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A US jury awarded 70-year-old Edwin Hardeman over $80 million in compensation for his claim that his exposure to Monsanto's popular herbicide caused him to deve...

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Anti-gay app gone from Google Play Store

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Lyft valued at $24.3 billion in first ride-hailing IPO

More than 71 million shares changed hands as investors sought out or sold shares in the stock market. Despite struggling to turn a profit over the years, ri...

Daimler: The Smart will be in the future built in China

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Bureau lowers fourth-quarter estimate of United States real GDP growth

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Nissan committee says former exec Ghosn had too much power

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West fears strong Turkey - Erdogan

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Canada trade deficit shrinks slightly, still second-highest ever

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No ban on Chinese 5G, including Huawei

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China's Huawei posts 25 percent rise in 2018 profit on smartphone sales

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Sources speaking to Reuters said that Beijing Kunlun Tech, which has owned Grindr since 2016, was told by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United S...

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Oil prices sink after surprise USA crude stock build

Oil rose almost 2 percent on Tuesday as attention centred on geopolitical factors tightening supplies that are leading to falling exports from Venezuela and de...

Global coal use up by third as greenhouse gas emissions rise

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U.S. Treasury yields hit lowest since late 2017, global stocks fall

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