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Bill Ackman says U.S. economy risks heading into a 'train wreck'
Bill Ackman says U.S. economy risks heading into a 'train wreck'

Bill Ackman said he would be “would be surprised if deposit outflows don’t accelerate effective immediately.” [...]

Moody's Mark Zandi: Fed's rate hike is 'disappointing'
Moody's Mark Zandi: Fed's rate hike is 'disappointing'

The Federal Reserve risks "raising rates too high too fast," Zandi tweeted. “That will be on them.” [...]

The battle over abortion is boiling over with lawsuits, bans, and protections that come 9 months after the Supreme Court's key ruling
The battle over abortion is boiling over with lawsuits, bans, and protections that come 9 months after the Supreme Court's key ruling

It's been a hectic week for abortion policy. [...]

The slumped housing market reaches a critical juncture
The slumped housing market reaches a critical juncture

The new construction market is thawing—just look at builder cancellation rates. [...]

The Rock reportedly bent DC Studios to his will and ultimately got himself and Henry Cavill fired while tanking the next superhero movie at the box office
The Rock reportedly bent DC Studios to his will and ultimately got himself and Henry Cavill fired while tanking the next superhero movie at the box office

Dwayne Johnson, who played the supervillain Black Adam in DC Studios' 2022 movie, reportedly didn't want to appear on a post-credits scene in Shazam 2. [...]

A.I. means everyone gets a 'white-collar' personal assistant, Bill Gates says
A.I. means everyone gets a 'white-collar' personal assistant, Bill Gates says

A.I. in the workplace could make life a lot easier for many employees, but growing pains may be inevitable. [...]

SEC moves to sue Coinbase over asset listings and staking, company sees ‘retaliation’
SEC moves to sue Coinbase over asset listings and staking, company sees ‘retaliation’

The agency issued a Wells Notice alleging securities law violations. Coinbase says it will go to court. [...]

Justin Sun and Lindsay Lohan among group charged by SEC with illegally shilling crypto
Justin Sun and Lindsay Lohan among group charged by SEC with illegally shilling crypto

The charges are yet another chapter in the SEC's months-long post-FTX crypto crackdown. [...]

SEC Plans Lawsuit Against Coinbase, According to Exchange

The regulator believes the largest U.S. crypto exchange violated investor-protection laws in several aspects of its business, including its staking and wallet service. [...]

Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul Illegally Touted Crypto Assets, SEC Says

U.S. regulators clawed back money that actress Lindsay Lohan and boxer Jake Paul earned by promoting cryptocurrencies. [...]

Stocks Fall After Fed Decision

U.S. stock indexes edged down after a closely watched interest-rate decision from the Federal Reserve.  [...]

Bank Stocks Slump, Even Though Powell Says Banking System Is Sound

The Fed chairman also said there is no reason to think the problems that led to Silicon Valley Bank’s downfall are systemic. [...]

Anxiety Strikes $8 Trillion Mortgage-Debt Market After SVB Collapse

Investors fear other banks will sell mortgage-backed securities, pushing down prices. [...]

Apple, Microsoft Dominate U.S. Markets After FAANG Trade Fizzles

The combined weighting of Apple and Microsoft in the S&P 500 has risen to the highest level on record. [...]

Fed Hiked and So Did Silicon Valley Bank

The Federal Reserve erred on the side of inflation caution and noted that bank turmoil will tighten conditions. [...]

It Wasn't Just Credit Suisse. Switzerland Itself Needed Rescuing.

Crisis threatened an economic model and national identity built on safeguarding the world’s wealth. [...]

Censorship Follows Death of Jiang Yanyong, SARS Whistleblower and Critic of Tiananmen Massacre

Jiang Yanyong, the military doctor who alerted the world to the real extent of the 2003 SARS outbreak, passed away in Beijing on March 11, 2023. Initially hailed as a national hero, Jiang was later imprisoned and then subject to intermittent surveillance and house arrest… [...]

Word of the Week: Westernized Lifestyle (生活西化 shēnghuó xīhuà)
Word of the Week: Westernized Lifestyle (生活西化 shēnghuó xīhuà)

Word of the week: Westernized Lifestyle (生活西化 shēnghuó xīhuà) Chinese state media’s clumsy coverage of the Oscar-winning film “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” has given birth to a new euphemism for homosexuality: “Westernized lifestyle” (生活西化 shēnghuó xīhuà). After the film won Best Picture at the… [...]

Photo: Bougainvillea in bloom, by QuantFoto
Photo: Bougainvillea in bloom, by QuantFoto
New Reports Analyze Chinese Influence in African Media

Recent reports from several think tanks detailed the important role of the media in framing—and at times, facilitating or limiting—Chinese influence across Africa. These reports highlight the CCP’s growing efforts at disseminating external propaganda, as well as the agency of local actors in cultivating a… [...]

NPR – My meeting with Jiang Yanyong, the Chinese doctor who dared speak the truth about SARS
Sinocism – Premier Li’s first State Council Executive Meeting; National Data Bureau; AUKUS (March 14, 2023)
Photo: 雙橋溝風景區 四姑娘山 (Four Sisters Mountain, Sichuan), by Emmanuel.lee
Photo: 雙橋溝風景區 四姑娘山 (Four Sisters Mountain, Sichuan), by Emmanuel.lee
Translation: The Women of “Salt Town” 
Translation: The Women of “Salt Town” 

This year, the United Nations’ theme for March 8 International Women’s Day was “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.” In China, people marked the holiday with a variety of thought-provoking and creative events centered on women’s lives, both online and off. This third part… [...]

Known active ingredient as new drug candidate against mpox

Mpox -- previously known as 'monkeypox' -- is currently spreading worldwide. Researchers have now identified a compound that could help fight the disease. [...]

Telomere shortening -- a sign of cellular aging -- linked to signs of Alzheimer's in brain scans

Changes in the brain caused by Alzheimer's disease are associated with shortening of the telomeres -- the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes that shorten as cells age -- according to a new study. [...]

New water treatment zaps 'forever chemicals' for good

Engineers have developed a new water treatment that removes 'forever chemicals' from drinking water safely, efficiently -- and for good. [...]

Photosynthesis 'hack' could lead to new ways of generating renewable energy

Researchers have 'hacked' the earliest stages of photosynthesis, the natural machine that powers the vast majority of life on Earth, and discovered new ways to extract energy from the process, a finding that could lead to new ways of generating clean fuel and renewable energy. [...]

Simulated terrible drivers cut the time and cost of AV testing by a factor of one thousand

The push toward truly autonomous vehicles has been hindered by the cost and time associated with safety testing, but a new system shows that artificial intelligence can reduce the testing miles required by 99.99%. [...]

New NIH study reveals shared genetic markers underlying substance use disorders

By combing through genomic data of over 1 million people of European or African descent, scientists have identified genes commonly inherited across addiction disorders, regardless of the substance being used. This dataset -- one of largest and most diverse of its kind -- may help… [...]

Surprisingly simple explanation for the alien comet 'Oumuamua's weird orbit

When the first interstellar comet ever seen in our solar system was discovered in 2017, one characteristic -- an unexplained acceleration away from the sun -- sparked wild speculation, including that it was an alien spacecraft. An astrochemist found a simpler explanation and tested it… [...]

Semiconductor lattice marries electrons and magnetic moments

A model system created by stacking a pair of monolayer semiconductors is giving physicists a simpler way to study confounding quantum behavior, from heavy fermions to exotic quantum phase transitions. [...]

Israel's settlers change West Bank landscape with hilltop outposts

A string of unauthorised communities sit on hills near Palestinian villages, deep inside the territory. [...]

UK airstrikes on IS may have killed 26 civilians, charity says

Action on Armed Violence say they have evidence that RAF strikes may have caused civilian deaths. [...]

Oldest most complete Hebrew Bible goes on display in Israel before sale

An Israeli museum is showing the 1,100-year-old Codex Sassoon before it is sold for as much as $50m. [...]

