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Can you buy anything real with Bitcoin? On the streets of Bristol, it proves a hard sell The digital currency can now be bought at ATMs around the country. My journey into the dark economy starts...

At least 10 dead, thousands evacuated as massive wildfires hit California   More than a dozen wildfires fueled by powerful winds swept through California, destroying at least 1,500 homes and businesses and forcing the evacuation of...

20-Year-Old Inventor’s Idea For How To Make Ocean Clean Itself Will Be Launched In Japan   Boyan Slate is a young inventor at the age of 20 years old that has developed a cheap idea in...

Samsung heir sentenced to five years in jail after corruption conviction Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies in Seoul   South Korean court sentences Lee Jae-yong over role in scandal that led to impeachment of former president...

Number of missing in California fire declines, search continues   The death toll from the California wildfire rose to 77 while a vigil to honour the victims was held in Paradise city. A search and rescue dog...

Cambridge Analytica taken to court over data storage By Jane Wakefield   The company at the centre of the row is alleged to have used data from Facebook to profile voters in the US presidential election   A...

The 25 hidden TV gems you need to see Sam Wolfson, Rebecca Nicholson, Jack Seale, Graeme Virtue, David Stubbs, Ben Arnold, Hannah J Davies, Tshepo Mokoena, Mark Gibbings-Jones, Laura Snapes, Gavin Haynes, Kate Solomon, Julia...

Marketing Your Business Online: A Simple Guide by Dale Harris   There’s no getting around it: if you want any kind of an edge in today’s business world, you need a firm hold on your online marketing. But how...

Meryl Streep and Judi Dench join condemnation of Harvey Weinstein Gwilym Mumford   Stars castigates film producer, who is facing sexual harassment allegations and has been sacked by the company he created. Meryl Streep and Judi Dench have...

Greek workers strike against bailout reforms   More than 10,000 striking workers, youths and pensioners marched to parliament around noon to protest against a new wave of austerity measures due to begin after the current international...

Challenge Accepted: Issues Facing Legal Marketing Teams   Have you spent time in or around the legal profession? If so, you’ve probably heard your fair share of lawyer jokes. Unfortunately, most jokes about lawyers don’t paint attorneys...

Super blue blood moon - in pictures Many parts of the globe may on Wednesday catch a glimpse of the moon as a giant crimson globe, thanks to a rare lunar trifecta that combines a...

Indian court sentences self-styled "godman" to 20 years in prison Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has a vast rural following in Punjab and Haryana states, where frenzied mobs burned down gas stations and train stations and...

Flushing out 'zombie cells' could help stave off Parkinson's, study suggests Ian Sample   Possible approach to treating effects of neurodegenerative diseases – and even ageing – revealed by trial. In work that could open a new...

Could coffee replace insulin injections for diabetics?   Scientists have developed an implant which releases diabetes medication when it senses caffeine in the blood. The days of the insulin pen may be numbered. According to researchers in...

Japanese capital holds first North Korean missile attack drill   People in Japan had a scare last week when the public broadcaster mistakenly issued a missile launch alert. But Tokyo officials are not taking any chances—they...

EU leaders claim breakthrough deal on migrants   All 28 members of the bloc agreed to ease pressure on point-of-entry nations like Greece and Italy by screening migrants in North Africa for asylum eligibility and setting...

Spain holds epic annual food fight festival known as Tomatina   The fiesta which celebrates its 72nd anniversary and is billed at "the world's biggest food fight" has become a major draw for foreigners. More than 20,000...

Donald Trump’s Historic Mistake Laurence Tubiana Twitter: @LaurenceTubiana  PARIS – US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will no longer participate in the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the landmark United Nations treaty that many...

Haiti suspends fuel price hike after violent protests   Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant announced the suspension of double-digit increases to gasoline, diesel and kerosene prices on Saturday, a day after the fuel price hike was...

Colombia's FARC says peace process at risk after arrest of ex-rebel   Seusis Hernandez, known by his nom de guerre Jesus Santrich, was arrested for conspiring to export 10 tonnes of cocaine, worth $320 million, to...

Santas worldwide gather for annual world congress in Denmark   The annual World Santa Claus Congress, now in its 60th year, has drawn attendees from a dozen countries, most sporting traditional red coats and white beards...

Self-driving cars must have technology to prevent use in terror, lawmakers say Tom McCarthy   In bipartisan vote, House of Representatives passes Self Drive Act, aiming to streamline regulatory process in order to get vehicles on road...

Hazelnuts With Impact Teresa Law   Teresa Law '81 shares the story of Mountain Hazelnuts — the largest hazelnut nursery in the world, which is planting 10 million trees, doubling the income of 15 percent of Bhutan’s...