Image copyright Getty Images Image caption To break into the Soviet Union, Pepsi swapped its soft drink for vodka and even warships Bartering is one of the oldest ways of doing business in the world. The exchange of goods and services, it predates the use of money and is believed to have developed in the […]
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Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they are willing to change the way they treat drivers in California as long as state lawmakers don’t require them to classify drivers as employees, a move that would entitle them to a wide range of benefits. The California-based tech firms face state legislation that would strictly limit how
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Mookie Betts watched patiently as four straight pitches missed the strike zone, and the Red Sox averted disaster. Betts drew a bases-loaded walk from reliever Jesse Chavez in the ninth, giving the Red Sox a 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday and halting Boston’s three-game skid. “I was pretty confident knowing the situation
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In testimony to Congress last month, Mr. Wray, who was appointed by Mr. Trump, said campaigns should report it if they hear from foreign governments. “I think my view is that if any public official or member of any campaign is contacted by any nation state or anybody acting on behalf of a nation state
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Scottish parents are smuggling prescription cannabis into the country to give to their seriously ill children. BBC Scotland’s Disclosure programme has followed mums travelling to Holland to get drugs they believe can make a huge difference to epilepsy seizures suffered by their sons. The situation raises multiple dilemmas – for the mum smuggling prescription cannabis,
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Martin Morris has a collection of 36,000 Marvel and DC comics built up over decades. The 63-year-old, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, started his collection when he was aged just five. His most valuable comic, a 1962 edition that introduced Spider-Man for the first time, is thought to be worth £10,000. Mr Morris has decided to sell
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Image copyright Getty Images Sir Philip Green has thanked landlords and suppliers who backed the deal that saved his retail empire. In an interview with the BBC, he batted away the suggestion the Topshop group had been on the point of going bust in typically combative style. “It didn’t come close to collapse – we
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According to the WHO South Africa has the highest obesity rate in Sub-Saharan Africa. But in the township of Tembisa, one lady is trying to inspire the community to get fit. 63-year-old Catherine Mathebe was unable walk without crutches due to her weight – but one day she heard a song on the radio and
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President Trump’s dispute with China has landed on the doorstep of Verizon, with Huawei demanding that the American wireless giant pay licensing fees on hundreds of patents, according to two people briefed on the matter. Huawei, one of China’s largest technology companies and the world’s biggest supplier of networking equipment, accused Verizon in a letter
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Rory McIlroy arrived at Pebble Beach with an extra wedge in his bag and an extra bounce in his step. He also brought the putter he used to shoot 61 on Sunday to win the Canadian Open after trading it for a Toronto Raptors jersey, a story all by itself. “The guy I gave it
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