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'Brexit' casts a pall over funding startups, some venture investors say

Britain’s vote to exit the European Union has left venture capitalists downcast about the future of entrepreneurship and funding startups in Europe’s second-biggest economy.

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Ukrainian campaigners say British tax havens are bleeding their country DRY

BuzzFeed News has learned the Ukranian politician in charge of his country’s tax policy is at today’s anti-corruption summit in London, despite facing a criminal investigation into his own financial affairs.

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Hong Kong Fintech companies look to London for tech investment

Hong Kong's tech businesses and entrepreneurs met here Thursday with a London delegation during the Hong Kong-London Tech Forum with discussions over fostering cooperation on tech investment.

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LSE committed to supporting off-shore RMB market in London: CEO

​London Stock Exchange (LSE) is to build a vibrant international market for Chinese equity and debt funding and very pleased with progress on the development of offshore RMB center in London, said Nikhil Rathi, CEO of London Stock Exchange plc, in a recent interview with Xinhua.

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Poppies that captured the hearts of five million to start their nationwide tour

The two iconic red poppy sculptures that attracted more than five million visitors to the Tower of London are about to embark on a nationwide tour of Britain.

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Hong Kong Children's Choir performs in London

The Hong Kong Children's Choir (HKCC) performed at St John's Smith Square of London Wednesday night, marking the last stop of their European music tour 2015.

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China Season of 2015 China-UK Year of Cultural Exchange launched in London

China Season of 2015 China-UK Year of Cultural Exchange launched in London

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Ex-trader rigging Libor rates sentenced to 14 years' jail in London

​Tom Hayes, former trader in the City of London, has been found guilty at a London court of rigging the global Libor interest rates.

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London tube, rail company workers to stage strikes

​Workers of London tube network and First Great Western, a main rail company in Britain, will stage a series of strikes for separate reasons in August, unions said Monday.

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Barclays' freeze of RT bank account casts doubt on UK "freedom of press"

​Barclays, which has frozen the bank account of Russia Today (RT)'s London office, refused to give an open explanation over its decision, triggering suspicions that the UK authorities are flaunting "freedom of press" through financial means.

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British Chancellor's Mansion House speech reaches out to China

The City of London wants to establish itself as the pre-eminent location for new Asian markets like the Chinese RMB in the West.

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British bomb-maker found guilty of killing U.S. soldier in Iraq

A British bomb-maker has been found guilty of using improvised explosive devices to kill U.S. soldiers in Iraq, local media reported Thursday quoting a ruling from London's Woolwich Crown Court.

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Gaming technology helps researchers enhance medical imaging

​British researchers might be able to solve a common problem in medical imaging by using Microsoft's Kinect video game technology, according to a press release from the Imperial College London.

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London's first Chinese money market ETF to be traded on LSE

​London Stock Exchange (LSE) Wednesday announced that it welcomed the first London listed Renminbi (RMB) dominated money market Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) - - "Commerzbank CCBI RQFII Money Market UCITS ETF" to be traded on the bourse.

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Fare-dodging London banker banned from financial industry

​A former London banker was banned for life from doing any work in the financial services industry as he avoided buying train tickets for a long time, London's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Monday.

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Israeli minister blasts Sky News for apartheid claim

Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett's live interview with London-based Sky News on Thursday turned into a heated exchange when he lashed out at the broadcaster for insinuating that Israel is an apartheid state.