Pope Francis celebrates special Mass for Myanmar s peace
Prelates thank the pope for his moral support as civilians die in military attacks in Chin state UCA News reporter Published: May 16, 2021 07:51 AM GMT
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A protester in Hpakant holds a sign on May 16 that reads Stay strong Mindat, Hpakant is behind you in support of the town in Chin state where a civilian defense force has clashed with the military. (Photo: Kachinwaves/AFP)
Pope Francis has celebrated a Mass for the Myanmar community living in Rome on the Solemnity of the Ascension to pray for peace in the embattled Southeast Asian nation.
Asian Markets Mixed Amid Thin Holiday Trading
CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stock markets are mixed on Wednesday in thin holiday trading, following the mixed cues overnight from Wall Street, as traders are refraining from making major moves amid the continued surge in coronavirus cases in most of the markets in the region, particularly in India and Japan. Major markets in China, Japan and South Korea are also closed for holidays. Asian markets closed mostly higher on Tuesday.
Additional selling pressure was generated in reaction to comments from US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who suggested interest rates may have to rise modestly to prevent the economy from overheating amid the recent spike in government spending.
Asian Shares Rise In Thin Holiday Trade
CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stocks rose broadly on Tuesday despite lingering concerns about spike in coronavirus cases in the region.
China was closed for Labor Day. The Japanese markets were closed for Greenery Day. Hong Kong s Hang Seng index climbed 199.60 points, or 0.70 percent, to 28,557.14.
Ending a long and severe long recession, Hong Kong s economy grew at the fastest pace in more than a decade in the first quarter of 2021, advance estimate from the Census and Statistics Department showed.
GDP grew 7.8 percent from a year earlier, in contrast to the decrease of 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter, underpinned by robust exports.
A.rtificial I.mmortality Review: Surveying New Technologies to Cheat Death
Ann Shin s documentary looks at emerging AI means of preserving the self, particularly her own.
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“A.rtificial I.mmortality” provides a diverting if superficial survey of how fast-evolving technology might be able to extend our lives or at least some of our memories and characteristics. Featured as Hot Docs’ opening night selection, this Canadian documentary from director Ann Shin presents once-fantastical ideas now edging toward reality in a form palatable to broadcast viewers looking more for casual entertainment value than weighty investigation. But the film is weakened by its gratuitously first-person perspective, chosen for no obvious reason beyond the director evidently wanting to “star” in her own movie.
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