Bye bye loneliness

How internet-connected robots are helping combat the scourge of isolation and loneliness.

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Judge dismisses all charges against 3 'extremist Muslim' New Mexico compound suspects

08/29/18 2:59 PM

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Trump: White House Counsel McGahn to leave position after Kavanaugh confirmation

08/29/18 10:46 AM

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Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum wins Democratic primary race for Florida governor in upset, Fox News projects

08/28/18 9:25 PM

Coca-Cola to buy Costa chain for £3.9bn

The UK's biggest coffee chain is being sold by owner Whitbread, which also owns Premier Inns.

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Homebase future in doubt as creditors meet

If landlords do not approve a rescue deal for the DIY chain, it is likely to go into administration.

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Trump threatens to pull US out of World Trade Organization

The US president says he will abandon the global trade body "if they don't shape up".

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PwC tells new staff they can choose what hours to work

Accountancy giant PwC gives some new recruits the option to work the hours they want.

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Ad giant WPP 'to name Mark Read as CEO'

He is expected to replace Sir Martin Sorrell, who quit the firm in April amid a misconduct scandal.

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Argentina raises rates as peso plummets

Central bank raises benchmark interest rate in an effort to stabilise the country's financial crisis.

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Wonga collapses into administration

The payday lender's collapse follows a surge in compensation claims amid a government clampdown.

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Trump calls for CNN boss Jeff Zucker to be fired

The US president says AT&T should fire CNN's president Jeff Zucker to "save credibility".

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Gay dating app Grindr to sell shares

Kunlun Group, the Chinese owner of Grindr, plans to sell shares in the dating app.

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Plastic bags: Charge could rise to 10p and be extended to smaller shops

All shops in England would have to implement the charge under proposals announced by the PM.

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The power of 'pink money' in India

Some businesses in India have found that catering to the LGBT community makes financial sense.

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'My robot makes me feel like I haven't been forgotten'

How internet-connected robots are helping combat the scourge of isolation and loneliness.

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Reality Check: What are the tariffs on trade with Africa?

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is setting out a plan for future trade and investment relationships with African countries.

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Coca-Cola expands into coffee with $5.1 billion deal for Britain's Costa

Coca-Cola Co has agreed to buy the world's second largest coffee chain Costa from Britain's Whitbread Plc for an enterprise value of 3.9 billion pounds ($5.1 billion), opening a new front in its push away from traditional sodas.

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Portugal seduces parched investors with water: plenty of it

As wildfires scorched California yet again this summer, Jose Dariush Leal da Costa, a Bay Area native with Portuguese roots, was harvesting his first almonds in a sun-drenched, watery oasis in southern Portugal.

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Predicting Trump: Chinese turn to fortune tellers to divine trade war

As analysts crunch trade data and political commentators dissect official statements for signs of how the Sino-American trade war will develop, some ordinary Chinese are using different sources to predict U.S. President Donald Trump's next moves: fortune tellers.

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Cambodian court jails Australian filmmaker for six years for espionage

A Cambodian court jailed an Australian filmmaker for six years on Friday after finding him guilty of espionage for flying a drone over an opposition party rally.

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Exclusive: Third Point seeks to tap Campbell Soup board challengers - sources

Activist investor Daniel Loeb's hedge fund Third Point LLC is speaking to consumer industry executives as it seeks to fill a slate of nominees to challenge Campbell Soup Co's board of directors, according to people familiar with the matter.

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U.S., Canada make late-night push for NAFTA; no deal yet

Top NAFTA negotiators from Canada and the United States wrapped up a third day of two-way talks on Thursday, agreeing to meet the next day to resolve final differences before a deadline, with Mexican counterparts on standby to rejoin negotiations.

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Trump vows to fight censorship of conservatives by social media firms

President Donald Trump told a campaign-style rally in Indiana on Thursday that his administration is standing up for free-speech rights, warning that large social media companies could not be allowed to "control what we can and cannot see."

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Canadian trade minister says need 'right deal, not any deal' on NAFTA

Canada's trade minister said on Friday that Canada, the United States and Mexico are working to "get the right deal, not any deal" on a revamped North American trade pact, and there were risks to all if no agreement could be reached.

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Catholic church in Australia rejects mandatory reporting of child abuse discussed in confessional

The Catholic church in Australia on Friday rejected laws forcing priests to report child abuse when they learn about it in the confessional, setting the stage for a showdown between the country's biggest religion and the government.

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Trump threatens to 'get involved' unless FBI, Justice Department 'start doing their job'

U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking to a raucous, campaign-style rally in Indiana, warned on Thursday that the Justice Department and the FBI must "start doing their job and doing it right" or "I will get involved."

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Thrill-seeking runners take sport - and spending - to rural China

At dawn, high on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, a Buddhist monk in saffron robes chants blessings over limber athletes preparing to run 100 kilometers across sand dunes, rivers and ravines.

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BlackRock voted to replace Tesla's Musk with independent chairman

Funds run by BlackRock Inc voted in favor of a recent shareholder proposal that would have required Tesla Inc to replace Elon Musk with an independent chairman.

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Canada's Freeland says NAFTA talks with U.S. to resume Friday

Canada's foreign minister Chrystia Freeland said on Thursday that talks between Canadian and U.S. officials over the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) would resume on Friday.

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