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Genoan bridge

Genoan bridge collapse shows the importance of structural redundancy

22 August 2018

Signs Genoa’s Morandi motorway bridge needed repair were ignored or missed, but its initial structure didn’t have enough built-in fail-safes anyway
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If the cashless dream goes sour, it will be the poorest who suffer

22 August 2018

A few central banks are considering whether to issue digital analogues of cash, but unless done carefully, it could leave the most vulnerable out of pocket

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