US Federal Reserve announces an end to the quantitative easing stimulus programme begun in 2008 as economic recovery takes hold.
Deutsche Bank swings to a loss in the third quarter because of higher legal costs to settle investigations.
Holders Manchester City are knocked out of the League Cup as Newcastle earn their first win in 12 attempts at the Etihad.
A video director has filmed an actress as she walked the streets of New York City to highlight the harassment women face in the city.
Greenland sharks are slow and mostly blind, yet they may be everywhere
From hairstyles to politics, these 10 topics are best left untouched
We leave digital traces almost everywhere we go. What happens when someone attempts to avoid dropping a trail of data bread crumbs for 24 hours? Rory Cellan-Jones found out.
A global census reveals that almost two-thirds of the world's billionaires have a university degree - but where did they study?
Hyenas are reputed as despicable villians of the animal kingdom - but zoologists have found that lions scavenge hyenas more often than the other way around.
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