HSBC buys failed US bank SVB’s UK arm for £1
by Roland JACKSON The UK arm of failed US lender Silicon Valley Bank has been bought by HSBC for a…
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Mum and Malaysia celebrate Yeoh’s Oscar win
by Patrick LEE Agence France-Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- "Malaysia boleh!" cried Michelle Yeoh's mother in a video chat…
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Latest California storm leaves at least two dead, breaks levee
by Glenn CHAPMAN Another powerful storm pummeled California overnight into Saturday, forcing thousands to evacuate and resulting in at…
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SVB’s demise a sign of worry, but limited contagion risk: analysts
New York, United States | AFP | by Juliette MICHEL The surprisingly rapid implosion of Silicon Valley Bank has markets…
3 years ago
US closes Silicon Valley Bank in biggest collapse since 2008
US regulators pulled the plug on Silicon Valley Bank on Friday in a spectacular move that sent global banking shares…
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Global bank shares sink over US fears
Paris, France | AFP | by Laurent THOMET The world's biggest banks took a stock market beating on Friday as…
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Texas executes man convicted of drug-related quadruple murder
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) -- An American man convicted of a quadruple murder linked to drug trafficking more than 30…
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California readies for yet another big storm
by Huw GRIFFITH Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Another big storm was headed for California on Thursday,…
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Americans buying more vinyl than CDs for first time in decades
Vinyl records continued to translate their retro appeal into a steady resurgence, outselling compact discs last year in terms of…
3 years ago
US House Speaker McCarthy turns down Pres. Zelensky’s invite to visit Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky invited top US lawmaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican, to visit Ukraine as doubts over support…
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A year after the Ukraine invasion, oil market much changed
by Thomas URBAIN Agence France-Presse HOUSTON, United States (AFP) -- A year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the oil market…
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US worries China will use supply chains as weapon
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States increasingly worries that China will use its power in global supply chains…
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