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BNP Paribas blocks Russian team from IT systems as cyber threat grows

Understand the impact of the Ukraine conflict from a cross-sector perspective with the Global Data Executive Briefing: Ukraine Conflict French banking…

India and Russia to hold full military war games as a sign of strength against China

India and Russia are going to begin a series of large-scale military exercises today in the eastern military district of…

Ukraine’s central bank bans Russia’s new banknote featuring Crimean landmarks

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has ruled that financial institutions in the country will not be allowed to handle…

Why Facebook might be hiring people with national security clearances

Facebook is on the hunt to recruit people who have national security clearances, as part of a broader push to address…

Why has the US government banned its agencies from using Kaspersky Lab software?

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ordered government agencies to stop using any software products made by security…

Your guide to the 9th Brics summit in Xiamen, China

China is hosting the 9th Brics summit from Sunday 5 September as tensions are beginning to appear around the group,…

Does censorship in China and Russia mean the end of VPNs?

Tech giant Apple has pulled as many as 60 VPNs from its App Store in China to comply with state…

From air-conditioned trains to disinterest in Brexit, some reflections on life in New York

Back in May, I went off to New York to do a business course at Columbia University and also report…

ExxonMobil hit with $2m fine for violating sanctions

The US Treasury department announced on Thursday that it will fine global oil company ExxonMobil $2m for violating Ukraine-related sanctions in May…

These are all the places Uber has been forced to leave

Considering the ride-sharing startup Uber is regarded as one of the most successful in the world, it is not without…