• 02/23/2025

Deposit Crisis Sets Up a Tough First Quarter for All But the Biggest Banks

Wall Street Journal Two regional lenders collapsed, and more than $300 billion in deposits left banks last month. https://www.wsj.com/articles/deposit-crisis-sets-up-a-tough-first-quarter-for-all-but-the-biggest-banks-127326a4

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Jung Chae-yull, South Korean Actress, Is Found Dead at 26

New York Times Though the cause of the unexpected death of Jung Chae-yull was not disclosed, it has renewed concerns about mental health in the country’s highly competitive entertainment industry. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/asia/south-korea-jung-chae-yull-dead.html

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Assassination of war blogger Tatarsky masterminded by Ukrainian special services — FSB

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On April 2, 2023, there was a terror attack in St. Petersburg that killed war correspondent Maxim Fomin (Vladlen Tatarsky) and wounded over 50 people https://tass.com/society/1603621

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U.S. dollar closes lower on Taipei forex market

Taipei, April 13 (CNA) The U.S. dollar fell against the Taiwan dollar Thursday, shedding NT$0.009 to close at NT$30.496. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304130014

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Ukraine’s Defence Minister arrives in Bucharest

Pravda Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov, Ukraine’s Defence Minister, has arrived in the Romanian capital on an official visit. Source: European Pravda, citing Reznikov’s Twitter post Details: Reznikov said that he would take part in the first Black Sea Security Conference. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397694/

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Putin must be killed – Kryvyi Rih Defence Council Head

Pravda Ukraine Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of Kryvyi Rih Defence Council, is convinced that Russian President Vladimir Putin should be killed. Source: Vilkul in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda Details: In the spring of 2019, when asked what Vilkul would say to Putin if he met him, he said that he would remind the Russian president…

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Ukraine’s General Staff says Russia plans to manufacture Kh-50 missiles to renew attacks on Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported that Russia is planning to start manufacturing Kh-50 air-to-surface strategic cruise missiles in order to resume attacks on Ukraine in autumn. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397691/

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China’s modified no-fly zone to affect 33 flights

Taipei, April 13 (CNA) China’s amended plan to close airspace north of Taiwan for 27 minutes on April 16 between 9:30 a.m. and 9:57 a.m. will affect about 33 flights, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) said Thursday. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304130013

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Rare partial solar eclipse to grace Hong Kong’s skies next Thursday after 3 years

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Celestial event to occur between 12.34pm and 1.16pm next Thursday, city’s weather forecaster says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3216932/rare-partial-solar-eclipse-light-hong-kongs-skies-next-thursday-after-3-years?utm_source=rss_feed

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