Australian shares end higher as financials, mining stocks rise

https://www.reuters.com/article/australia-stocks-close/australian-shares-end-higher-as-financials-mining-stocks-rise-idUSL4N375173

Leaders from Japan and South Korea vow better ties following summit

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/08/1174707067/leaders-from-japan-and-south-korea-vow-better-ties-following-summit

Australian shares end higher as financials, mining stocks rise

https://www.reuters.com/article/australia-stocks-close/australian-shares-end-higher-as-financials-mining-stocks-rise-idUSL4N375173

Dozens are reported dead from a fire deep in a gold mine in Peru

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/08/1174702399/dozens-are-reported-dead-from-a-fire-deep-in-a-gold-mine-in-peru

Hundreds dead as the death toll from floods in eastern Congo nearly doubles

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/07/1174628714/over-200-people-are-dead-and-many-more-are-missing-after-floods-in-eastern-congo

After years of isolation, Bashar al-Assad's Syria is allowed back in the Arab League

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/07/1174633266/syria-arab-league-bashar-al-assad

8 people killed after vehicle drives into group at bus stop in Texas border city

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/07/1174659261/7-people-were-killed-after-a-vehicle-drove-into-a-bus-stop-in-a-texas-border-cit

Cyberattacks on health care are increasing. Inside one hospital's fight to recover

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/05/08/1172569347/cyberattacks-on-health-care-are-increasing-inside-one-hospitals-fight-to-recover

After years of isolation, Bashar al-Assad's Syria is allowed back in the Arab League

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/07/1174633266/syria-arab-league-bashar-al-assad

Westpac ditches cost-cutting target, says profit margins to thin

https://www.reuters.com/article/westpac-results/westpac-ditches-cost-cutting-target-says-profit-margins-to-thin-idUSKBN2WY0EV

Westpac ditches cost-cutting target, says profit margins to thin

https://www.reuters.com/article/westpac-results/westpac-ditches-cost-cutting-target-says-profit-margins-to-thin-idUSKBN2WY0EV

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rally while Treasuries fall as U.S. jobs data brightens outlook

https://www.reuters.com/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rally-while-treasuries-fall-as-u-s-jobs-data-brightens-outlook-idUSL1N37211H

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rally while Treasuries fall as US jobs data brightens outlook

https://www.reuters.com/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rally-while-treasuries-fall-as-us-jobs-data-brightens-outlook-idUSL1N3722W6

In BuzzFeed fashion, 5 takeaways from Ben Smith's 'Traffic'

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/07/1174341927/in-buzzfeed-fashion-5-takeaways-from-ben-smith-book-traffic

String of horse deaths before the Kentucky Derby reignites scrutiny about the sport

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/07/1174634368/horse-deaths-kentucky-derby-racing-churchill-downs

'It's not for the faint-hearted' — the story of India's intrepid women seaweed divers

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/05/07/1129895843/its-not-for-the-faint-hearted-the-story-of-indias-intrepid-women-seaweed-divers

Mage has won the Kentucky Derby, at a race meeting marred by 7 horse deaths

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/07/1174621070/mage-won-kentucky-derby-race-meeting-marred-7-horse-deaths

King Charles III and Queen Camilla are crowned in elaborate ceremony

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/06/1174265281/king-charles-queen-camilla-coronation-livestream

7 people killed after vehicle drives into group at bus stop in Texas border city

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/07/1174659261/7-people-were-killed-after-a-vehicle-drove-into-a-bus-stop-in-a-texas-border-cit

MTV Movie & TV Awards cancels its live show over writers' strike

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/06/1174515681/mtv-awards-live-show-canceled-writers-strike