Business
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New York fertility doctor accused of using own sperm dies when hand-built plane crashes
A New York fertility doctor who was accused of using his own sperm to impregnate several patients died over the weekend when the hand-built...
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MARKET REPORT: North Sea gloom sends oil stocks into the red
Harbour Energy, BP and Shell all fell amid reports that a future Labour government would block new North Sea oil projects.
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ALEX BRUMMER: Battle for UK forecourts
Making head or tail of what the brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa are up to at Asda may require a cold compress.
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Unilever finance chief set to step down amid boardroom shake-up
Graeme Pitkethly, who has served as chief financial officer of the consumer goods giant since 2015, will retire by the end of May next year.
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Nvidia is first chip maker to hit a valuation of $1trillion
Nvidia said sales would reach £9billion in the three months to July, smashing Wall Street estimates.
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5 people unaccounted for in partially collapsed Iowa apartment complex, 2 believed to still be in building
Five people are unaccounted for after a historic Iowa apartment building partially collapsed, and officials said Tuesday that two of them are...
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Foodborne illness outbreaks at restaurants are often linked to sick workers, CDC finds
Sick food workers are major contributors to the spread of illnesses at restaurants, according to the CDC. Paid sick leave policies can help,...
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Australian man frees his head from the jaws of a crocodile after he's attacked while snorkeling
An Australian man suffered head injuries during a harrowing encounter with a crocodile in Queensland over the weekend.
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Asda to buy EG Group's UK and Ireland operations for £2.3bn
Both companies are owned by private equity firm TDR Capital and Blackburn-born brother Mohsin and Zuber Issa.
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Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signed one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality."
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Chinese apps remain hugely popular in the U.S. despite efforts to ban TikTok
For several years now, ByteDance’s TikTok has been the focus of lawmakers and intelligence officials who fear it could be used to spy on Americans.
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Elon Musk meets Chinese foreign minister, who calls for ‘mutual respect’ in U.S. relations
China’s foreign minister met Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday and said strained U.S.-Chinese relations require “mutual respect,” while delivering a...