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Don't Fear the Pigman

Last month, scientists announced that they’d created an unusual form of life. They started with pig embryos produced through in-vitro fertilization, then injected them with a few human cells, and then implanted them into sows, where they developed for three to four weeks. Most of the hundreds of embryos they created this way died, but 186 survived. For these, researchers reported, one of every 100,000 cells were human.

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Why Toyota only sold one Prius in China last December

If you’re reading this in China and you bought a Prius in December, congratulations -- you were the only one.

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Without Big YouTube Star, Google Faces Setback in Content Plans

In December, Felix Kjellberg threatened to take his star power off YouTube.

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Samsung Heir Arrives at Court to Avert Second Arrest Warrant

Jay Y. Lee, the de facto head of Samsung Group, arrived in a Seoul court Thursday as he seeks to avoid a second arrest warrant requested by a special prosecutor.

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India to Cut Bank Capital Infusion Target This Fiscal Year

India may cut the amount of capital it plans to inject into state-controlled lenders this fiscal year by as much as 78 billion rupees ($1.2 billion) because of slow loan growth, people with knowledge of the matter said.

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Global Risk Briefing

Politics is roiling markets as the Trump era dawns, Chinese leadership turns over and major elections sweep through Europe. Bloomberg’s risk map signals where danger lurks.

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Global Risk Briefing

Politics is roiling markets as the Trump era dawns, Chinese leadership turns over and major elections sweep through Europe. Bloomberg’s risk map signals where danger lurks.

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Pentagon Looking to Rent Space At Trump Tower

The United States military is looking to rent space at Trump Tower for use when President Donald Trump returns to his longtime home in New York City.

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Singapore Consumer Prices Rise for First Time Since 2014

Consumer prices in Singapore rose in December for the first time in more than two years, adding to signs of recovery in the city-state’s economy.

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Yen Retreats, Emerging-Market Stocks Gain on Trump: Markets Wrap

The yen retreated after the biggest jump since July and emerging-market stocks rose as investors assessed the impact from Donald Trump’s efforts to rework U.S. trade pacts and comments from U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin on the dollar’s strength.

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FBI says Democrats refused access to e-mail servers during probe into Russian hacking claims

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) rebuffed requests by federal agents to inspect computer servers that had been breached last year during the presidential campaign, forcing them to rely on third-party cyber security data to investigate the hack, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said.

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Alibaba-Amazon brawl looms on SE Asia

US major set to challenge Chinese behemoth's Lazada platform in regional online shopping

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Man arrested at JFK Airport over largest financial cyber hacking in US history

An American fugitive who is accused of conspiring to organise the largest known cyber attack on Wall Street arrived back home in the US from Russia, resolving months of negotiations at a moment of high tension over hacking between Moscow and Washington.

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British lawmakers back Theresa May's March 2017 Brexit schedule

Prime Minister Theresa May won lawmakers' backing to trigger the start of Britain's exit from the European Union by the end of March next year after promising to give Parliament the chance to scrutinise her plan first.

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Trump said to pick Iowa governor Terry Branstad as China ambassador

President-elect Donald Trump offered the post of US ambassador to China to Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, a long-time friend of Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to three people close to the matter.

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Selfie app Meitu gauges interest in $750m IPO

Chinese mainland mobile developer Meitu Inc said it started testing demand for a proposed Hong Kong initial public offering worth about $750 million, which could be the city's biggest technology listing in nearly a decade.