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April 19th Qingqiao Morning Post | Tesla announces layoffs of over 14000 people
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Today in history:On this day 142 years ago, British biologist Darwin passed away. He conducted extensive observations and collections of animals, plants, and geological structures, published "On the Origin of Species", proposed the theory of biological evolution, destroyed various idealistic creationism and the theory of species invariance. Engels listed "evolution" as one of the three major discoveries of natural science in the 19th century. Today, it is still the traditional Chinese solar term "Gu Yu". The name "Gu Yu" comes from the ancient saying "rain produces a hundred grains", and the continuous spring rain is also the main characteristic of this solar term.
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politics
01Venezuela to close its embassy and consulate in Ecuador

CentralAccording to news reports,On April 16th,Venezuelan President Maduro at the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States,Announced at the online summit that the country's embassy and consulate in Ecuador will be closed to condemn EcuadorViolations of international conventions.


Previously, on April 5th, Ecuadorian armed forces entered the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Grass, which sparked widespread controversy. On the 16th, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States held an online summit to hold targeted discussions on the diplomatic controversy caused by Ecuador's entry into the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador on April 5th and arrest of former Vice President Grass.

02The Haitian government announces the official establishment of the Transitional Presidential Council

Reuters reported that recently, the Haitian government issued a decree announcing the official establishment of the Transitional Presidential Council. It is understood that the committee is composed of seven voting members and two non voting observers, with voting members mainly being representatives of various political parties in Haiti. Observers are selected from civil society organizations and religious figures. According to the law, the committee temporarily exercises specific presidential powers during the transitional period before the elected president takes office, responsible for selecting an interim prime minister, forming a new cabinet, approving laws, appointing an interim election committee, establishing a national security committee, and deploying a multinational security support team in Haiti. The law also stipulates that the elected president should take office no later than February 7, 2026.


It is reported that,On July 7, 2021, the then President of Haiti, Moiz, was assassinated, leaving a power vacuum. Haiti was originally scheduled to hold a general election before February 7th this year, but was unable to do soThe scheduled event has sparked social dissatisfaction. In recent years, the security situation in Haiti has continued to deteriorate. Since February 29th this year, multiple gang organizations have attacked public facilities in the capital, Port au Prince, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Henry. Henry announced on March 11th that the Haitian government will resign after the establishment of the Transitional Presidential Council.


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military affairs
01Egypt's air defense has entered the "highest alert state"

According to Agence France Presse, a senior Egyptian intelligence official recently revealed that "Egypt's air defense system has entered the highest alert state" as Iran launches drone and missile attacks on Israel. At present, a crisis team is closely monitoring the development of the situation and submitting reports to President Cesi every hour. The Egyptian side stated that it will have direct contact with all parties involved in the conflict and strive to contain the situation, while warning attention to the risk of expanding the conflict area.


It is reported that,In 1979, Egypt became the first Arab country to normalize relations with neighboring Israel. Since October last year, Israel and HaSince the outbreak of war in the Gaza Strip, Egypt has been maintaining unity with the Palestinians while maintaining relations with Israel.


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economic

01Tesla announces global layoffs of over 14000 people

According to relevant media reports, on April 15th, Tesla, the world's largest electric vehicle company, announced to all employees that Tesla's "rapid growth" has led to "duplication of roles and job functions in certain fields.". Examining every aspect of the company to reduce costs and improve productivity is a crucial measure. Therefore, he made a difficult decision to reduce the global workforce by more than 10%. This will keep the company streamlined, innovative, and entering the next growth cycle. The layoffs are expected to affect over 14000 people, marking Tesla's fifth large-scale layoff since laying off 2% of its workforce in 2017.


Data shows that Tesla's global delivery volume in the first quarter of this year was only386800 vehicles, far below the previously predicted 430000 vehicles. This number not only decreased by 8.3% year-on-year, but also by as much as 20.1% month on month. It is also the first quarterly year-on-year decline in Tesla's delivery volume in nearly four years. Several analysts predict that Tesla's sales are likely to shrink this year, and the development of new models is alsoPossible stagnation.


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security

01Denmark's 400 year old historic building experiences a major fire

Copenhagen Comprehensive News,On April 16th,haveThe 400 year old Danish securities trading center building caught fire, and the iconic spiral spire collapsed in the fire. Copenhagen City Emergency Management Director Anderson said that the fire has been burning from the basement to the attic, and the cause of the fire has not been confirmed yet. According to videos released by local media, people are working together to remove large paintings and artworks from buildings and avoid historical relicsEncounterThe fire burned down, including DenmarkThe paintings of the famous Impressionist painter Croyer in the 19th century. The military has also mobilized90 soldiers have blocked the scene and protected valuable items.


It is reported that,This building has Dutch languageThe architecture of the Renaissance styleCompleted in 1625, the spire is famous for its interwoven shape of four dragon tails and is now the headquarters of the Danish Chamber of Commerce.Danish Minister of Defense PolsenexpressHe regrets the occurrence of the fire, as this iconic building is of great significance to all Danes;DenmarkMinister of Culture SchmidtAlso known as400 years of Danish cultural heritage were reduced to ashes in the fire”.

02The Japanese bear injury incident reached a new high and was listed as a "designated management bird and beast"

According to Kyodo News, data shows that there were 198 bear injuries in 19 prefectures in Japan in the previous year, with a total of 219 casualties, setting a new high since statistics began in 2006. Japan's Environment Minister, Nobutaro Ito, announced that due to the record breaking human injury incidents caused by Japanese bears, authorities have designated Japanese bears as "designated management birds and animals", with the exception of the highly endangered Shikoku Moon Bear.


It is understood that Japanese brown bears andThe moon spotted bear is distributed inThere are 34 prefectures and prefectures, and the distribution area is continuously expanding. It is estimated that the number of individual bears is also increasing in many parts of Japan. Japanese Environment Minister Ito emphasized that the authorities will provide subsidies for investigating the living conditions of Japanese bears and projects such as luring Japanese bears. The subsidies will also include the management of fruit trees such as persimmon trees that lure bears, the production of response manuals when bears appear, and related drills for luring brown bears.


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culture
01Extracting Over a Thousand Cultural Relics from the Tomb of Chinese King Wu Dun

According to Xinhua News Agency, on April 16, the National Cutural Heritage Administration of China announced the new archaeological discovery of Wuwangdun Tomb in Huainan, Anhui Province. Archaeologists have excavated the main tomb and preliminarily speculate that it may be a royal tomb of the Chu state after the relocation of the capital to Shouchun City in the late Warring States period. This is the largest, highest ranking, and most complex tomb excavated by archaeologists in the state of Chu in China. Archaeologists speculate that the owner of the tomb may be King Kaolie of Chu.


Archaeological exploration shows that the total area of the Wuwangdun Cemetery is approximately1.5 million square meters, with 9 wooden coffins built in the middle area of the main tomb using huge wooden beams,Surrounded by important relics such as accompanying tombs, accompanying burial pits, and sacrificial pits; Adjacent to the west side of the main tomb, a large car and horse pit measuring 147 meters was also discovered. At present, over a thousand numbered cultural relics such as lacquered wood and bronze have been extracted, including bronze ceremonial vessels, household utensils, wooden figurines, musical instruments, etc; A large amount of ink script was found on the cover plate of the outer chamber, collecting over 100 sentences and nearly a thousand words. From 2015 to 2018, the tomb of Wuwangdun was looted, and the public security organs recovered 77 stolen cultural relics, of which 26 were national first-class cultural relics.







Financial Newsletter
According to The Wall Street Journal, spot gold recently rose to $2431.53 per ounce, hitting a new historical high, with the largest increase of 17.9% for the year.


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