Aug 15 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Headlines
- UK plans fresh investment in supercomputing despite axing aid
- Barclays planned to pull out of Israel's bond auctions under activist pressure
- Rail strikes in England near end after unions and UK government reach deal
- CK Infrastructure announces secondary listing in London
Overview
- Britain has insisted it will continue to fund pioneering artificial intelligence and supercomputing technology despite a backlash over Sir Keir Starmer's shock decision to scrap support worth 1.3 billion pounds ($1.67 billion) for projects it inherited.
- Barclays drew up plans to pull out of future Israeli government bond auctions as it reviewed its exposure to the country under pressure from pro-Palestinian activists.
- Britain's train drivers union and the government have agreed on a pay proposal that could end a long-running industrial dispute and a series of strikes that have disrupted rail travel over the last two years.
- Hong Kong's CK Infrastructure Holdings said on Wednesday it has received approval from the UK's financial regulatory body for a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange.
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