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Retail chain Sears Canada announces it is laying off nearly 800 employees, as it fights to compete with rivals like Nordstrom.
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The veteran computer firm Hewlett-Packard sees its shares jump 7% on results that suggest its enterprise division will make up for falling PC sales.
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Brian May launches a legal challenge at the High Court to try to stop the Gloucestershire badger cull.
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Portugal is set for another tough year after its government approves a new set of budget measures including further spending cuts.
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Seahorses' peculiar snouts and strange swimming style allow them to sneak up on prey undetected, a new video shows.
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VIDEO: When seahorses attack
26 Nov 2013 7:24:17
Seahorses' peculiar snouts and strange swimming technique allow them to sneak up on prey undetected, a new video shows.
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A 77 square mile (124 square km) wind farm off the north Devon coast will not now go ahead, it has emerged.
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Coconut farmers in the eastern Philippines whose crops were destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan fear the devastation could also have a long-lasting impact on their livelihoods.
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Have offshore wind farms had their day?
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Leeds United managing director David Haigh commits a seven-figure investment to the club.
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A FIFPro delegation is heading to Qatar to resolve the "abuse" of French-Algerian footballer Zahir Belounis's rights.
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The human brain is puzzling -- it is curiously large given the size of our bodies, uses a tremendous amount of energy for its weight and has a bizarrely dense cerebral cortex. But: why? Neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel puts on her detective's cap and leads us through this mystery. By making "brain soup," she arrives at a startling conclusion.
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US house prices rose more slowly in September than in August, as higher mortgage rates and the government shutdown weighed on the market.
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Have zero-hour contracts been unfairly demonised? Two workers who use them describe their experiences.
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London Underground workers will be balloted for strike action over 750 job cuts and ticket office closures, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union says.
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Residents of the Bosnian village of Sanica have been left shocked after a sinkhole swallowed up their village pond overnight.
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Brent Hurley, co-founder of YouTube, discusses why Silicon Valley is so popular with businesses.
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The Today programme's James Naughtie spoke to residents of Aberdeen about the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence
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Chinese officials say they intend to land the country's first unmanned probe, named Jade Rabbit, on the Moon next month.
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Spirits group Remy Cointreau says profits will be hit by the slowdown in China, while fashion house Hugo Boss says China's economy is a "concern".
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Chancellor George Osborne asks the Bank of England to review whether it needs more powers to control banks' balance sheets.
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British airline Monarch is trying to attract more young people into engineering with the launch of a new hangar in Birmingham.
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Former boss of RBS Sir George Mathewson says he has "real difficulty" believing the allegations being made about the bank.
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Energy regulator Ofgem launches a scathing attack on the record and profits of the big gas and electricity suppliers.
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Gatwick Airport handles more passengers in the six months to the end of September, as profits jump £20m to £127m.
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