Egyptian referee Farouk suspended for using spectator's mobile phone to disallow goal

Egyptian referee Mohamed Farouk is suspended for using a spectator's mobile phone to disallow a goal [...]

Ban lifted on Israelis' return to evacuated West Bank settlements

Lawmakers vote to allow Israelis back into four West Bank settlements evacuated in 2005. [...]

Saad Ibrahim Almadi: Saudi Arabia releases US man jailed over tweets

Saad Ibrahim Almadi, 72, was arrested in 2021 when he arrived in Riyadh to visit his family. [...]

Iran violations may amount to crimes against humanity - UN expert

A special rapporteur says the state may have committed violations amounting to international crimes. [...]

Iraq War: The helmet that saved a Black Watch soldier's life

Black Watch veteran Kevin Stacey served three tours of Iraq, despite being seriously injured by a bomb. [...]

Afghans mark start of Ramadan fasting month

KABUL, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan marked the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Thursday, the Supreme Court of the war-torn country announced. During Ramadan, the fasting observers excluding children stay away from eating, drinking, smoking and conducting sexual relations from… [...]

High time for Pakistan to rethink its Afghan policy

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 23 (ANI): Recently, a high-level Pakistani delegation comprising Defence Minister, DG ISI, and Foreign Secretary visited Kabul and held discussions with the Taliban. While both sides were reticent to discuss the outcomes of the meetings, it is evident that the recent spike… [...]

5.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Tajikistan's Novobod

Navobod [Tajikistan], March 23 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 on the Richter scale struck 51 km north-north west of Novobod, Tajikistan on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. Navobod is a town in Tajikistan. The earthquake occurred at 01:37:44 (UTC05:30) and hit… [...]

Pashtun activist at UN exposes Pakistan's ties with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): A Pashtun political activist during the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, exposed Pakistan for its close ties with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). In his intervention, Fazal-ur-Rehman Afridi said, "We would like to turn the council's attention… [...]

PoK, Gilgit Baltistan witness rise in human rights abuses, activists inform UN

Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Political activists from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan have informed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) about the serious human rights abuses in the region. While giving an intervention during the 52nd Session of the Council, Nasir Aziz Khan, the… [...]

4 killed, 80 injured in Afghanistan earthquake

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23 (ANI): At least four people have been killed and about 80 others were injured in an earthquake that rocked northeast Afghanistan on Tuesday night, TOLO News reported quoting officials. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said that the earthquake of 6.8… [...]

3,927 people arrested for various types of crimes in Afghanistan over last year

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23 (ANI): Kabul's department of security has said that over the last year, 3,927 people have been arrested for various types of crimes, Afghanistan-based TOLO News reported. The majority of the individuals have been arrested on charges of drug dealing, kidnapping and… [...]

UK war crimes probe launches with call for evidence

The investigation into extrajudicial killings by British troops in Afghanistan was announced last year An independent inquiry into alleged illegal killings by the British military in Afghanistan officially opened with a call for evidence on Wednesday. Investigation chairman Lord Justice Haddon-Cave promised to "do [...]

South Sudan: How Digitalization Can Advance Equality and Peace For Women, Girls in Post-Conflict South Sudan

[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- South Sudan, as the world's youngest country, faces many challenges and uncertainty in achieving peace. Shortly after gaining independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011, a civil war broke out in December 2013, and again in July 2016. Citizens are still feeling… [...]

South Africa: IMF Says Power Crisis Threatens Economic Growth - South African News Briefs - March 23, 2023

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- [...]

Africa: Millions of Women Starving as They Eat Least and Eat Last #AfricaClimateCrisis

[allAfrica] On International Women's Day, Human Rights Watch (HRW) hosted a Twitter Space meeting looking at the impact of food scarcity on women. Eating Last and Eating Least: The Food Crisis is a Women's Right Crisis put into context the food crisis exacerbated by the… [...]

