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Elon Musk makes light of Tesla's woes in April 1 Twitter prank

ElonMusk,theflamboyantbossofTeslaandSpaceX,tooktoTwitteronAprilFool'sdaytojoketheelectriccar-maker,whichhasbeenrockedbybadnews,wasgoingbankrupt."Despiteintensee

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Bahrain strikes its biggest oil field, dwarfing current reserves

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Netflix reportedly to acquire French film company EuropaCorp

Netflixisin"advancedtalks"topurchasethedebt-riddenFrenchfilmcompanyEuropaCorp,amovethatwillhelpbolstertheformer'soriginalcontentamidfiercecompetitionwithotheron

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German scientists find how bacteria bind to its human host tightly

Germanscientistshaveidentifiedthephysicalmechanismthatenablesawidespreadbacterialpathogentoadheretightlytothetissuesofitshumanhost,layingfoundationfordeveloping

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Donald Trump steps up attacks on Amazon

PresidentDonaldTrumphassteppeduphisattacksonAmazon,suggestingtheonlineretailgiantisrippingofftheUSPostalService.TheUSPostOfficewouldlose$1.50(£1.07)"onaveragefo

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Opinion: ‘Independence Day’: Brexit and the propaganda wars

ThecomicstylewithwhichPrimeMinisterTheresaMayandherfractiousConservativePartyhavemadetheirexcusesandbeguntoexittheEuropeanUnionstagehasdoneagreatservicetotherem

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DPRK sanctions: UN blacklists shipping firms

TheUNSecurityCouncilhasblacklisted27ships,21shippingcompaniesandoneindividualforaidingtheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)initsefforttoevadesanctions.Them

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Trump is partly right about Amazon, but for the wrong reasons

DonaldTrumphashissightssetonAmazon.Heisreportedly“obsessed”withtheinternetcommercegiant,andasishiswont,spentThursdaymorningtweetingaboutit.Andit’snotbecausehelo

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Engineering giant GKN sold to Melrose for £8bn

OneofBritain'soldestengineeringfirmshasbeensoldfor£8.1bntoacontroversialinvestmentfirm.GKN,whichhashadahandinmakingeverythingfromMinistoSpitfires,lostitsbattlet

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Octopus-inspired camouflage skin can evade infrared camera: study

ScientistsfromUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,havedevelopedanoctopus-stylecamouflageskinthatcanevadedetectionbyaninfraredcamera.Thestudy,publishedonThursdayinthej

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The not-so-surprising visit by Kim Jong Un to Beijing

TheleaderoftheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)KimJongUnhasjustconcludedwhathasbeendescribedasa"surprising"four-dayvisittoBeijing,wherehemetwithChinesePre

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Facebook cuts ties to data brokers in blow to targeted ads

FacebooksaidonWednesdayitwouldenditspartnershipswithseverallargedatabrokerswhohelpadvertiserstargetpeopleonthesocialnetwork,astepthatfollowsascandaloverhowFaceb

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Chinese video streaming service iQiyi debuts on Nasdaq

ChinesevideostreamingserviceiQiyiInc.rangtheNasdaqStockMarketopeningbellonThursdayincelebrationofitsinitialpublicoffering(IPO).Thecompany,tradingunderthetickers

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Capture of Afrin strengthens Turkey's position on Syria issue: analysts

Turkey'srecentseizureoftheKurdish-heldAfrinregioninSyriahasstrengtheneditspositioninthesettlementofSyria'scrisis,throughnottotheextentthatitcouldgoitsownway,ana

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Parma Ham in China? Yes, please!

Thinkaboutthemostpopularcuredhamsfromaroundtheworld.Letmeguess,itwillprobablybeeitherParmahamorjamónibérico?WhiletheItalians,SpanishandPortuguesemayhavecornered

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China warns of a backlash to US protectionism

ChinawarnedofapotentialbacklashiftheUSdidnotabandonunilateralismandtradeprotectionism,ChineseMinistryofCommercereiteratedonThursday.GaoFeng,China'scommerceminis

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Chinese online video platform Bilibili debuts on Nasdaq

BilibiliInc.,aChineseonlineplatformforanimatedvideo,rangtheNasdaqStockMarketopeningbellonWednesdayincelebrationofitsinitialpublicoffering(IPO).Bilibili,tradingu