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Johnson Service Group

Johnson Service Group closing 109 dry cleaning stores

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Johnson Service Group PLC says it is closing 109 of its 307 high street dry cleaning stores. Their lease renewals, which are due in...
Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce posts strong 2014 sales in N. America, M. East and Europe

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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited posted record global sales, with a total of 4,063 cars sold in 2014. Sales were up 40% in Europe, 30%...
Internet of Things or IoT

Internet of Things requires openness and industry collaboration, says Samsung

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BK Yoon, Samsung Electronics’ CEO, says the Internet of Things requires openness and industry collaboration if it is to succeed. Mr. Yoon made the...
Met Office

2014 warmest year on record, says UK Met Office

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According to provisional data, 2014 was the UK’s warmest year on record, or since 1910 when official data started being gathered, says the Met...
Mercedes self driving car

Mercedes-Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion self-driving car unveiled at CES Las Vegas

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The Mercedes-Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion automobile of the future shows how the car is changing from being a means of transportation to...
Halifax

First time buyer numbers reach seven-year high to 326,500 in 2014

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The number of first time buyers of homes in the UK rose 22% to 326,500 in 2014, a seven-year record, according to the Halifax...
New Horizons being launched

New Horizons approaches Pluto after a nearly 9-year journey

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New Horizons, the NASA spacecraft that left earth in 2006 and has traveled three billion miles, is drawing close to the the dwarf planet...
Oil

Cheap oil offers Canada more benefits than harms

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While a prolonged period of cheap oil may harm many sectors of the Canadian economy, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) believes a weaker...
Ryanair December performance 2014

Ryanair passenger numbers break all records

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Irish low cost airline Ryanair Ltd. announced on Monday that it flew more than 86 million passengers in 2014, while in December it transported...
Bowhead Whale

Bowhead whale genes may hold key to longer lifespan

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The bowhead whale has a lifespan of more than 200 years, it is the longest-living mammal on earth. Scientists who studied the whale’s genetic...