefighters in Copenhagen plan to start taking down scaffolding that is left dangling dangerously Friday outside the ruins of the Danish capital’s historic Old Stock Exchange building after a fire tore…

More people are evacuated after the dramatic eruption of an Indonesian volcano

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MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — More people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island were evacuated on Friday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami. An…

Reuters

Aid bill’s passage will hurt Ukraine, cause more deaths, Kremlin says

https://www.reuters.com/world/kremlin-us-house-passage-ukraine-aid-bill-will-hurt-ukraine-cause-more-deaths-2024-04-20/

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday that U.S. House of Representatives approval of security aid to Ukraine would lead to more damage and deaths in the conflict…

Zelenskiy says he is grateful for US House approval of Ukraine aid

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-zelenskiy-grateful-us-house-approval-aid-2024-04-20/

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed gratitude on Saturday for the passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of a military aid bill for his country and said the assistance would save lives and “bring a just end” to the war…

Thousands of Israelis join anti-government protests

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/thousands-israelis-join-anti-government-protests-calling-new-elections-2024-04-20/

Thousands of Israeli demonstrators took to the streets on Saturday to call for new elections and demand more action from the government to bring the hostages held in Gaza home, in the latest round of protests against Prime Minister…

Edmundo Gonzalez, Venezuela’s low-profile and last-minute opposition candidate

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/edmundo-gonzalez-venezuelas-low-profile-last-minute-opposition-candidate-2024-04-20/

As time was running out, Venezuelas opposition chose low-profile former diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez to run against President Nicolas Maduro in a July election that political analysts said will require Gonzalez to build name…

Blinken to press China over its support for Russian defense base

https://www.reuters.com/world/blinken-press-china-over-its-support-russian-defense-base-2024-04-20/

The U.S. is prepared to act against Chinese companies supporting Russias war in Ukraine, a senior U.S. official told reporters, highlighting it as an issue Secretary of State Antony Blinken will raise on his trip to China…

Crop Trust seeks more funding to protect global seed diversity

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/crop-trust-seeks-more-funding-protect-global-seed-diversity-2024-04-20/

Crop Trust, which works to preserve crop bio-diversity, needs to more than double its $300 million endowment fund to be able to support seed banks across the world, Executive Director Stefan Schmitz…

Russian navy chief to participate in Chinese naval conference

https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-navy-chief-participate-chinese-naval-conference-2024-04-20/

Russias newly-appointed navy chief will take part in a major military conference in ally China, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Saturday, amid growing Western criticism of ties between the two…

Erdogan meets Hamas leader in Turkey, discusses efforts for regional peace

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/erdogan-meets-hamas-leader-turkey-discusses-efforts-regional-peace-2024-04-20/

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and reach a fair and lasting peace in the region during a meeting with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Istanbul on Saturday, his office…

Thousands protest in Spain’s Canary Islands over mass tourism

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/thousands-protest-spains-canary-islands-over-mass-tourism-2024-04-20/

Thousands of people protested in Tenerife on Saturday, calling for the Spanish island to temporarily limit tourist arrivals to stem a boom in short-term holiday rentals and hotel construction that is driving up housing costs for…

China’s foreign minister says major powers should avoid rivalry in South Pacific

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinas-foreign-minister-says-major-powers-should-avoid-rivalry-south-pacific-2024-04-20/

Chinas foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday said the South Pacific region should not become an arena for major power rivalries and that its assistance to countries there is free of political…

Ukrainian drones strike Russian fuel depot, substations in major attack

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-drone-attack-sets-ablaze-russian-fuel-depot-hits-susbtations-kyiv-source-2024-04-20/

Ukraine attacked eight Russian regions with dozens of long-range strike drones, setting ablaze a fuel depot and hitting three power substations in a major attack early on Saturday, an intelligence source in Kyiv told…

More than 14 Palestinians killed as violence flares in West Bank

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/two-die-ongoing-israeli-raid-west-bank-palestinian-health-ministry-says-2024-04-20/

Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, while an ambulance driver was killed as he went to pick up wounded from a separate attack by violent Jewish settlers, Palestinian authorities…

US House passes $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid package, sends to Senate

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-vote-long-awaited-95-billion-ukraine-israel-aid-package-2024-04-20/

The unusual four-bill package also includes funds for Israel, security assistance for Taiwan and allies in the Indo-Pacific, and a measure that includes sanctions, a threat to ban the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, and the…

联合早报

中国特稿：抄底还是战略再平衡？中东资金涌入中国探商机寻伙伴

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240421-3148471

（插图／梁锦泉）去年以来，欧美基金对中国市场投资意愿下降，中东主权基金却多次出手布局中国资产。这燃起了许多中国创业者和创投机构的希望，他们把目光转向中东寻找新“金主”。不过，中东资金入华的目的，却比单纯的财富增值要复杂得多。今年40岁的李乔（化名）是深圳一家游戏社交公司的创始人。去年初公司现金流陷入紧张，他开始向中国的美元基金投资机构融资，但花了半年时间，跑了十几家都没有下文……

