HSBC has agreed to acquire the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank for a nominal fee of £1, following the collapse of the bank due to its specialization in lending to technology companies.
Higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids may provide some protection against contracting or experiencing adverse outcomes of COVID-19 infection according to a recent study.
Russia is concerned by attempts to silently wind down the investigation into last year’s explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has said.
Molnupiravir, the oral pill for COVID-19, may actually be driving the emergence of new, potentially harmful, variants of the virus, according to a Wellcome Trust-funded study at the pre-print stage.