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Wealth Gap USA 2014

Wealth inequality along racial, ethnic lines widened under Obama

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Wealth inequality, when comparing whites with different racial and ethnic groups, has widened since the Great Recession, or during Barack Obama’s presidency, a Pew...
Ifo Institute

German business climate improves in November, says Ifo Institute

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The German Ifo Business Climate Index for industry and trade increased in November to 104.7 points compared to 103.2 points in October. According to...
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Sony launches Spotify-powered music streaming app

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Sony has officially launched its new Playstation Music app. The Japanese tech giant teamed up with Spotify to make a music streaming service available on...
Red Deer

Red Deer entered outer islands of Scotland 5000 years ago from Europe

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Red deer (Cervus elaphus) entered the outer islands of Scotland about 5000 years ago, say researchers from Cardiff University. Most likely, they were brought...

Roaming fees scrapped in the European Union

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European Union (EU) lawmakers voted 534 to 25 to scrap roaming fees charged for using mobile phones while users are abroad in another EU...
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Japanese Australian trade deal agreed

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A Japanese Australian trade deal has been agreed which includes lowering tariffs on the importation of key products, the governments of the two nations...
Fossilised bones of the Dragon Thief Dracoraptor found in Wales

Welsh Dragon Thief Dinosaur Dracoraptor was related to T rex

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The Welsh Dragon Thief Dinosaur (Dracoraptor hanigani) existed more than 200 million years ago and was a distant cousin of T rex (Tyrannosaurus rex)....
UK

Super tides, winds, snow, storms and flood warnings for weekend, UK

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Just as everybody was wondering whether they had seen the last remnants of winter, the UK’s Environment Agency warned of super tides, floods, gale...
FCA

Martin Wheatley standing down as head of FCA

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There is now a global search for a new head of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after it was announced that Martin Wheatley will...
Sir Paul nurse believes Brexit bad for science

Sir Paul Nurse warns Brexit bad for UK science other group backs leaving

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Sir Paul Nurse, who was awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, warns that Brexit (Britain Exit from the European Union) would...