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Britain has overtaken France to become Germany’s biggest global trade partner for the first time in the modern era, solidifying the emergence of a “special relationship” between Europe’s two like-minded northern powers.

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Dotcom expects Hollywood to hit back, lays out his legal arguments for Mega

Mega will launch with one host, but Dotcom said there had been more than 1000 applications from companies big and small wanting to be hosts, and more would be added after launch (successful candidates will get paid E500 per month per server......

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FMN bën kritikë të ashpër në lidhje me privatizimin e pasurive shtetërore, e cila nuk u krye ndonjherë, ndërkohëqë megjithëse programi i qeverisë është në drejtimin e duhur, sfidat janë të shumta, pasi rezistenca politike e partive greke, është ende e fortë....

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Google to build £1bn UK HQ in London

Google has completed a £1bn deal to build a new UK headquarters on 2.4 acres of disused land behind King’s Cross Station, underlining the global technology industry’s commitment to London. ...

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Winning over the crowd

A total of $320m was contributed by 2.2m people, making possible creative projects including a documentary on fracking, a home aquaponics kit and a community centre for circus arts. ...

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Europe drawn into global currency wars

The world is edging closer to all out currency conflict as Europe’s politicians join a chorus of policy-makers across the globe pushing for devaluations to fight for market share. ...

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Winter energy bills 'will reach £530 a quarter'

Recent price rises averaging almost 8pc are beginning to hit consumers. Energy customers on standard tariffs could be facing average quarterly bills of £530 in the coming months following a spate of price rises coinciding with the start of winter. ...

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Downloads surge to £1billion

Digital downloads of films, music and video games have reached £1billion for the first time, official industry figures confirm. ...

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Boxing Day sales set records online and in store

Millions of bargain hunters drove record sales this Christmas with John Lewis seeing its busiest ever hour online and Selfridges taking a record £1.5 million within 60 minutes of opening its doors. ...

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Google should not choose right and wrong

This is all possible because Google can anticipate your information needs. Its predictions rest on some theory about who you are, what you want and where you want to be. For many activities such a theory doesn’t have to be deep to produce accurate predictions. Google doesn’t need to guess your politics to notice that you drive to the airport on Mondays....

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