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Israel’s Netanyahu said he was retaining his defense minister, two weeks after firing him in a decision that amplified widespread protests in that country. https://ift.tt/kVzprIf

A Chinese court sentenced two of the country’s most prominent human-rights activists to prison terms of more than a decade each over subversion charges. https://ift.tt/UHVPTNl

Russia is using “scorched earth” tactics as it fights to take Bakhmut, a top Ukrainian military commander said, with the city being reduced to rubble. https://ift.tt/sV3cixn

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The Bank of Japan’s new governor, Kazuo Ueda, said that he would maintain monetary easing and negative interest rates despite market expectations for an early policy change. https://ift.tt/1dWq75C

Tonal Systems’ founder is stepping down as chief executive after the at-home fitness company completed its latest funding round at a fraction of its prior valuation. https://ift.tt/1YKQdCA

Only one in three actively managed large-cap mutual funds beat their benchmarks in the first three months of the year, the worst performance since the three-month period ended December 2020. https://ift.tt/qs6IKlc

The current bank turmoil marks the first big test of so-called critical audit matters, a measure introduced by the PCAOB to help investors decode risks and uncertainties in financial statements. https://ift.tt/O9xXLI0

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