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Researchers say that the way whales cope with exposure to ultra violet light could help develop new anti-ageing treatments.

Consumer prices in Japan rise at the fastest pace in nearly five years in July, as policymakers' attempts to end deflation appear to pay off.

China Petrochemical Corporation, also known as Sinopec, agrees to buy a 33% stake in the Egyptian oil and gas business of US firm Apache Corporation.

Scientist believe they have figured out why it takes us so long to adapt when we travel to new time zones.

British chillies have never been more in demand

Dundee-based publisher DC Thomson is re-organising its online subsidiary, brightsolid, which owns Friends Reunited and genealogical sites.

Organisers of next year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow say ticket applications for some events have already outstripped supply.

The economic recovery is gathering momentum, the British Chambers of Commerce claims, as it sharply ups its growth forecast for this year.

Fifty years of the lava lamp

Telecoms firm BT prepares to turn off its dial-up internet access service on 1 September.

Will strikes push oil prices to record highs?

Portugal's highest court rejects the government's plans to make it easier to fire civil servants, saying the measure is unconstitutional.

Thousands of people protest in the Colombian capital in support of small-scale farmers and against the government's agricultural policies.

The company behind the Nasdaq admits partial responsibility for a three-hour trading glitch on the tech stock exchange last week.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is described as a "shambles" in its handling of car registrations.

HSBC is to increase its charges for 700,000 small business customers from Sunday, with many losing their free banking service.

The National Football League and former players who say it hid the dangers of concussion reach a $765m (£490m) settlement, a judge says.

The Co-operative Group has reported heavy losses as a result of a huge write-down of assets at its troubled banking arm. Co-Op boss Euan Sutherland explains the "sensible and prudent" rescue plan but says "there is no Plan B".

A team of scientists has discovered a huge canyon buried deep beneath the mile thick ice sheet covering Greenland

One of the biggest canyons in the world has been found beneath the ice sheet that smothers most of Greenland.

Ethiopian Airlines. which saw one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners catch fire last month, expresses confidence in the aircraft.

Fast-food workers in dozens of US cities are on strike, union leaders say, in what could be one of the industry's biggest walkouts.

Online retailer Amazon is to alter its pricing policy for third-party traders amid investigations in the UK and Germany.

Members of the Fire Brigades Union vote in favour of industrial action, in a row over plans to raise the age at which they get their full pension.

Derby County should not have signed a sponsorship deal with an electronic cigarette company, a health professional says.