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China Compromised U.S. Pipelines in Decade-Old Cyberattack, U.S. Says
WASHINGTON—Hackers working for the Chinese government compromised more than a dozen U.S. pipeline operators nearly a decade ago, the Biden…
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Government faces legal challenge over CMC Markets’ boss Peter Cruddas’s peerage
The government is facing a legal challenge to the nomination of CMC Markets’ founder Peter Cruddas for a peerage after…
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Delay to lift lockdown means government’s advice to work from home remains
The final stage of lockdown will be pushed back by a month to 19 July in England amid the spread of the…
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UK lawmakers want to gut MiFID II in wake of Brexit as law ‘makes it more attractive to trade elsewhere’
A high-profile group of MPs has urged the prime minister to undergo a radical shakeup of MiFID II rules in…
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Legal & General chair Sir John Kingman blasts government over neglect of audit regulator
The chairman of Legal & General Sir John Kingman has said it is “indefensible” that audit regulator the Financial Reporting…
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Biden fires Trump-era head of Social Security after he refuses to resign
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday fired the commissioner of Social Security after the official refused to resign,…
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Tokyo Olympics to be held without fans as Japan enters a state of emergency
TOKYO (AP) — Fans were banned from the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics which will open in two weeks, following a state…
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Boris Johnson refuses to say if he sacked Matt Hancock again
Prime minister Boris Johnson refused to tell MPs whether or not he fired his former health secretary Matt Hancock. Speaking…
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Amazon stock rides to record as JEDI deal gets canceled on new CEO’s first day
Amazon.com Inc. shares notched their first record close in more than 10 months Tuesday, when a new chief executive was…
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Pentagon abruptly cancels $10 billion JEDI cloud contract
The Defense Department on Tuesday abruptly canceled a 10-year, $10 billion cloud-computing contract it awarded to Microsoft Corp., which had…
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Work-from-home advice dropped as Freedom Day confirmed for 19 July
The UK government will no longer instruct people to work from home, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to…
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Kevin McCarthy said to have threatened fellow House Republicans over joining Jan. 6 select committee
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House of Representatives launched a new investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on Wednesday, approving…
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UK and Singapore agree financial partnership
The UK government has agreed a financial partnership with Singapore. The commitment, announced on 30 June, “will facilitate closer cooperation,…
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Trump’s company, finance chief indicted in New York tax probe
Donald Trump’s company and his longtime finance chief have been indicted on charges stemming from a New York investigation into…
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Attention turns to top House Republican Kevin McCarthy after vote to launch select-committee probe of Jan. 6
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House launched a new investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on Wednesday, approving a special…
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Matt Hancock quits as health secretary amid affair scandal
The UK’s health secretary has resigned, following the emergence of a video showing him kissing a colleague. Matt Hancock, who…
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