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What world’s biggest bank bosses say about Brexit exodus

  Bloomberg Frankfurt and Dublin are emerging as the biggest winners at London’s expense as banks prepare for Brexit by planning new hubs in the European Union. Standard Chartered Plc and Barclays Plc are set to choose Ireland’s capital as their EU base for ensuring continued access to the bloc, according to people with knowledge of their contingency plans. Goldman ...

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IS uses drones, innovating tactics with deadly effect

  MOSUL / AP First the tiny drones buzz overhead to observe Iraqi soldiers. Then, the IS group’s flying machines return to drop a small explosive device to sow panic among security forces — or deadlier still, to help guide a suicide car bomber to a target. And the innovations are expected to keep coming since IS has been spending freely ...

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Iran’s defense minster acknowledges missile test

  TEHRAN / AP Iran’s defense minister said on Wednesday that his country recently carried out a missile test, days after the White House said it was looking into reports of an Iranian ballistic missile launch that may have contravened a UN resolution. Gen. Hossein Dehghan was quoted by the semi-official Tasnim news agency as saying “the recent missile test ...

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