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Spanish banker Blesa found dead in midst of credit card investigation
Infamous Spanish banking executive Miguel Blesa has been found dead at a hunting lodge in the country while an investigation into his part in a credit card scandal was ongoing.
Credit and debit card charges to be scrapped in EU directive
Consumers will be spared the burden of added credit and debit card charges from January 2018, the UK government has announced.
Whatsapp blocked in China as Beijing tightens censorship
Facebook-owned messaging service Whatsapp has been partially blocked in China as part of the country’s latest crackdown on internet usage.
Inequality in the UK on the decline, IFS finds
Higher income and a lower unemployment rate have aided in closing the gap on inequality across the UK, but some regions are still suffering, a new study finds.
Trump and Putin held undisclosed private meeting at G20
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a second undisclosed meeting only attended by one Russian translator during the G20 summit in Hamburg, the White House said on Tuesday.