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• EU excludes 7 Russian banks from SWIFT over Ukraine invasion

  The United States and Britain had been pushing for the SWIFT ban, but some in the euro zone had taken some persuading given the region's reliance on Russian energy exports.

  Economy

  Mar 2, 2022
  
• European Union names 7 Russian banks barred from SWIFT financial system

  Russia's second-largest bank VTB, Bank Otrkitie, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, Bank Rossiya, Sovcombank and VEB will each be given 10 days to wind-down their SWIFT operations.

  World

  Mar 2, 2022
  
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• Canada will impose more measures on Russia in the coming days: Freeland

  Canada will impose additional economic measures on Russia in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2022
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• ‘Everything on the table’: Joly says Canada will do more to ‘suffocate’ Russia

  Canada is considering sending additional weapons to Ukraine and slapping Russia with more sanctions, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said.

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2022
• Canada, U.S. and allies move to block select Russian banks from SWIFT

  The measures were announced jointly as part of a new round of financial sanctions meant to “hold Russia to account and collectively ensure that this war is a strategic failure..."

  World

  Feb 26, 2022
• Why cutting Russian banks from SWIFT payments system matters

  Many countries have announced further sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, including cutting off a number of Russian banks from the SWIFT interbank payments system.

  World

  Feb 26, 2022
• Broadband internet to be expanded for almost 13,000 homes, businesses in Simcoe County

  The projects would see about 31,750 Simcoe County residents see improvements in their internet services and would collectively service about 500 kilometres of roadway in the region

  Tech

  Dec 11, 2020
• City councillors endorse ultra-high-speed fibre optic network in London

  If full city council votes to endorse SWIFT, the plan will see a fibre-optic network "backbone" built within city limits, to be completed by 2020.

  Politics

  Jun 19, 2018
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• After $81 million hacking theft, banks step up online security worldwide

  Banks are tightening the security of their SWIFT messaging networks – used by the industry to shift trillions of dollars each day – following revelations that hackers are increasingly able to get into this system to steal money.

  Consumer

  Sep 29, 2016
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• Reports of universe’s most energetic eruption nearby was false alarm

  Late Wednesday evening, scientists were abuzz with the news of a possible gamma ray outburst in our nearest galactic neighbour, the Andromeda galaxy. What was it?

  May 28, 2014