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Putin plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

Vladimir Putin has said Russia plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, marking Moscow’s latest attempt to use the threat of a nuclear...

Rules for winding up big banks do not work, Swiss finance minister warns

The global regulatory regime for “too big to fail” banks set up after the 2008 crisis does not work, according to Switzerland’s finance minister....

Outgoing UK National Lottery tech supplier in stand-off with new operator 

The outgoing technology supplier to the UK’s National Lottery is in a stand-off with the new operator, in a dispute highlighting the fraught process...

Brussels agrees deal with Germany in spat over combustion engines ban

Brussels has agreed to exempt cars which run on certain types of fuel from the EU’s new law which will ban the sale of...

Intel co-founder and key Silicon Valley figure Gordon Moore dies

Gordon Moore, one of the founders of US chipmaker Intel and a central figure in the history of Silicon Valley, has died at the...

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