South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 19, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: California invests $1.7 billion to improve safety, resiliency of highways – including millions for highways damaged by LA fires
Source: US State of California 2 May 16, 2025 What you need to know: The state is investing almost $1.7 billion for improvements to California’s highway system, including $86.5 million for improvements to infrastructure damaged during the Los Angeles firestorms earlier this year. SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the California Transportation Commission […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: Leo XIV and the greatest challenge of our time
Source: Greenpeace Statement – Following his piece on the late Pope Francis, Jefferson Chua continues his reflections on the relationship between the Papacy of the Roman Catholic Church and climate change, now in the hands of a new pontiff. © ANDINA/Archive There is a photo of Robert Francis Prevost, back then when he was still […]
MIL-OSI: XRP News: XenDex Currently In Its last Presale Phase As Users Expect Its First DEX Launch And Exchange Listing, Join Presale As XRP Price Keeps Going Up
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) SYDNEY, May 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As XRP makes headlines across the globe, XenDex is capturing investor attention as the most powerful decentralized exchange being built on the XRP Ledger. With its soft cap already filled and the hard cap nearly reached, the final phase of the $XDX presale is now […]
MIL-OSI China: China sees satellite navigation industry output growth in 2024
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, May 18 — The total output value of China’s satellite navigation and positioning service industry reached 575.8 billion yuan (about 79.9 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024, up 7.39 percent year on year, according to a white paper published Sunday. This year’s white paper on the […]
MIL-OSI Europe: ASIA/VIETNAM – The hope of Vietnamese Catholics: “We look forward to welcoming Pope Leo XIV in Vietnam”
Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI Saturday, 17 May 2025 Ho Chi Minh City (Fides) – “Pope Leo XIV should visit Vietnam, fulfilling Pope Francis’s wish,” headlines a Vietnamese Catholic online newspaper. It is an example of how the Vietnamese Catholic and secular press has also welcomed the news of the new pope’s election. […]
Mexican Navy tall ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge, injuring 19
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) A Mexican Navy sailing ship festooned with lights and a giant flag crashed into the landmark Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night, shearing the top of its masts and causing at least 19 injuries, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said. Videos online showed the training […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Seven killed in house fire in northern Mexico
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News MEXICO CITY, May 17 (Xinhua) — Seven people, including five children, were killed early Saturday in a fire at a residential building in the city of Saltillo, […]
MIL-OSI China: Wang Chuqin romps into second round at table tennis worlds
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News China’s world No. 2 Wang Chuqin delivered a commanding performance, defeating American Nandan Naresh at the men’s singles first round of the world table tennis championships on Saturday night. Wang controlled the match effortlessly and left the 18-year-old opponent with limited opportunities to challenge him, winning […]