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Nancy Pelosi calls for US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/19/nancy-pelosi-calls-for-us-diplomatic-boycott-of-beijing-winter-olympics #OlympicGames #NancyPelosi #USnews #China #Sport

Remains of mystery Somerton man to be exhumed 70 years after his death https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/19/remains-of-mystery-somerton-man-to-be-exhumed-70-years-after-his-death #SouthAustralia #Australianews #Adelaide

Six announcements from Google I/O https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57166202

As Biden pledges 80 million Covid-19 vaccines for world, US expats in Asia ask ‘what about us?’ https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3133960/biden-pledges-80-million-covid-19-vaccines-world-us

US delays China investment ban as Biden team aims to clarify policy scope https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3133984/us-delays-china-investment-ban-biden-team-aims-clarify-policy-scope

European Parliament to vote on freezing China investment deal https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3133983/european-parliament-vote-freezing-china-investment-deal

Rep. Tlaib Pushes Biden To Protect At-Risk Palestinians In Middle East Conflict https://www.npr.org/2021/05/18/998038591/rep-tlaib-pushes-biden-to-protect-at-risk-palestinians-in-middle-east-conflict

Gaza War Deepens a Long-Running Humanitarian Crisis https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/world/middleeast/gaza-israel-war-humanitarian.html #WarCrimes,GenocideandCrimesAgainstHumanity #Demonstrations,ProtestsandRiots #Infrastructure(PublicWorks) #DefenseandMilitaryForces #BorrellFontelles,Josep #CivilianCasualties #Biden,JosephRJr #EuropeanUnion #Palestinians #Hamas

In Show of Unity, Palestinians Strike Across West Bank, Gaza and Israel https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/world/middleeast/palestinians-strike-israel-gaza.html #WarandArmedConflicts #Palestinians #GazaStrip #Strikes #Israel

Spanish PM vows to ‘restore order’ after 8,000 migrants reach Ceuta https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/18/spanish-pm-vows-restore-order-migrants-reach-ceuta #MiddleEastandNorthAfrica #PedroSánchez #Migration #Worldnews #Morocco #Africa #Europe #Spain

Rudy Giuliani’s son Andrew announces run for New York governor https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/18/andrew-giuliani-new-york-governor-rudy-giuliani #RudyGiuliani #USpolitics #Worldnews #NewYork #USnews

Spain Sends Troops to African Enclave After Migrant Crossings Jump https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/world/europe/spain-migrants-ceuta-morocco.html #InternationalOrganizationforMigration #MiddleEastandAfricaMigrantCrisis #ImmigrationandEmigration #IllegalImmigration #EuropeanUnion #Ceuta(Spain)

Iran’s Oil Exports Rise as U.S. Looks to Rejoin Nuclear Accord https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/us/politics/iran-oil-exports-nuclear-accord.html #OfficeofForeignAssetsControl(UnitedStatesTreasury) #UnitedStatesInternationalRelations #InternationalAtomicEnergyAgency #Oil(Petroleum)andGasoline #DefenseandMilitaryForces #EmbargoesandSanctions #TreasuryDepartment #Biden,JosephRJr #StateDepartment #NuclearWeapons #Abrams,Elliott

Death toll climbs in Israel-Gaza conflict amid UN deadlock https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3133981/death-toll-climbs-israel-gaza-conflict-amid-un-deadlock

US Congress passes bill to fight hate crimes against Asian-Americans https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3133980/us-congress-passes-bill-fight-hate-crimes-against

Charles Grodin: Beethoven and The Heartbreak Kid actor dies aged 86 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57161088

Calls To Cancel Both Tokyo And Beijing Olympics Grow Louder https://www.npr.org/2021/05/18/997983717/calls-to-cancel-both-tokyo-and-beijing-olympics-grow-louder

Asians face ‘epidemic of invisibility’ in Hollywood’s top films, study finds https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3133979/asians-face-epidemic-invisibility-hollywoods-top

‘Heartbroken’ British Columbians deserve answers about Post report on Covid-19 in care homes, legislative assembly members tell minister https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3133978/heartbroken-british-columbians-deserve-answers-about-post

Coronavirus: UAE to offer third dose to recipients of China’s Sinopharm vaccine https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3133977/coronavirus-uae-offer-third-dose-recipients-chinas-sinopharm