西太海军论坛与美菲军演接连开幕中国海军成立75周年不搞阅兵

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240420-3474740

美国、菲律宾展开“肩并肩”军演前夕，中国将举办有多国代表团出席的西太平洋海军论坛年会，军方更推出一系列活动纪念中国海军建军75周年，但将不会举行海上阅兵。受访学者认为，中国正在尽力释放善意，为国际社会在海洋安全议题上达成共识创造舆论氛围……

加媒：中国驻加拿大大使丛培武离任

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240420-3474674

加拿大寻求解冻加中关系之际，加拿大媒体报道，任职近五年的中国驻加拿大大使丛培武离任回国。（互联网）（渥太华综合讯）加拿大寻求解冻加中关系之际，加拿大媒体报道，任职近五年的中国驻加拿大大使丛培武离任回国。加拿大《环球邮报》星期五（4月19日）引述不具名的消息人士说，丛培武在写给加拿大全球事务部和其他外交使团的信中表示，4月9日是他在任的最后一天。报道说，这个消息令各国外交使团的一些人感到意外……

重庆通报燃气费异常飙涨燃气集团党委书记被免职

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240420-3473817

重庆燃气在当地一社区的客户服务管理站。（互联网）（重庆综合讯）重庆居民燃气费飙升话题发酵数日后，官方确认了存在多计多收费等问题，责成燃气企业全额退款，重庆燃气集团党委书记、总经理则被免职……

湘潭大学一学生疑似被投毒致死室友被刑拘

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240420-3474286

（湘潭综合讯）针对网传湘潭大学有学生因外卖常被偷而在外卖里投毒“钓鱼执法”却导致室友死亡，当地警方确认该校一名研究生疑似被投毒，其室友嫌疑重大已被刑拘，但多方人士否认了“偷外卖被投毒”之说。湖南省湘潭市公安局雨湖分局星期六（4月20日）凌晨发布警情通报称，该局4月12日下午3时41分接群众电话报警：25岁的湘潭大学在读研究生张某某疑似被人投毒。经查，张某某4月7日因身体不适到医院就医……

临近赖清德就职罗森伯格指台湾问题将成布林肯访华重点话题

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240420-3473662

据报下周将访华的布林肯4月19日在意大利卡普里岛出席七国集团外长会议。（路透社）美国国务卿布林肯据报将在下周访华，美国在台协会（AIT）主席罗森伯格透露，台湾问题自然是布林肯此行讨论重点。受访学者分析，美国试图通过向北京担保台湾候任总统赖清德就职演说不出现意外，来确保美国选前的中美关系稳定……

新闻人间：政坛“蜜獾”徐巧芯

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240420-3471815

新闻人间：政坛“蜜獾”徐巧芯（联合早报制图）台湾在野国民党立委徐巧芯，因先生刘彦澧的姐姐刘向婕和姐夫杜秉澄涉入诈骗洗钱被羁押，饱受质疑；加上亲执政的民进党名嘴与侧翼对她发起总攻，尤其原生家庭的责难与不谅解，让上星期天（4月14日）在花莲为地震赈灾的她，说出“我若利用职权协助诈骗，我便辞职；若我的先生涉入，我会与先生离婚”的重话，旋即哭倒在国民党党团总召傅昆萁怀里……

温伟中：交流避险与朝贡舔共

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240420-3470656

台海和平稳定备受瞩目，不过两岸官方零互动已长达八年。两岸执政党之间缺乏沟通管道，误判局势的风险越来越大。自称“务实台独工作者”的民进党主席赖清德，今年初在总统大选胜出；眼看在他未来四年的执政下，两岸关系不容易改善或融冰，最大在野党国民党领袖正前赴后继到中国大陆与对方高级官员交流。据蓝营公开说明访问大陆的理由，不外都是要推动对话与和平，避免战争风险，或简言之：交流避险……

研究：中国近半城市正在下沉洪水风险将加剧

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240419-3470481

（华盛顿综合讯）一项研究指出，中国近一半的主要城市正面临“中度至重度”程度的下沉；在海平面上升的情况下，这将使数百万人面临洪水风险。据路透社报道，由华南师范大学北斗研究院副研究员敖祖锐领导的研究小组基于全国卫星雷达数据进行的这项研究，星期五（4月19日）发表于《科学》杂志上。研究测量了占中国城市人口四分之三的82个主要城市的地表在2015年至2022年间的升降幅度……

