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The UK will order government departments to remove Chinese-made surveillance equipment from sensitive sites. One of Silicon Valley's biggest venture capital firms is splitting off its China business into an independent company. The destruction of a huge dam in Ukraine could give Russia a military advantage. And we tell you about a shock merger in the world of professional men's golf.

The UK Cabinet Office will tell central government departments to remove all surveillance equipment made by Chinese companies from sensitive sites; and the venture capital giant Sequoia Capital is splitting its China business into a separate entity amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing. Plus, the destruction of a dam on the front lines of the war in Ukraine has flooded entire towns and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate.

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UK to strip Chinese surveillance cameras from sensitive government sites

Sequoia to spin off its China business

Dam break gives Russia a new weapon in Ukraine War

Saudi Arabia to spend billions on shock merger of PGA Tour and LIV Golf

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