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Facebook officially launches digital currency Libra despite defections

Facebook has officially moved forward with its plans to create a new digital currency called Libra, despite several high-profile defections from the project and...

Thomas Cook executives urged to hand bonuses to workers’ pension fund

A senior British MP has called on Thomas Cook’s “high-paid executives” to hand their bonuses over to the collapsed firm’s pension fund. Frank Field, chairman...

Protesters climb onto North Sea oil platforms

Protesters have climbed onto two North Sea oil platforms to campaign against leaving parts of the old rigs in the sea. Greenpeace International said activists...

German exports to UK drop again in first seven months of 2019

Germany’s exports to the UK have dropped 4.6% in the first seven months of 2019 compared with a year earlier. The decline continues a downward...

Visa and Mastercard pull out of Facebook currency project

Visa and Mastercard have announced their departure from Facebook’s Libra project in a potentially fatal blow to the social network company’s plan for a...

UK government signs new no-deal Brexit ferry contracts

The UK Government has signed contracts with four ferry companies to provide freight capacity in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Deals worth a total...

Pound soars 2% as traders bullish on Brexit deal

The pound bounded for the second day in a row Friday as traders reacted with vigour to news that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

Tim Cook defends Apple’s removal of Hong Kong map app

Apple boss Tim Cook has defended the company’s decision to remove a Hong Kong mapping app from its online store. In an internal memo to...

China’s rulers hit out at Apple over app that monitors police movements

Apple became the latest company targeted for Chinese pressure over protests in Hong Kong after the ruling Communist Party’s main newspaper criticised the tech...

Thomas Cook refund website targeted by suspected fraudsters

Fraudsters are suspected of targeting a website created to refund Thomas Cook customers, the British Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said. The aviation regulator said...

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