Masks stay put in Japan as three-year request to wear them ends
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said: ‘From today, mask-wearing is left up to individual judgment.’
Day: March 13, 2023
Bill Ackman says U.S. did the ‘right thing’ in protecting SVB depositors. Not everyone agrees
Billionaire investor and Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman said the U.S. government’s intervention to protect depositors after the implosion of SVB is “not a bailout.”
Silicon Valley Bank Fallout: Impact On Indian Game Developer Nazara
Some Asian technology firms have disclosed cash deposits at troubled US lender Silicon Valley Bank, known for its deep ties with the sector, with most emphasizing the amounts were immaterial to their operations.
A YouTuber who went viral as a toddler says she resents her family for monetizing her childhood, as some influencer parents take their children off social media (Fortesa Latifi/Teen Vogue)
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A YouTuber who went viral as a toddler says she resents her family for monetizing her childhood, as some influencer parents take their children off social media — “Nothing they do now is going to t…
Girl, 3, kills sister in accidental shooting at Texas home
Police in Texas say a 3-year-old girl found a loaded gun in a home and accidentally shot her sister, killing the 4-year-old on Sunday around 8 p.m. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says the girls were in the bedroom of an apartment in Houston, where t…
Pope Francis hints at end of 1,000-year-old celibacy rule after calling ban ‘temporary’
The decision would clash with the 11-century-old ban on the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church having sexual relations.
Bitcoin jumps as much as 10% with crypto market topping $1 trillion as U.S. creates backstop for SVB depositors
Cryptocurrencies rallied on Monday as the U.S. government moved to protect depositors of the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank and HSBC bought the bank’s U.K. arm.
Taiwan says soldier who went missing has been found in China
A Taiwanese soldier who went missing last week from an island near the Chinese coast has been found in mainland China, a Taiwan official said on Monday, raising the possibility of a highly unusual defection amid heightened tensions across the Taiwan St…