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The Korean won weakened against the US dollar, closing at 1,483.60 won—its highest level since April 9—amid strong settlement demand.
#YonhapInfomax #DollarWon #ExchangeRate #SettlementDemand #HighestLevel #April9 #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=96893

The Korean won briefly touched 1,479.70 per dollar in intraday trading, marking its highest level since April 9 as currency volatility intensifies.
#YonhapInfomax #DollarWon #ExchangeRate #IntradayHigh #April9 #CurrencyVolatility #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=95940

The Korean won briefly touched 1,476.70 per dollar in intraday trading, marking its highest level since April 9 as currency volatility intensifies.
#YonhapInfomax #DollarWon #ExchangeRate #IntradayHigh #April9 #CurrencyVolatility #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=92160

The Korean won briefly touched 1,475.50 per dollar in intraday trading, marking its highest level since April 9 as currency volatility intensifies.
#YonhapInfomax #DollarWon #ExchangeRate #IntradayHigh #April9 #CurrencyVolatility #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=91977

Looks like good pollination on the apricot tree even though I'll probably remove all but a few if they set.

#gardening #pollinators #bees #BloomScrollingWithBee #HoneyBees #orchard #ApricotBlossom #ApricotTree #apricot #FlowerWithBee #April9

A closeup photo of a bee on a Harcot apricot blossom. The blossoms are white to pink with some red around them. The bee is kind of light colored.

A closeup photo of a bee on a Harcot apricot blossom. The blossoms are white to pink with some red around them. The bee is kind of medium colored and is hairy enough that it might be a new 2025 bee!

A closeup photo of a bee flying near Harcot apricot blossoms. The blossoms are white to pink with some red around them. The bee is kinda average colored.

A wider photo showing most of the blossoms on the small Harcot apricot tree. It was planted a year ago.

April 9

This day in history:

2009 – In Tbilisi, Georgia, up to 60,000 people protest against the government of Mikheil Saakashvili.
1860 – On his phonautograph machine, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville makes the first known recording of an audible human voice.
2011 – Six people and the perpetrator are killed and 17 injured in a mass shooting at a shopping mall in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands.
1967 – The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight.

Births:

1910 – Abraham A. Ribicoff, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (d. 1998)
1924 – Arthur Shaw, English professional footballer (d. 2015)
1867 – Chris Watson, Chilean-Australian journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1941)

Deaths:

2015 – Ivan Doig, American journalist and author (b. 1939)
1553 – François Rabelais, French monk and scholar (b. 1494)
2016 – Will Smith, American football player (b. 1981)

Holidays:

Valour Day (CRPF)
* (Philippines)*
Remembrance for Haakon Sigurdsson (The Troth)

Random Article of the day:

Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal

#wikipedia #April9 #Baldur'sGateII:ThroneofBhaal

Another tulip.

#BloomScrolling #tulips #SpringFlowers #FlowersOfMastodon #florespondence #April9 #flowers #

A closeup photo of a very light yellow tulip that has a red outline on the petals. Maybe call it cream colored, or like a pale baby chick. The bits inside are a bit purple-ish.

Honey bee in an Orange Emperor tulip.

#BloomScrollingWithBee #HoneyBee #bees #pollinators #FlowerWithBee #April9 #OrangeFlowers #pollen

A closeup photo of a bee in an orange tulip flower. The center of the flower is yellow with some black bits. The bee is on the left side of center. The six petals form two sorta triangles offset.

Grape hyacinth, Muscari neglectum.

#BloomScrolling #SpringFlowers #BlueFlowers #FlowersOfMastodon #florespondence #flowers #April9 #MuscariNeglectum

A closeup photo near ground level of several grape hyacinth flowers that don't actually have the blossoms open or not many. They are blue with some blotchy burple-ish areas and the foliage is grass like with the tips yellowing from a browsing deer. They are in full sun on a sunny day.

Honey bee on a sarvis berry blossom.

#BloomScrollingWithBee #HoneyBee #bees #pollinators #FlowerWithBee #wildflowers #April9

🚨🇹🇷CALLING ALL HACKTIVISTS:
On April 9, join #OpTurkey — launch mass cyberattacks against Erdoğan's regime. Stand with the people rising in the streets.
Crash their systems. Expose their lies.
We are Anonymous. Expect us.
#OperationTurkey #FreeTurkey #April9

April 9

This day in history:

1945 – World War II: The German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer is sunk by the Royal Air Force.
1990 – An IRA bombing in County Down, Northern Ireland, kills three members of the UDR.
1991 – Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union.
1992 – A U.S. Federal Court finds former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of drug and racketeering charges. He is sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Births:

1930 – Nathaniel Branden, Canadian-American psychotherapist and author (d. 2014)
1974 – Jenna Jameson, American actress and pornographic performer
1906 – Victor Vasarely, Hungarian-French painter (d. 1997)

Deaths: