Amazon: Five things we know about new boss Andy Jassy

The executive will take over from Jeff Bezos later this year, but what's he like?

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White boys' club? New tales from the City

Hedonistic, ruthless and elitist. That's how the financial industry has usually been portrayed on screen, but how true to life is this?

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CEO Secrets: 'Mums at work don't take any nonsense, there's no time'

Louise O'Shea, head of Confused.com, shares her business advice for the CEO Secrets series.

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eBay boosted by Christmas surge in online orders

eBay saw sales jump as shoppers turned to online shopping for Christmas presents during lockdown.

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Myanmar coup: UN chief Guterres calls for failure of military takeover

The UN's secretary general calls the takeover "unacceptable" and pledges international pressure.

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Black bosses 'shut out' by 'vanilla boys' club'

There are no black people in the top three jobs at any FTSE 100 firm, research shows.

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Morgan Wallen: US radio stations drop country star over racial slur

US singer Morgan Wallen has apologised for using the slur in a recently-discovered video.

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Farmers' protest: India says Rihanna tweet 'irresponsible'

The pop star tweeted in solidarity with Indian farmers who are protesting against new laws.

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Cape cormorants: Caring for South Africa's chicks abandoned in wild

Rescuers come to the aid of hundreds of baby Cape cormorants abandoned by their parents.

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Eric Trump blasts Scottish MPs over wealth debate

MSPs will vote on a motion calling for an investigation into the former US president's business interests

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Covid: Australian MPs clash in hallway over misinformation

In a hallway confrontation, Tanya Plibersek accuses opponent Craig Kelly of spreading misinformation.

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Sergey Brin: Google co-founder sets up family firm in Singapore

The world's ninth-richest person, Sergey Brin, is setting up a company in the city-state to manage his wealth.

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Sinovac and Sinopharm - what do we know about the Chinese vaccines?

China has 16 vaccines in development, but those from Sinovac and Sinopharm are the front-runners.

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Sergey Brin: Google co-founder sets up family firm in Singapore

The world's ninth-richest person, Sergey Brin, is setting up a company in the city-state to manage his wealth.

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China blocks UN condemnation of Myanmar coup

The fate of political leader Suu Kyi remains unclear as civilian disobedience gathers pace.

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Alibaba revenues soar but Ant Group float uncertain

The e-commerce giant's revenues were up 37% thanks largely to a strong economic recovery in China.

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Russia: Mass detentions after Putin critic Navalny jailed

Nearly 1,400 people are held after opposition leader Alexei Navalny is jailed, rights monitors say.

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Perth bushfire: Evacuations as dozens of homes destroyed

Hundreds of Australians move to evacuation centres in the locked-down city, as more warnings are issued.

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Bebo chief reveals plan to take on Facebook and Twitter

Michael Birch sold Bebo for $850m in 2008, but now plans to revive it with a focus on profiles.

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Solar energy empowers young women in Yemen

Ten women in Yemen’s Abs district have built and now run a solar microgrid.

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Golden Globes 2021: Six things to look out for in the nominations

The nominations will belatedly fire the starting gun for this year's Hollywood awards season.

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India farmer protests: 'War-like fortification' to protect Delhi

Barricades of iron spikes, breeze blocks and barbed wire are in place to keep out striking farmers.

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Australian Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas' family bond & the day he nearly drowned

Stefanos Tsitsipas is one of tennis' best young players. Behind the charisma & confidence lies a unique story of progression to the top.

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Ryanair rapped over 'misleading' Covid adverts

The Advertising Standards Authority upholds two out of three investigations into 2,370 complaints about recent ads.

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Brexit: UK to set up new state aid rules for business

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng wants local and regional authorities to have more power over subsidies.

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'Dive through the window of opportunity'

Technology boss Steve Killelea says entrepreneurs must act fast when a business opportunity arises.

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The tough little bottles crucial to fighting Covid

Vials made of extremely tough glass are being made by the million to hold Covid vaccines.

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Big tech: I kept a data video diary

Technology reporter Zoe Kleinman keeps a video diary of the times she shares data with tech companies.

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Online gambling faces fresh restrictions

A new package of measures is designed to make online casino games less intensive and safer.

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Scrap interest on student loans, say vice-chancellors

Call to wipe interest on student loans in England for 15 months, as ministers offer £50m support fund.

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Brexit bureaucracy: 'These are not just teething problems'

A seafood firm describes the multiple checks, form filling and severe delays in getting their products to the EU post-Brexit.

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Silento arrested: Watch Me rapper charged with murdering his cousin

The rapper was arrested twice in 2020 and is now being held in jail in Georgia after cousin's death.

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Buy now, pay later firms like Klarna face stricter controls

The financial regulator says it would be easy for customers to build up unseen debts of £1,000.

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Brexit: UK fashion industry warns it faces threat to survival

More than 400 industry figures tell Boris Johnson post-Brexit trade rules risk destroying the sector.

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Military coup likely to damage Myanmar's economy

Businesses say the army's takeover has already put billions worth of foreign investment at risk.

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Military coup likely to damage Myanmar's economy

Businesses say the army's takeover has already put billions worth of foreign investment at risk.

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Covid: India launches online memorial to commemorate pandemic victims

India has reported more than 154,000 Covid-19 deaths, but infections have dropped sharply.

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Perth: Bushfire threatens locked-down Australian city

A large blaze is racing towards Perth as the state capital remains in a snap coronavirus lockdown.

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Farmers protest: Twitter restores blocked Indian accounts

The accounts were all linked to a continuing farmers' protest against agricultural reform laws.

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Chau Chak Wing: Chinese-Australian businessman wins media defamation case

An ABC TV programme about Chinese influence unfairly harmed Chau Chak Wing's "good name", a court rules.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 'I'm a survivor of sexual assault'

The Democratic lawmaker weeps wept as she reveals her trauma during an Instagram Live.

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Myanmar coup: US threatens sanctions over Aung San Suu Kyi detention

Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders were detained on Monday as the army seized power.

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Electric cars: Rollout of charge-points still to slow

The charge-point infrastructure may not be ready for when new petrol and diesel cars are banned.

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'I got my Florida school district to convert to electric buses'

Holly Thorpe's science fair project measured CO2 levels around school buses and led to the change.

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Is Russia targeting CIA spies with secret weapons?

Ex-CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos believes he was targeted while on a visit to Moscow.

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The tough little bottles crucial to fighting Covid

Vials made of extremely tough glass are being made by the million to hold Covid vaccines.

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Nigeria inheritance: 'My brothers took everything when my father died'

Women in parts of Nigeria are being left out of their parents' inheritance, despite a law banning discrimination.

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Topshop: 'I haven't bought clothes in a shop for years'

Some of us won't be rushing back to the High Street even when it's allowed again.

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Wealthy home workers retreat to their sheds

Those who want to put some space between the home and the office are taking the garden path.

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Home working increases cyber-security fears

IT experts say that with people working from home the risk of hacking has increased.

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