北京半马调查结果出炉取消冠军与三外籍选手比赛成绩

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240419-3471373

中国马拉松选手何杰（右二）与埃塞尔比亚选手比基拉（右一），以及两名肯尼亚选手凯特尔（左二）和姆南加特参加上星期天（4月14日）的北京半程马拉松赛。（路透社）北京半程马拉松比赛上星期天引发巨大争议，中国选手何杰被质疑因三位外籍选手“故意放水”才赢得男子组冠军。组委会星期五经调查后宣布，取消何杰及三位外籍选手的比赛成绩……

“熊猫外交”重启旧金山明年将迎来一对中国大熊猫

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240419-3471153

（北京综合讯）随着中美关系出现企稳迹象，中国开始重启与美国的“熊猫外交”。继美国圣地亚哥动物园今年将迎来旅美大熊猫后，中美机构再签意向书，计划在2025年实现一对大熊猫前往旧金山。据《北京日报》报道，中国野生动物保护协会与美国旧金山动物园星期五（4月19日）在北京签署《大熊猫国际保护合作意向书》……

赖清德就职倒数一个月分析：北京加大施压不会停

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240419-3470784

距离台湾候任总统赖清德就职剩下一个月，中国大陆星期五（4月19日）宣布启用紧邻台湾金门、马祖两座离岛空域的衔接航线，由西向东运行。这是2023年12月20日，从金门远眺兴建中的中国大陆福建厦门翔安国际机场……

中国航母福建舰出现舰载机模型引发近期海试猜测

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240419-3470607

最新曝光的网络照片显示，中国第三艘航空母舰福建舰上出现四型五架舰载机模型。（互联网）中国第三艘航空母舰福建舰上近日出现了四型五架舰载机模型，航母的救生筏也已安装完毕。有军迷推测，福建舰或将在4月23日中国海军节当天进行海试……

韩咏红：美国“堤丰”中导系统部署菲律宾

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240419-3467212

备受瞩目的美日菲三边峰会结束后不久，美国太平洋陆军司令部当地时间本星期一（4月15日）就宣布，美国陆军第一多域特遣队（1st MDTF）已经在菲律宾吕宋岛北部部署新型陆基中程导弹发射系统“堤丰”（Typhon），作为美菲联合军事演习“盾牌24” 的一部分。美军文告形容这项部署为“历史性首次”，提升了美菲陆军协同能力、备战水平和防务能量……

AI热潮大赢家台积电业绩超预期带动台湾科技业

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240418-3465386

全球最大晶片制造商台积电预估，第二季营收将比去年同期大增27.6%。图为去年7月5日，公众在新竹科学园区的台积电创新馆观看晶圆介绍视频。（法新社）因人工智能（AI）半导体需求激增，全球最大晶片制造商台湾积体电路制造公司（简称台积电）今年第一季净利同比增长8.9%，超出市场预期。受访专家指出，AI浪潮下，台湾以台积电为中心的供应链上中下游厂商都将获益，前景备受看好……

民进党中生代“大阿哥”郑文灿据报任海基会董事长

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240418-3466657

受台湾政府委托处理两岸事务的海峡交流基金会（简称海基会）董事长一职，据报将由台湾行政院副院长郑文灿出任。（互联网）（台北综合讯）受台湾政府委托处理两岸事务的海峡交流基金会（简称海基会）董事长一职，据报将由台湾行政院副院长郑文灿出任。《镜周刊》星期三（4月17日）报道，台湾候任总统赖清德阵营的内部已锁定，海基会董事长将推派郑文灿出任……

中国整体就业形势稳定 25至29岁非在校生青年失业率上升

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240418-3466669

中国官方数据显示，3月份中国城镇不含在校生的16岁至24岁劳动力失业率为15.3%，与前一个月持平，但25岁至29岁劳动力失业率上升，显示青年人就业压力仍然存在。图为人们2月19日在中国河南省郑州市参加一场招聘会……

区域竞争加剧香港港口吞吐量首次跌出全球十大之列

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240418-3466051

曾连续11年蝉联第一的香港首次跌出全球港口吞吐量排行前十。图为堆放在香港葵青货柜码头的集装箱。（彭博社）香港货柜码头曾连续11年蝉联全球港口货柜吞吐量排行第一，但近年不断萎缩，去年更首次跌至全球第11位。受访学者指出，香港航运成本高，除非港府降低土地税，否则有关问题短期内难以改善……

布林肯据报将在下周访华四天

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240418-3466044

美国国务卿布林肯据报将在下个星期访华四天。图为布林肯4月18日在意大利卡普里岛出席七国集团外长会议第二天的会议。（路透社）（华盛顿／北京综合讯）继美国财政部长耶伦等美国高级官员后，美国国务卿布林肯据报将在下个星期访华四天。这是他时隔不到一年再度访华……

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