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Water bills to drop by 5% by end of decade, Ofwat ruled

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UK regulator Ofwat ruled that household water bills in England and Wales will decline by 5% on average (excluding inflation) by the end of...
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Southampton students plan to grow lettuce on Mars

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An experiment to grow lettuce on Mars is looking like a real possibility. University of Southampton students intend to bring a small pressurised greenhouse...
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Burger King’s move to Canada could save it $1 billion in taxes, says ATF...

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Burger King’s relocation to Canada after merging with Tim Hortons is reported to potentially save the company between $400 million to $1.2 billion in...
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Google moving engineering operations out of Russia

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Google Inc. will be moving its engineering operations out of Russia after the government implemented new laws requiring more data to be stored in...

SeaWorld CEO steps down, company announces job cuts

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SeaWorld Entertainment Inc announced that Jim Atchinson will be stepping down as chief executive officer. The theme park operator also said that it will be...
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Xbox One sales better than PS4 in the US and UK in November

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Microsoft announces that its Xbox One console was the best selling console in November, putting an end to Sony’s PlayStation 4’s year long spot...
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Scientists detect signals that may be a sign of dark matter’s existence

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Scientists have detected some unusual signals from deep space that could be a sign of the existence of dark matter. Dark matter is one of...

Microsoft accepting bitcoins for purchases

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If you want to buy games and other digital content on Microsoft’s Xbox, Windows Phone and Windows platforms, you can do so using bitcoins,...

Food waste in Canada cost $31 billion in 2014

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Food waste from Canadian restaurants, grocery stores and households cost a total of $31 billion in 2014, up from $27 billion in 2010, according...
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Cenovus announces 15% cut in capital spending for 2015, cites low oil prices

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Canada’s second largest independent oil producer, Cenovus Energy Inc., announced on Thursday that its capital expenditure for 2015 will be cut by 15% due...