Tanzania: What U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris's Visit Means for Tanzania

[Daily News] THE maiden visit of US Vice-President Kamala Harris to Tanzania is expected to bolster bilateral ties between the two countries and promote a number of areas for cooperation, pundits have forecasted. [...]

South Africa: South Africa is Under-Diagnosing TB and Still Needs to Catch Up Post Pandemic

[Right to Care] Ahead of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day tomorrow, Dr Lucy Connell, TB programme lead at health NPO Right to Care , says, "South Africa has one of the highest TB rates in the world. Right to Care supports SA'S theme for World TB… [...]

Malawi: 'Roll-Up Your Sleeves and Get Back to Work for Better Tomorrow' - Chakwera Urge Malawians

[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera says following the devastating effects of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, Malawians cannot afford to mourn with hands folded on, but rather roll up their sleeves and get back to work to rebuild the country for a better tomorrow. [...]

Africa: TB in Children Isn't Being Controlled - It's Key to Fighting the Disease for Everyone Else

[The Conversation Africa] World TB Day on March 24th will commemorate the day in 1882 when Professor Robert Koch announced in Berlin that he had discovered the microbial cause of tuberculosis (TB), Mycobacterium tuberculosis. [...]

Malawi: Cyclone Freddy Dumped Six Months' Rain in Six Days

[African Arguments] Blantyre -- With the death toll rising and the homeless increasing, Malawi, already grappling with a major cholera outbreak, sends out an SoS. [...]

In Serbia, Cooperation with Kosovo Scientists Can Bring Threats of Violence
In Serbia, Cooperation with Kosovo Scientists Can Bring Threats of Violence

A Serbian academic says she won’t be intimidated after being branded a “traitor” for conducting academic research with counterparts in Kosovo. [...]

Montenegro President Courts Minorities to Stave off Election Defeat
Montenegro President Courts Minorities to Stave off Election Defeat

Montenegro’s everlasting-seeming leader Milo Djukanovic will try to mobilize the important minority vote to prevent his likely loss in the second round of presidential elections. [...]

Desperate to Earn, Moldovans Risk Exploitation in Western Europe
Desperate to Earn, Moldovans Risk Exploitation in Western Europe

More and more Moldovans are seeking opportunities abroad, but many risk being exploited. [...]

Kosovo and Serbia Must Keep Their Promise on Missing Persons
Kosovo and Serbia Must Keep Their Promise on Missing Persons

Kosovo and Serbia’s leaders must act urgently on their verbal agreement last weekend to address the issue of finding the remaining missing persons from the 1998-99 war while their ageing relatives are still alive. [...]

Bosnian Ministry Funds Museum at War Prison Camp, Angering Ex-Inmates
Bosnian Ministry Funds Museum at War Prison Camp, Angering Ex-Inmates

Part of the former Heliodrom detention camp in the city of Mostar will be turned into a military museum with 270,000 euros of financial support from the Bosnian Defence Ministry, despite opposition from former prisoners. [...]

Turkey Punishes TV Channels for Critical Coverage Ahead of Elections
Turkey Punishes TV Channels for Critical Coverage Ahead of Elections

Heavy fines imposed on four TV stations for their critical coverage of the government have been condemned as 'absurd' – and as a deliberate attempt to intimidate them in the run-up to general and presidential elections. [...]

Turkey’s Pro-Kurdish Party Hints at Backing Erdogan’s Main Rival
Turkey’s Pro-Kurdish Party Hints at Backing Erdogan’s Main Rival

Alliance led by the pro-Kurdish HDP party has announced it will not nominate its own candidate for the May 14 presidential elections, hinting at support for Erdogan’s chief rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. [...]

Go-Ahead for ‘Greater Hungary’ Football Banners Irritates Romania
Go-Ahead for ‘Greater Hungary’ Football Banners Irritates Romania

The Hungarian Football Federation's announcement that it will allow fans at international matches to display 'Greater Hungary' maps on flags or banners has prompted Romanian claims of historical revisionism. [...]

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