Bharat Shukla

BNP Paribas considers restructuring of consumer finance unit – Reuters

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Jan 6 (Reuters) – French lender BNP Paribas SA (BNPP.PA) said on Friday it had submitted ideas for an overhaul of its consumer finance department to unions, after a media report that it was planning a restructuring of the unit."BNP Paribas Personal Finance presented its strategic reflections to the social partners regarding the refocusing of … Read more

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev takes aim at Australia … – Sky News Australia

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The Kremlin’s latest warning in the Ukraine-Russia conflict included a direct threat to Australia as it outlined weaponry advancements in Vladimir Putin’s arsenal.Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has sent a stern warning that his country is building new weapons to protect itself from Ukraine’s allies – and singled out Australia.The threat comes only days after … Read more

How Knowing Rust Can Help Your Cybersecurity Career – Dice Insights

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by Dice Staff Jan 6, 2023 6 min read Over the past few years, developers have signaled a greater eagerness to learn and master the Rust programming language, but they aren’t the only ones. Cybersecurity researchers recently found ransomware gangs are now creating or rewriting their malware in Rust. A December report from security firm … Read more

EU financial services chief favours banning sales inducements on investment products – Reuters

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LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) – A European Union ban on inducements for recommending sales of financial products could cut costs for retail customers by more than a third, the bloc's financial services chief Mairead McGuinness has said.Inducements, already banned in Britain and the Netherlands, refer to payments, such as in the form of commission, paid … Read more

Australia's lopsided summer of cricket, beating South Africa and West Indies, unlikely to be an outlier – ABC News

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SportAustralia's lopsided summer of cricket, beating South Africa and West Indies, unlikely to be an outlierFor the latest flood and weather warnings, search on ABC EmergencyYou'll be hard pushed to find anyone who will come away from the summer of cricket with much positivity.Sure, Australia were excellent.Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, … Read more

‘Not fair’: Big Test cricket debate reignites as ‘special moment’ cut short in wild finale – Fox Sports

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Pakistan’s last pair Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmed survived 21 balls in fading light while Sarfaraz Ahmed hit a fighting century to deprive New Zealand of a victory, bringing the second Test to a sensational draw in Karachi.It was a dramatic result and one that reignited the Test cricket debate over how to prolong play … Read more