WORLD NEWS 1-6: Indonesia invites billionaire Elon Musk to invest; Russia occupies most of Sievierodonetsk

Mrs. Donna Werner, an American citizen, went to London to wait for the Platinum Celebration to celebrate the Queen of England. She is an admirer of the Queen, so she is currently sleeping in a tent in front of Buckingham Palace to wait to see the ceremony – Photo: REUTERS

* The UK retail market prospered thanks to the Queen’s Platinum Celebration. With 2 consecutive holidays including Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Celebration taking place in 2 days 2 and 3 June and 2 weekends with beautiful weather forecast, supermarket chains estimate the demand for drinks, Party food and dessert ingredients will increase.

Market research firm Kantar said that during the Diamond Jubilee celebration to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s reign in 2012, supermarkets across the country recorded a 10% increase in sales in the week leading up to the holiday.

* May 31, local time, Ukraine confirmed that most of the city of Sievierodonetsk in the east of the country was under the control of the forces Russia. The governor of the Luhansk region (Lugansk), Mr. Serhiy Gaidai, said that most of the important infrastructure in Sievierodonetsk had been destroyed and 60% of the residences were damaged beyond repair.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky only accused Russia of bombing a chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk, calling the attack “insane”. Earlier, Mr. Gaidi said that Russia hit a nitric acid depot in Sievierodonetsk and warned people not to leave the bomb shelter. However, the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic said the factory was located in an area controlled by Ukraine and accused Kiev forces of destroying the facility.

Ukrainian soldiers on the street in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine on May 31 – Photo: REUTERS

* In talks with Tesla CEO, US billionaire Elon Musk, Indonesian Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said: proposed this corporation to invest in a green industrial park (IZ) in North Kalimantan province.

The Antara news agency quoted Minister Luhut as asserting that this world’s largest green industrial park will be able to help Mr. Musk realize his desire to produce environmentally friendly green products.

Speaking at the 2022 National Conference of the College of Naval Technology (STTAL) held online on May 24, Luhut said that was one of the contents of negotiations with Tesla, and at the same time thinks it’s “not easy” to do this.

* In Kherson, Ukrainian officials said all communications in the area had been cut. “Residents in the region currently do not have access to the Internet and Ukraine’s mobile communications network, and cannot make international or domestic calls using land-based calling equipment,” the Information Protection Service and Ukraine’s national special liaison said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was present in the Kharkov region on May 29 – Photo: REUTERS

* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the European Union (EU) sanctions on Russian oil exports but criticized the delay as “unacceptable” because this sixth package of sanctions was 50 days away from the previous round of sanctions.

* Russia continues to block gas valves for European countries. Russia’s state energy company Gazprom said on Wednesday it would stop supplying gas to top Dutch supplier GasTerra and suspend supplies to some companies in Denmark and Germany.

GasTerra said it will manage to find an alternative supply for the 2 billion m3 of gas expected to be imported from Russia from now to October 2022.

* On May 31, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is still It is not clear whether the spread of monkeypox can be completely prevented. “Many countries do not have widespread and immediate access to the tools to control (monkeypox) – including available diagnostics, vaccines and treatments,” the agency explained.

WHO emphasizes its goal is to prevent outbreaks by preventing human-to-human transmission as much as possible.

More than 20 countries, which do not consider monkeypox endemic, have reported outbreaks caused by the virus, with more than 300 confirmed or suspected infections, mostly in Europe.

* The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that the country recorded an additional 93,180 fever cases as of the evening of May 31. To date, North Korea has recorded a total of more than 3.64 million fever cases, and the daily number of cases has dropped below the 100,000 mark since late last week.

* US President Joe Biden said he will meet with the US Congress on gun issues after the school shooting in Texas that killed 19 elementary school students. At the meeting with Mr. Biden, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she was willing to share her experience with the United States in dealing with mass shootings. After the Christchurch massacre that left 51 people dead, Ms. Ardern banned semi-automatic firearms and restricted other firearms.

Students in California, USA, protest against gun violence on May 31 – Photo: REUTERS

* The Indonesian Ministry of Interior has urged parents to consider naming their children with at least 2 words to avoid administrative problems later on. In this country, elderly people, especially those living on the island of Java, often have names with a single word, the best examples being President Sukarno and President Suharto.

The government says the practice can cause serious problems with legal documents, such that when applying for school or applying for a passport, applicants are required to fill in their name with a passport. at least two words.