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No second British EU referendum, says Cameron aide

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A senior aide to Prime Minister David Cameron said there will be no second British EU referendum. If people vote to leave the European...

Mercedes-Benz launches Europe’s first plant to reclaim 96% of battery materials

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Mercedes-Benz has opened the first battery plant in Europe featuring an integrated mechanical-hydrometallurgical process. The new plant opens in Küppenheim, southern Germany. The plant can...
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Project to build world’s most powerful floating tidal turbine in Scotland awarded £3.4m

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The Scottish government has awarded £3.4m to a project to build the world’s most powerful floating tidal turbine. Scottish engineering company Orbital Marine Power (Orbital)...

Moderate Eurozone growth continues

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Moderate Eurozone growth is expected to continue, with second quarter 2014 GDP expanding by 0.3%, after the 0.2% growth posted in Q1, say researchers...

College applicants pay attention to “Top Ten Effect”

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A new US study suggests that consumers pay attention to the "Top Ten Effect," for instance when picking a college, restaurant, hotel or doctor. Researchers...
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Study probes misinformation spread by Twitter bots in 2016 US election

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A recent study has investigated the role that Twitter bots played in spreading misinformation in the period surrounding the 2016 United States presidential election. Researchers...

Premier League revenue hit record for 2012/2013 season

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England’s Premier League revenue hit a record £2,525m in the 2012/2013 season, according to Deloitte’s 23rd Annual Review of Football Finance. Revenue for the...
Antarctica

West Antarctica is melting at an alarming rate, says study

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The ice sheet in West Antarctica is melting at an extremely alarming rate. According to a recent study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters,...
Federal Reserve System

US Fed Chair Yellen says it would be “unwise” to delay rate increases

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Fed Chair Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that it would be “unwise” for the US central bank to wait too long to raise rates. Although...
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HTC ‘Vive’ VR headset will cost $799 on launch

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HTC announced that its upcoming virtual reality (VR) headset, the Vive, will cost $799 in the US; $200 more than the Oculus Rift headset. The...