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London, UK | Xinhua | HSBC, the largest bank in Europe, on Monday said it had bought the United Kingdom (UK) operations of the failed U.S. lender Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) for a single symbolic pound (1.21 U.S. dollar). The move is expected to save many British startups from huge …

Sydney, Australia | Xinhua | Introducing bacteria to a tumor microenvironment (TME) creates a state of acute inflammation that triggers the immune system’s primary responder cells to attack the tumor, according to a study led by Australia’s Garvan Institute of Medical Research. The research team said on Monday that injecting …

San Francisco, US | Xinhua | The U.S. government would not bail out Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday as systemic “contagion” worries spread across the venture capital and technology industries. “Let me be clear that during the financial crisis, there were investors and owners …

Caracas, Venezuela | Xinhua | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Saturday that U.S. hegemony in Latin America, the Caribbean and the rest of the world is in decline. “The U.S. empire is in historical decline and no longer has anything to offer for the good of the people of Latin America and …

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iran’s Interior Ministry said on Saturday more than 100 people in 11 provinces have been arrested on charges of involvement in the recent incidents of student poisoning at the country’s schools. The ministry announced the arrests in a statement published on its website, listing the provinces as …

Los Angeles, USA | Xinhua | NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft splashed down safely off the coast of the southeastern U.S. state of Florida on Saturday, NASA said. The four-member international crew, consisting of NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Nicole Mann, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata …

United Nations, USA | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for the elimination of “poison” of anti-Muslim bias at an event marking the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. “I thank Pakistan and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for focusing attention – and calling for action – to stamp out …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday sent a message to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, warmly congratulating him on his election as Chinese president. Putin said he would like to extend his warm congratulations to Xi on the occasion of his election as president of …

Jinping also elected chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) by a unanimous vote Beijing, China | Xinhua | Xi Jinping was unanimously elected Chinese president on Friday at the ongoing session of China’s national legislature, leading the country of 1.4 billion people …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israelis were stepping up on Thursday their protest against the controversial government plan to overhaul the judiciary, blocking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s route to the airport ahead of an official trip to Italy. On a nationwide “Day of Resistance,” dozens of demonstrations were being held …