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Anger as Saudi Arabia kills 47 on terror charges

Executions an apparent message to both Sunni Muslim jihadists and Shi’ite anti-government protesters the kingdom will brook no violent dissent.

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Even your boss may be threatened by robots: Study

Robots have designs on white collar jobs, and a new study suggests managers are worried.

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Buy, hold these ‘future blue chips’ for 50 years

Investors tell CNBC which stocks to buy and hold for the next 50 years.

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New year brings new wave of migrants to Europe

Observers say the coming year promises to be difficult for Europe unless there is a dramatic change.

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US, Iran spar over missiles, sanctions talk

Iran denounced the U.S. for suggesting new sanctions over Iranian missiles, The New York Times reports.

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Putin names US among threats to Russian security

In a sign of how relations with the west have deteriorated, a new appraisal names the US as a threat to Russian security.

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Edward Hugh, expert who foresaw euro crisis, dies

Freethinking and wide-ranging British economist who gave early warnings about the European debt crisis dies in Spain.

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Christmas ads: Did they win over shoppers?

Retailers spent millions on ads during the holidays, but evidence suggests those costs aren’t likely to change consumer behaviour.

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Indian air base near Pakistan attacked, 6 dead

Four gunmen and two guards were killed in an apparent challenge to reviving a dialog between the nuclear-armed neighbors.

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US Gulf oil spill ‘nearly ruined BP’

The giant oil spill from a BP rig off the US coast in 2010 nearly ruined the company, its chief executive tells the BBC.