Saturday, March 11, 2023

Why the Silicon Valley Bank failure isn't looking like a repeat of 2008

Silicon Valley Bank customer standing outside its headquarters

Here's what to know about why the Silicon Valley Bank failed, who was affected most, and what to know about how it may, and may not affect, the wider banking system in the U.S.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/silicon-valley-bank-failure-explainer-1.6776182?cmp=rss

BBC sports presenters refuse to work after host suspended for criticizing British migrant policy

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Britain's BBC was forced to axe much of its sports coverage on Saturday after presenters refused to work in a show of solidarity with Gary Lineker, as a row over freedom of speech threatens to turn into a crisis for the national broadcaster.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bbc-lineker-britain-migrants-1.6776069?cmp=rss

Pushing past grief and fear, two Ukrainian teachers turned their school into a refuge

Olha Tymoshenko

When Russian forces pushed toward Kyiv last year, two Ukrainian teachers turned the basement of their school into a makeshift air raid shelter — and gave hundreds of terrified children a safe place to hide as the bombs fell.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/russia-ukraine-school-bombing-1.6774717?cmp=rss

Hong Kong activists behind Tiananmen vigil sentenced to 4.5 months in jail

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Three former organizers of Hong Kong's annual vigil in remembrance of victims of China's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests were jailed Saturday for four-and-a-half months for failing to provide authorities with information on the group in accordance with a national security law.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hong-kong-activists-jailed-1.6775954?cmp=rss