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This UK political party is winning on Facebook

Populist U.K. Independence Party is the most discussed U.K. political party on Facebook, the social media site said Friday.

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Microsoft buying spree continues with acquisition

Microsoft has signed a deal to buy the “technology and talent” of Israeli touch-screen technology firm N-trig.

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VIDEO: Could this battery end energy bills?

Telsa Motors, the US company which makes electric cars, has unveiled a new battery it says can power homes using solar panels.

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FTSE higher as manufacturing slows

London market ends the week higher despite weaker-than-expected growth in the manufacturing sector.

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Apple confirms #Tattoogate problem

It looks like there is some truth to #Tattoogate, NBC News reports.

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Italy opens ‘feed the planet’ Expo

A major global commercial fair – Milan Expo 2015 – opens in northern Italy, but violence breaks out in the city as protesters clash with police.

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Sterling slides as manufacturing slows

Sterling has fallen sharply against the US dollar after growth in the UK manufacturing sector slowed markedly in April.

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VIDEO: Asia battle for US bullet train deal

Two titans of Asian business and technology battle for the contract to build America’s first bullet train.

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Latest ‘fix’ for California drought: Water by rail

Experts say the East Coast’s plentiful water could cost cents per gallon for Californians by railroad.

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Evans Cycles changes hands for £100m

Evans Cycles has been sold in a deal thought to value the retailer at about £100m.