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Bank sell-off accelerates despite Biden reassurance that system 'is safe' Banking stocks fall further on Monday as investors ponder the damage that rising interest rates are doing to bondholdings after the failure of SVB. Sarah Taaffe-Maguire Business reporter @taaffems Monday 13 March 2023 17:04, UK A sign to Silicon Valley Bank is seen through raindrops on a window in Santa Clara, Calif., Friday, March...

Exclusive Sunak confirms Hunt will still be chancellor at next election despite criticism ahead of spring budget The chancellor has been criticised by businesses for failing to offer new policies and there are concerns Wednesday's budget will not contain help in the form of tax cuts for families and companies. Alix Culbertson Political reporter @alixculbertson Monday 13 March 2023 17:51, UK Rishi Sunak1:03 Play Video -...

Blockchain News Rysk Finance Set to Transform Option Trading on Arbitrum with Rysk Beyond By Soumen Datta March 11, 2023 2 MINS Rysk Finance is unveiling Rysk Beyond to bring an on-chain pricing mechanism, AMM capabilities, multi-collateral partial collateralization, and one-click options strategies to the options market on Arbitrum. Rysk Beyond to Launch in March Arbitrum-based Rysk Finance reveals the Rysk Beyond platform to enhance option trading and...

Explainer Revealed: How Netflix plans to stop you sharing your password Find out everything you need to know about a major shift in how Netflix plans to stop people sharing passwords with other households, potentially putting your children's attempts to binge-watch Stranger Things at university on ice. By Tom Acres, technology reporter Saturday 4 February 2023 12:58, UK Netflix screen on a television in...

Analysis How much of a difference did school closures make to spread of COVID and impact on NHS? As early as March 2020, scientists on the government's SAGE advisory group explained that the risk of COVID to healthy children was low. But they also predicted that kids were as susceptible as adults to infection with COVID and onward transmission of the...

Twitter owner Elon Musk reportedly wants to build his own 'utopia' town The Wall Street Journal reports the billionaire wants to build his own town near SpaceX and Tesla facilities in Texas. His workers would be able to live there at discounted rates, perhaps to avoid the need for Twitter-style office bedrooms. By Tom Acres, technology reporter Friday 10 March 2023 12:17,...

Eyewitness VR headsets and simulated sandbags - the armed forces using virtual worlds to rehearse wars Armed forces around the world are exploring the power of these virtual worlds in which to rehearse wars. This is one of the first examples of what's known as a Single Synthetic Environment - a "digital twin" of real-world 3-D terrain and airspace - being...

HSBC buys Silicon Valley Bank UK for £1 in deal which 'protects customers and taxpayers' The bank used by tech companies and start-ups has a balance sheet worth £8.8bn yet was bought by Europe's largest bank for £1. Sarah Taaffe-Maguire Business reporter @taaffems Monday 13 March 2023 11:03, UK Jeremy Hunt0:53 Play Video - Bank rescue 'to protect UK tech' Bank rescue 'to protect UK tech' Why...

Gary Glitter recalled to jail one month after his release The disgraced singer was released from prison on licence last month after serving eight years of his 16-year sentence. At the time, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice said his licence conditions were "some of the strictest". Monday 13 March 2023 21:06, UK Gary Glitter in 2015 Image: Gary Glitter in 2015 Why you...

One dead and three in hospital after suspected gas explosion in Swansea The family of a man who was previously unaccounted for has been informed, according to South Wales Police. They have asked the public to continue to avoid the area. Tomos Evans Wales reporter @TomosGruffydd Monday 13 March 2023 21:07, UK View from above the site of a suspected gas explosion in Swansea,...

POLITICSGEORGIA Georgia: What next after 'foreign agent' bill protests? Maria Katamadze in Tbilisi, Georgia 6 hours ago6 hours ago The Georgian government has withdrawn its "foreign agent" bill following massive pressure from the streets. But does that mean the country's a step closer to its long-awaited EU candidacy? https://p.dw.com/p/4OcAC Last week, the world watched as Georgians took to the streets of the capital city of...

CONFLICTSGLOBAL ISSUES SIPRI: US arms exports skyrocket, while China's nosedive Christoph Hasselbach 21 hours ago21 hours ago The invasion of Ukraine has benefited the US and led to a major increase in arms imports to Europe. In other parts of the world, however, the movement of weapons between nations is declining. https://p.dw.com/p/4OVxO While the rest of the world is slowly disarming, Europe is quickly doing...

HUMAN RIGHTSTUNISIA Migrants flee Tunisia after president's 'racist hate speech' Isaac Kaledzi | Martina Schwikowski | Karim Kamara | Mouhamadou Kane 03/10/2023March 10, 2023 Hundreds of sub-Saharan Africans are heading back to their homelands amid a spike in vigilante violence — including the stabbing of African migrants. After their ordeal, they say they are relieved to be back home. https://p.dw.com/p/4ORoD Mariama Bangoura has just returned...

POLITICSIRAQ Visiting Iraq, Germany's Baerbock pushes for stability Giulia Saudelli in Iraq 03/12/2023March 12, 2023 Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock used her recent trip to Iraq to call for greater international support for Baghdad and the region. Without it, she said, the country risks becoming a pawn in geopolitical tensions. https://p.dw.com/p/4OYk7 As German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived at the Qadiya refugee camp in the Kurdistan...