Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Climate change is killing off a vital ocean current system and it could spark permanent droughts and extreme winters, scientists say – Business Insider
- Being rich makes you twice as likely to be accepted into the Ivy League and other elite colleges, new study finds – Fortune
Americas:
- Mitch McConnell escorted away from cameras after freezing mid-press conference – NBC
- Joe Biden Could Cancel Student Debt for Everyone Right Now – Jacobin
- Fed approves hike that takes interest rates to highest level in more than 22 years – CNBC
- U.S. will be short 67,000 chip workers by 2030, industry group says – Economic Times
Europe/Middle East:
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- Zelenskyy advises Russians leave Crimea while Kerch Bridge is somehow still functioning – Pravda
- Moldova expels 45 Russian diplomatic staff in spy row – BBC
- NATO will step up security in Black Sea region after Russia declares parts are unsafe for shipping – APNews
- Austerity ruined Europe, and now it’s back – BraveNewEurope
- Ukrainian troops reportedly break through Russian defences in Zaporizhzhia – SkyNews
- Climate change: Last year’s UK heatwave ‘a sign of things to come’ – BBC
Asia:
- Yuan exceeds dollar in China’s bilateral trade for first time – Nikkei Asia
- What Happened to Japan? – NYT
- Singapore to execute first woman in almost 20 years – BBC News
Trans-Tasman:
- 51 pilot whales die in Australia as officials race to save dozens of others in mass stranding – CBS
- Annual wholesale electricity prices fall by 59 per cent as households face surging power bills – ABC
- From free university to $15,000 a year for an arts degree — tracking the cost of Australia’s higher education over three generations – ABC
- Metricon: Australia’s biggest home builder tells some customers to pay higher prices or risk losing their new homes and deposits – ABC
- Australian food giants making more profit from grocery sales than overseas peers – Guardian
- South Korea clinches multi-billion-dollar Australian Army vehicle contract – BBC