HSBC buys failed US bank SVB's UK arm for £1
The UK arm of failed US lender Silicon Valley Bank has been bought by HSBC for a nominal £1 ($1.2) in a rescue deal, the government and HSBC announced Monday.
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Travis Head gone for 90 but draw looms in India-Australia Test
Travis Head departed for 90 but his century stand with Marnus Labuschagne powered Australia to a second-innings lead against India as the fourth Test moved towards a likely draw on Monday's day five.
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US rushes to contain SVB fallout, Biden vows to fix 'mess'
US authorities unveiled sweeping measures Sunday to ease fears over the health of the banking system following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, as regulators took over a second troubled lender.
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Markets mixed as traders weigh US support after SVB collapse
Equity markets were mixed Monday as US pledges to backstop troubled lenders helped soothe concerns about the US financial sector following the closure of two banks over the weekend.
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New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in last-ball Test thriller
A Kane Williamson century led New Zealand to a dramatic last-ball, two-wicket victory against Sri Lanka on a rain-disrupted final day in Christchurch on Monday.
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'It means everything': Australia storm baseball quarters
Australia stormed to the World Baseball Classic quarter-finals on Monday for the first time in the team's history, bringing the nation's extraordinary campaign in the sport to a new level.
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Norway's police train to reinforce words over weapons
Revolvers in hand, they advance slowly down the hallway past the panicked and wounded witnesses before the armed suspect suddenly comes into view, about to kill a man cowering on the floor.
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Shetland sanctuary fights to save seals as pollution takes toll
On the edge of a coastal pool on one of Scotland's Shetland Islands, Pixie, a plump grey seal grunts and rolls towards the water to retrieve a fish that's been left for its lunch.
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Dutch farmer party hopes to reap election gains
At "Piggy's Palace", his farm in the Dutch countryside, Erik Stegink watches his pigs cavort in the mud and fight over chunks of broccoli, lines of worry etched on his face.
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Governments to vet crucial UN climate science report
Diplomats from nearly 200 nations and top climate scientists begin a week-long huddle in Switzerland Monday to distill nearly a decade of published science into a 20-odd-page warning about the existential danger of global warming, and what to do about it.
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