The Fed needs to stop raising rates now, former FDIC chair says after Silicon Valley Bank failure | CNN Business
New York CNN — Sheila Bair, a top banking regulator during the 2008 financial crisis, says the stunning implosion of...
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UK ramps up defense spending by $6 billion ahead of key AUKUS submarine announcement | CNN
CNN — The United Kingdom will ramp up defense spending by $6 billion to “fortify” against growing threats from Russia...
Record-strength Cyclone Freddy pounds Mozambique after making second landfall | CNN
Cyclone Freddy battered central Mozambique on Sunday after making landfall for a second time in a month, breaking records for...
Parisian streets littered with trash after wave of strikes | CNN
Paris CNN — The City of Lights has a garbage problem. Massive strikes in Paris against pension reform this week...
After a tragic shipwreck, no peace for the dead or living | CNN
CNN — Two weeks after a boat packed with migrants sank off the coast of southern Italy, there is still...
BTS agency HYBE ends takeover battle for K-pop pioneer SM Entertainment | CNN Business
Hong Kong/Seoul CNN — BTS agency HYBE says it has called off a takeover bid for SM Entertainment, ending weeks...
Iran arrests more than 100 people over suspected poisonings of schoolgirls | CNN
CNN — Iran has arrested more than 100 people “in connection with” the suspected poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls across...
Opinion: China’s new role: relationship coach on the world stage | CNN
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The US helped prevent AIDS from being a death sentence in Africa. Now the epidemic is at a crossroads | CNN
Tembisa, South Africa CNN — Fourteen-year-old Philasande Dayimani carries a burden that no child should carry. Last year, she started...
Chinese city proposes lockdowns for flu — and faces a backlash | CNN
Hong Kong CNN — A Chinese city has sparked a backlash on social media after saying it would consider the...
Iran and Saudi Arabia signal the start of a new era, with China front and center | CNN
London CNN — When Saudi Arabia and Iran buried the hatchet in Beijing on Friday, it was a game-changing moment...
China appoints Li Qiang, a trusted ally of Xi Jinping, as premier | CNN
Hong Kong CNN — China’s rubber-stamp legislature has appointed Li Qiang, a long-time aide of leader Xi Jinping, as premier,...
Silicon Valley Bank collapses after failing to raise capital | CNN Business
New York CNN — Silicon Valley Bank collapsed Friday morning after a stunning 48 hours in which its capital crisis...
The US economy added 311,000 jobs in February, outpacing expectations | CNN Business
Minneapolis CNN — The US economy added 311,000 jobs in February, according to the latest monthly employment snapshot from the...
Global markets sink after sharp selloff in US bank stocks | CNN Business
London/Hong Kong CNN — Markets in Europe and Asia tumbled Friday following a sharp selloff in banking stocks in the...
UN reveals plan to salvage oil from stricken supertanker | CNN
CNN — The United Nations has released a plan to offload 1 million barrels of oil off a rusting supertanker...
Deadly mass shooting at Jehovah’s Witnesses center in Hamburg stuns Germany | CNN
CNN — Germany was in shock on Friday after a gunman killed six people as well as an unborn child...
Judge under fire for ordering breastfeeding mother to leave courtroom | CNN
CNN — An Australian judge has been widely criticized for asking a breastfeeding mother to leave a public gallery in...
The Fed wants to limit wage growth. That’s particularly bad for women | CNN Business
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Bank of Japan keeps low rates as Kuroda sticks to script at swan song meeting | CNN Business
Tokyo Reuters — The Bank of Japan (BOJ) maintained ultra-low interest rates on Friday and held off making changes to...
