China needs the capability to shoot down low-earth-orbit Starlink satellites and defend tanks and helicopters against shoulder-fired Javelin missiles, according to Chinese military researchers studying Russia's struggles in Ukraine in planning for possible conflict with U.S.-led forces in Asia.
- WorldRussians claim control over Bakhmut's east, Ukrainians defiant
The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said on Wednesday his fighters had captured all of the eastern part of Bakhmut, and NATO'S secretary general said the rest of the Ukrainian city could fall to the invading army in the next few days.
- MarketsWall St flutters, Treasury yields ease as Powell resumes testimony
U.S. stocks wavered and Treasury yields eased as a barrage of robust economic data appeared to support Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's reassertion that the central bank will continue to ratchet up policy rates until inflation subsides.
- WorldMemphis to release more video, audio in beating death of Tyre Nichols
Memphis was expected to release more than 20 hours of additional footage related to the killing of Tyre Nichols, an unarmed Black man who was beaten by police officers during a traffic stop in January.
Women's Day
- A man's world: gender parity will take more than five generationsFOCUS ·
March 8, 2023 · 3:27 PM UTC Global gender parity is going to take more than five generations to achieve, as women still lag far behind men in the economy and politics and surging inflation last year disproportionately hurt their financial health, findings by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and equality experts show.