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German regulator files criminal complaint against Greensill Bank

VCG Germany's financial watchdog BaFin on Wednesday filed a criminal complaint against Greensill Bank, the prosecutor's office in Bremen said.According to local reports, the regulator accuses

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'This needs to stop': UK smartphone owners are due £480m payout, claims Which?

Which? claims millions of Britons were overcharged for their devices because chipmaker Qualcomm inflates prices to manufacturers.

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Italian watchdog fines Facebook 7 million euros over improper data use

Italy’s competition watchdog said on Wednesday it had fined Facebook 7 million euros ($8.5 million) for not complying with a request by the regulator to correct imprope

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Iran warns to halt nuclear commitments if parties fail to comply

Iran will halt its voluntary implementation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) additional protocol if other parties to the pact fail to fulfill their obli

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Iran warns to halt nuclear commitments if parties fail to comply

Iran will halt its voluntary implementation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) additional protocol if other parties to the pact fail to fulfill their obligations under the document by F

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Twitter enrages Indians after blocking accounts over farm protests

A Twitter spokeswoman said "it may be necessary to withhold access to certain content in a particular country from time to time" if "a properly scoped" request is made. /CFP Twitter on Monday

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NHS Test and Trace 'unaffected' by cyber attack at Serco, firm says

NHS Test and Trace, headed up by Baroness Dido Harding, has faced regular criticism during the pandemic.

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NHS Test and Trace 'unaffected' by cyber attack at Serco, firm says

NHS Test and Trace, headed up by Baroness Dido Harding, has faced regular criticism during the pandemic.

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Uber’s Autocab acquisition gets eyed by UK competition watchdog

Uber’s plan to acquire Autocab, a maker of SaaS for booking and dispatch software for the taxi and private hire vehicle industry which also operates a global trip marketplace for taxis and PHVs

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Grindr faces £8.6m fine over claims it mishandled personal data

The gay dating app is yet to give a formal response to the draft decision under the EU's GDPR privacy rules.

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Iran asks watchdog not to publish 'unnecessary' nuke details

Iran urged the United Nations' nuclear watchdog to avoid publishing “unnecessary” details on Tehran’s nuclear program, state TV reported Sunday, a day after Germany, Fr

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ByteDance-owned Douyin levied maximum fines over porn, vulgar content

Logo of the Chinese short video app Douyin. /CFP Douyin, the Chinese version of short video app TikTok, had been slapped maximum fines for fostering and spreading obscene, pornographic and vul

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Iran nuclear crisis: Tehran to enrich uranium up to 20%, IAEA says

The photo, released November 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, shows centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. /AP Iran has informed the

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Mexico begins COVID-19 vaccinations

01:05 Mexico has begun COVID-19 vaccinations.Maria Irene Ramirez, a Mexico City nurse, was the first to receive the Pfizer vaccine on Thursday.A report from a human rights watchdog rel

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Russia imposes mandatory two-week quarantine for arrivals from U.K.

VCG Russia has introduced a mandatory two-week self-isolation for passengers arriving from the United Kingdom, the Interfax news agency reported on Friday citing the state consumer health watc

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China’s e-commerce titan Alibaba hit with antitrust probe

China’s top market watchdog has begun a probe into Alibaba over alleged anti-competition practices at the e-commerce firm, the latest of Beijing’s efforts to curb the country’s ever-

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Editor's note:Matteo Giovannini is a finance professional at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Beijing and a member of the China Task Force at the Italian Ministry of Economic Develop