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China rodea Taiwán con 11 buques de guerra y 70 aviones
EL HERALDO DE MÉXICO
La presencia militar de China y de Estados Unidos fuera de sus fronteras avanza y con ello sube la tensión por una posible Tercera Guerra Mundial. Este domingo, el gobierno de Taiwán detectó 11 buques de guerra chinos y 70 aviones alrededor de la isla, informó su ministerio de Defensa; mientras que ayer la Marina estadounidense envió un poderoso submarino de ataque que es capaz de enviar misiles guiados de propulsión nuclear hacia aguas del Medio Oriente, indicó uno de sus portavoces.

ChatGPT creator OpenAI plans office and expansion in Japan
THE JAPAN TIMES
The CEO of ChatGPT-creator OpenAI said Monday that the company is aiming to open an office in Japan in the near future and expand its business in the country.

Malaysia Repeals Mandatory Death Penalty
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Malaysia’s abolition of the mandatory death penalty is an important step toward aligning with international human rights norms and growing global opposition to capital punishment, Human Rights Watch said today.

ICC arrest warrant for Putin a big dilemma for South African government
AFRICA NEWS
South Africa said on Wednesday that an international arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin had complicated matters for the country ahead of a BRICS summit it is due to host in August.

Europe needs energy. Moroccan solar may be a clean solution.
WASHINGTON POST
The abundant sun of northern Africa may soon power Europe's homes and businesses, as European leaders consider connecting massive North African solar projects to undersea power cables to free their continent from Russian energy.

In Malawi, female fish traders mobilise against transactional sex
ALJAZEERA
A new women’s collective is helping fishmongers diversify incomes as declining fish populations lead to increased sex-for-fish requests in Malawi.

How Putin Became a Hero on African TV
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Over the past year, a flood of pro-Russian content has increasingly been surfacing on news outlets and social media platforms in Africa. The messages aim to drum up support for the invasion of Ukraine, and to frame Russia’s growing presence on the African continent as beneficial, while vilifying American and European — especially French — involvement in Africa.

Renminbi’s share of trade finance doubles since start of Ukraine war
FINANCIAL TIMES
Trade financing data from Swift, the international payments and financing platform, shows that the renminbi’s share by value of the market had risen from less than 2 per cent in February 2022 to 4.5 per cent a year later — a surge that analysts say reflects both greater use of China’s currency to facilitate trade with Russia and the rising cost of dollar financing. Those gains put China’s currency in close contention with the euro, which accounts for 6 per cent of the total.