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| Facebook plans to launch 'GlobalCoin' currency in 2020 |
| The social media giant is planning to set up a crypto-currency in around 12 countries by early 2020. |
| Trump says Huawei could be part of trade deal |
| Huawei could feature in a US-China trade pact despite being "very dangerous", says the US president. |
| Mothercare sales plunge as losses widen |
| The baby goods retailer says it is on a "sounder footing", even though UK sales fell nearly 9%. |
| Harvey Weinstein 'to settle with accusers for $44m' |
| The film producer reached a deal with women who say he sexually abused them, his lawyers tell media. |
| US regulators defend 737 Max actions |
| The Federal Aviation Administration tells the BBC it didn't have the information needed to ground the planes. |
| Sir Philip Green told to fund Arcadia's pension deficit |
| The Topshop tycoon has been asked to put his own money into the firm's pension pot. |
| UK retail sales stall in April |
| The ONS said sales were flat in April, as clothing sales offset declines in other sectors. |
| Facebook: Another three billion fake profiles culled |
| Mark Zuckerberg hits back at calls to break up Facebook, as it reveals it removed a record number of hateful posts. |
| Huawei: China warns of investment blow to UK over 5G ban |
| A top Chinese diplomat tells the BBC there could be "substantial" repercussions if the UK bars Huawei. |
| Stagecoach takes legal action over West Coast franchise |
| Stagecoach and its partners were disqualified from running three rail franchises last month. |
| Sir Philip Green 'grabbed women's breasts' Lords told |
| Lord Hain uses parliamentary privilege to make allegations about staff complaints. |
| Feeling the impact of Trump's foreign worker squeeze |
| US firms say President Trump has made it harder to hire the skilled foreign workers they need. |
| Netball counts down to World Cup 'summer of excitement' |
| The 2019 Netball World Cup can boost the game on and off the court, and build on England's 2018 Commonwealth Games success. |
| What have economists been getting wrong? |
| Evan Davis explains how the field of economics is asking itself some tough questions. |
| What went wrong at Jamie's Italian? |
| Stretched staff, cavernous premises and the curse of the coupon. |
| How computing's first 'killer app' changed everything |
| Technology reshapes the workplace in much subtler ways than simply robots stealing jobs. |
| Are barcodes the way to protect dementia patients? |
| How technology and community support is keeping people with dementia in Japan safe. |
| The pun-loving computer programs that write adverts |
| AI-powered advertising copywriters are coming, but can they be taught to be as inventive as humans? |
| 'The bullying got worse and worse and I snapped' |
| How a troubled childhood gave investor Guy Hands the drive to succeed in life. |
| How the humble brick built the world |
| Why bricks are still a vital building technology. |
| Are our weddings too white? |
| Why it might be time to rethink the way we celebrate as more couples come from diverse backgrounds. |
| The firms turning their workers into owners |
| Aficionados of employee-owned companies say it makes perfect business sense. |
| The doctor who invented 18 medical devices |
| Professionals are finding holes in the system and turning into entrepreneurs to fill gaps in the market. |
| The pistachios that need police protection |
| In Sicily, police are moving to stop criminals stealing the island's pistachios ahead of this year's harvest. |
| Hawksmoor wine mistake: How is any bottle worth £4,500? |
| Experts explain why wine can be priced at thousands of pounds, how it tastes, and who buys it. |
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| The latest international business headlines from BBC World News. |
| How the microscope became a million dollar idea |
| The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how the microscope became a million dollar idea. |
| Tackling the world's single-use plastic problem |
| Tackling the world's single-use plastic problem |
| If a house was designed by machine, how would it look? |
| This house was designed using algorithms and machines. They chose complex, organic-looking forms. |
| How Japan is keeping people with dementia safe |
| Each year in Japan thousands of elderly dementia sufferers go missing, but technology can now help. |
| The Nobel prize-winner tackling Parkinson's |
| Nobel prize-winner Randy Schekman is launching a new project to tackle Parkinson's disease. |
| 'Your team is your product, build a well-oiled machine' |
| Travel website boss Avi Meir advises focusing on staff because "your team is your product". |
| Inside the world's most expensive election |
| With voting completed, India is now waiting to see who will be its next prime minister. |