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Google Inc. has begun construction of a new 1.1-million-square-foot headquarters that is just minutes by bicycle from its current Googleplex in Mountain View, California.
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EasyJet Plc appointed John Barton to replace Mike Rake as chairman starting next month as Europe’s No. 2 discount carrier presses ahead with plans to purchase new aircraft.
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The Conservative Cabinet minister overseeing cuts to U.K. welfare payments is facing a petition challenging him to prove he can live on 53 pounds a week ($81), as voters express concern about the measures.
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A new class of planets that either aren’t tied to a specific solar system, or are very distantly linked, has been identified by astronomers.
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The partners of SNR Denton LLP, Salans LLP of France and Canada’s Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP yesterday approved a three-way merger to form Dentons, a global firm with more than 2,500 lawyers in 52 countries.
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David Bennett, the chairman of Sotheby's European jewelery department, shows off the Beau Sancy, a 34.98 carat pear cut diamond that has been in four European royal families. It will be up for auction in Geneva on May 14, with a projected valuation of up to $4M. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Five new genes have been definitively linked to Alzheimer’s disease , doubling the total confirmed by scientists and opening new areas for research into an illness that affects 35 million people globally.
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A ruby and diamond ring sold for a record $6.6 million last night at a charity auction of jewels owned by the Brazilian-born billionaire Lily Safra.
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Lawmakers and investment groups expressed “outrage” at the U.K. financial regulator’s decision to award staff bonuses totaling 19.7 million pounds ($32.3 million).
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TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. Chairman Joe Moglia has been hired as football coach at Coastal Carolina University, after being president and coach of the United Football League’s Omaha Nighthawks this season.
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