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Russia watchdog blocks web pages calling for Navalny support protest: activists

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By Andrey Kuzmin MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia's Internet watchdog is working to block social networking sites rallying support for a mass protest next month backing Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, activists said on Monday. Navalny, a leader of the 2011-12 Moscow protest movement against President Vladimir Putin's rule, is facing charges of stealing 30 million roubles from two firms, between 2008 and 2012, in a case he has dismissed as politically motivated. ..

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Top bankers need to take cyber threat seriously: BoE

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By Matt Scuffham and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – Top British bankers and other senior executives in the financial services industry are not taking the risk of cyber attacks seriously enough, financial policymakers at the Bank of England say. Cyber crime costs the global economy $445 billion a year and the bill is rising, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies