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Thu, March 23, 2023 | 10:17

Masks stay put in Japan as 3-year request to wear them ends

Masks stay put in Japan as 3-year request to wear them ends

Japan on Monday dropped its request for people to wear masks after three years, but hardly anything changed in the country that has had an extremely high regard for their effectiveness at anti-virus protection.

World | 2023-03-13 15:06

China premier warns 2023 growth target 'no easy task'

China premier warns 2023 growth target 'no easy task'

China's new premier warned Monday that the country's 5-percent growth target for 2023 would not be "easy" to achieve, as its rubber-stamp parliament wrapped up over a week of meetings.

World | 2023-03-13 14:34

Michelle Yeoh wins best actress award, making Oscar history

Michelle Yeoh wins best actress award, making Oscar history

Michelle Yeoh has won the Academy Award for best actress and made history all at once.

World | 2023-03-13 14:06

Ke Huy Quan wins Oscar in inspiring Hollywood comeback

Ke Huy Quan wins Oscar in inspiring Hollywood comeback

Ke Huy Quan had mostly disappeared from Hollywood for over two decades, dispirited by the lack of on-camera work for Asian Americans. He returned in a big way, winning the supporting actor Oscar to cap an inspiring comeback story.

World | 2023-03-13 11:08

Michelle Yeoh wins best actress award, making Oscar history

Italy estimates 680,000 migrants might cross sea from Libya

Italy estimates 680,000 migrants might cross sea from Libya

Intelligence reports indicate nearly 700,000 migrants are in Libya awaiting an opportunity to set out by sea toward Italy, a lawmaker from Premier Giorgia Meloni's far-right party said Sunday, but a U.N. migration official called the number not credible.

World | 2023-03-13 10:50

Iran says it agrees prisoner swap with US, Washington denies claim

Iran says it agrees prisoner swap with US, Washington denies claim

Iran and the United States have reached an agreement to exchange prisoners, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told state TV on Sunday, but Washington denied it as a "false" claim by Tehran.

World | 2023-03-13 10:02

Casualties in Donetsk mount as Russia, Ukraine fight for Bakhmut

Casualties in Donetsk mount as Russia, Ukraine fight for Bakhmut

Both Ukraine and Russia on Sunday reported high casualties in Ukraine's Donetsk region with the slow, long-lasting and bloody fight for the small town of Bakhmut continuing as Moscow presses to advance into its neighbor's territory.

World | 2023-03-13 09:57

Regulators close Signature bank, say depositors will be made whole

Regulators close Signature bank, say depositors will be made whole

State regulators closed New York-based Signature Bank on Sunday, days after California authorities shuttered Silicon Valley Bank, in a collapse that roiled global markets and left billions of dollars of uninsured deposits belonging to companies and investors stranded.

World | 2023-03-13 08:40

BOK closely monitoring impact of SVB collapse on markets, economy

US stems SVB fallout by backing customer deposits

US stems SVB fallout by backing customer deposits

US stems SVB fallout by backing customer deposits

Silicon Valley Bank customers will have access to their deposits starting on Monday, U.S. officials said on Sunday, as the federal government announced actions to shore up deposits and stem any broader financial fallout from the collapse of the tech startup-focused lender.

World | 2023-03-13 08:28

Financial markets show resilience to SVB collapse

BOK closely monitoring impact of SVB collapse on markets, economy

Regulators close Signature bank, say depositors will be made whole

Saudi Arabia launches new national airline

Saudi Arabia launches new national airline

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman formally announced on Sunday the creation of a new national airline, Riyadh Air, with industry veteran Tony Douglas as its chief executive, as the kingdom moves to compete with regional transport and travel hubs. Riyadh Air will will serve more than 100 destinations around the world by 2030, making use of the kingdom's location ...

World | 2023-03-12 21:38

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