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(Fixes typo in paragraph 7) By Emma-Victoria Farr and Andres Gonzalez BERLIN (Reuters) -Global investors and advisers gathered at their annual conference in Berlin are looking at channelling funds into Europe’s defence industry, seeking to profit from governments’ ramped-up military spending and revive a sluggish private equity market. Private equity and venture capital-backed investment in …

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(Reuters) -The New Zealand central bank said on Thursday it would consult staff on organisational changes later this month after restructuring its leadership team to streamline operations. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is facing a 25% cut to its budget in the coming fiscal year. The bank said in a statement its leadership team …

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By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Microsoft is offering free of charge to European governments a cybersecurity programme, launched on Wednesday, to bolster their defences against cyber threats, including those enhanced by artificial intelligence, it said. After a surge in cyberattacks in Europe, many linked to state-sponsored actors from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia, the …

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By Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) -Starbucks on Wednesday promoted its North America chief coffeehouse officer Mike Grams to chief operating officer as part of a leadership reshuffle aimed at boosting performance. This is the latest in a series of moves from CEO Brian Niccol, who took over the top job last year and has said …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Organised criminals stole 47 million pounds ($63.76 million) from Britain’s tax office last year by using phishing tactics to access more than 100,000 customer accounts and falsely claim payments from the government. A notice posted by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on the government website on Wednesday disclosed the unauthorised access and …

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(Reuters) -Metals investor Cobalt Holdings said on Wednesday it would not proceed with its planned initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange, ending hopes for what could have been the largest listing in the UK capital since early 2024.  The company declined to specify the reasons for dropping its plans days after the listing …

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By Gerhard Mey and Hannah McKay MAIDSTONE, England (Reuters) -Strawberry season has arrived early to Britain this year thanks to a “near perfect” spring blend of warm days, cool nights and high sunshine levels, growers said. The favourable conditions have meant sweeter, larger and more shapely strawberries arriving earlier on supermarket shelves this year and …

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