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What are we reading? March 17, 2022

Each week, BIV staff will share with you some of the interesting stories we have found from around the web.
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Each week, BIV staff will share with you some of the interesting stories we have found from around the web.
 

Mark Falkenberg, deputy managing editor:

The British government is looking at housing Ukrainian refugees at the properties of sanctioned Russian oligarchs – including the Chelsea Football Club’s hotel belonging to Roman Abramovich. – RTÉ

https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2022/0314/1286347-ukraine-uk-oligarchs/

Helpful explainer on the various ways the Russian invasion of Ukraine has thrown the world food supply system into chaos – Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-13/how-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine-is-tearing-apart-the-global-food-system

A program developed by the late Swedish-Norwegian psychologist, Dan Olweus, has shown promising results in the prevention of bullying in schools.

“The programme is based on the idea that individual cases of bullying are often the product of a wider culture that tolerates victimisation. As a result, it attempts to tackle the entire school ecosystem so that bad behaviour can no longer flourish.” – BBC

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220307-the-best-way-to-stop-bullying?at_medium=custom7&at_custom4=F52A901E-A395-11EC-98E1-AD0116F31EAE&at_campaign=64&at_custom1=%5Bpost+type%5D&at_custom3=%40BBCWorld&at_custom2=twitter 

Glen Korstrom, reporter:

Canucks sniper J.T. Miller is having a banner year after struggling for much of his career to find his form. This story delves into his early career, his struggles and some coaching tactics used to get him in top form. – The Athletic

​​https://theathletic.com/3130494/2022/03/16/i-was-young-and-dumb-ahl-demotions-trades-and-the-inside-story-of-how-j-t-miller-finally-became-a-star/?source=user_shared_article

The world has a hodgepodge of restrictions for entry as COVID-19 seems to be on the wane. More and more destinations are dropping quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travellers. Some do that even as they require negative tests for entry. The Indonesian island of Bali, for example, this month started allowing travelers from 23 countries, including Canada, to get a visa on arrival, and skip quarantine if they are fully vaccinated and boosted, have a negative PCR test, and provide proof of a hotel booking paid for at least four days. – Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/03/07/bali-indonesia-quarantine-covid-requirements/

Nelson Bennett, reporter:

Sorry Ballard – Bloom Energy’s a better stock bet. That’s the conclusion Oleksandr Pylypenko comes to, after comparing the two hydrogen fuel cell makers’ economic performance. Despite a very healthy 28% increase in revenue year-over-year, the B.C. fuel cell maker posted a US$25.5 million loss, according to its fourth quarter financials, while Bloom Energy ended the fourth quarter with positive cash flow. While Ballard’s stock was down 13% year-to-date, Bloom Energy’s stock was up 2%. – Entrepreneur

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/422488

As the West drawns the Iron Curtain back around Russia, it is reasonable to fear that China will become Russia’s new sponsor, bank, and biggest customer for oil, natural gas, wheat, potash and other Russian commodities, fragmenting the global world order into two sphere of influence and trade: The West and Sino-Russia. But now that China is a world power, that may not be as easy as it sounds, Phelim Kine argues. “China is slowly learning the hard way that it’s now too big, and too globally important, to remain effectively neutral in geopolitical conflicts,” Kline writes. – Politico

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/17/white-house-china-russia-00017793