new York CNN — Andrew Ross Sorkin woke up early Monday morning, well before dawn, having managed to squeeze in a few hours of sleep. The New York Times columnist had been up late at night to work on his DealBook newsletter. And now he had to get up for a special edition of “Squawk … Read more
hong kong CNN — The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which courted Chinese start-ups, has sparked widespread concern in China, where a series of founders and companies have rushed to appease investors claiming their exposure is insignificant or non-existent. SVB, which worked with nearly half of all venture capital-backed tech and healthcare companies in … Read more
CNN — Every year, thousands of babies die suddenly and unexpectedly, and more than 3,300 young lives were lost in 2020. Rates have remained stubbornly high in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, even as overall infant mortality has dropped to a record low. A study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics found that … Read more
washington d.c. CNN — Jim Stewart was about to sell his house in East Palestine, Ohio, and retire. Then came the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train on February 3, releasing toxic chemicals into the air and nearby water, and he fears that his home’s value will plummet. He and his wife were hoping to … Read more
CNN — Two weeks after a boat full of migrants sank off the coast of southern Italy, there is still no peace for the living or the dead, and the missing – mostly children – continue to s wash up on the beaches. The latest – a girl aged five or six – was discovered … Read more
CNN — Iran has arrested more than 100 people “in connection with” the alleged poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls across the country, according to state news agency IRNA. Citing a statement from Iran’s Interior Ministry, IRNA said the people had been “identified, arrested and investigated” in several cities, including the capital Tehran. “Initial investigations show … Read more
hong kong CNN — Behind the gleaming skyscrapers and multimillion-dollar homes that have made this city the world’s most expensive real estate market lies a far less appealing parallel reality: one of the world’s seemingly most intractable housing crises. . Welcome to Hong Kong, where the average house sells well north of a million dollars … Read more
new York CNN — This week, the go-to bank for U.S. tech startups quickly unraveled, leaving its powerful clients and investors in limbo. Silicon Valley Bank, facing a sudden bank run and capital crisis, collapsed Friday morning and was taken over by federal regulators. It is the biggest failure of a US bank since Washington … Read more
Havana CNN — Marta Perdomo agonizes day and night for her two sons Jorge and Nadir, imprisoned in Cuba for participating nearly two years ago in the biggest anti-government protests since the 1959 revolution. A call she says she received in late February from the service Cuban internal security only added to his anxiety. “State … Read more
Washington CNN — A mental health startup has exposed the personal data of 3.1 million people online. In some cases, potentially sensitive mental health treatment information was leaked, according to a company statement and a Department of Health and Human Services filing. Cerebral, a California-based company that connects people suffering from anxiety and depression with … Read more