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Bringing Lebanon's fashion industry online
Starting a business is never easy. But what are the challenges involved in setting up an online retailer in a country where internet speeds rank as some of the slowest in the world and where shoppers still prefer visiting bricks and mortar stores? Contin
Dell posts 79% fall in profits amid takeover battle
Dell has reported a 79% slide in net profit, underlining a fall in personal computers sales as more consumers shift to smartphones and tablets. The PC maker's net profit fell to $130m (£85m) in the three months to 3 May, on revenue down 2% to $14bn. Del
Glencore Xstrata: former BP boss Hayward made interim chairman
Glencore Xstrata shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favour of Tony Hayward, BP's former chief executive, as interim chairman of the newly merged group. Shareholders opposed the re-election of chairman Sir John Bond at the company's first annual ge
Hi-de-Hi! actor Paul Shane dies
Paul Shane, the actor famous for starring in the 1980s BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, has died, his agent has confirmed. His agent said the 72-year-old died surrounded by his family at a hospice in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, earlier on Thursday after a short ill
Jenny Colgan book named Romantic Novel of the Year
'Chick-lit' author Jenny Colgan has won the romantic novel of the year award with her 2012 book Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams. The Romantic Novelists Association said it was a close competition, but said the Scot had won "by a...
Nintendo to profit from user videos posted to YouTube
Nintendo will profit from videos uploaded by fans that feature its games, the company has confirmed. Clips posted to YouTube will now display advertising, with income going directly to the Japanese gaming giant. Some fans have reacted angrily, saying the
Emeli Sande enjoys double win at Ivor Novello awards
Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sande has scooped two prizes at this year's Ivor Novello songwriting awards. Her hit song Next To Me was named best song musically and lyrically, and also won the prize for most performed work. Other winners at Thursday's
Sofia Coppola dismisses Bling Ring gang criticism
Director Sofia Coppola has shrugged off criticism from one of the women who inspired her new film The Bling Ring. Alexis Neiers, who was convicted in 2009 of burgling the homes of such celebrities as Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, has called the film in
Former Lulzsec hacker Jake Davis on his motivations
Four men were sentenced on Thursday for computer hacking. In 2011 they were all linked to the Lulzsec hacking collective which targeted organisations including the FBI and Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) in a 50-day campaign which wreaked
Lewes music festival in re-entry U-turn
Visitors to a music festival in East Sussex are to be allowed to leave and re-enter the site after local traders persuaded organisers to review plans. About 25,000 people are expected to attend the two-day Gentleman of the Road event in Lewes in July, he
Lulzsec hacker group handed jail sentences
Hackers behind a series of high profile cyber attacks in 2011 have been given a total of seven years in jail. The four men, Ryan Cleary, Jake Davis, Mustafa al-Bassam and Ryan Ackroyd, were part of the Lulzsec hacking group. Cleary was jailed for 32 mont
Songkick Detour 'Kickstarter for gigs' is launched in London
A service allowing fans to club together to pay bands to play gigs at their request has launched in London. Detour, from London-based start-up Songkick, allows fans to crowd-fund the logistics of a concert by pledging to buy enough tickets to cover costs
Wal-Mart and Asda profits edge up
The world's biggest retailer Wal-Mart, which owns the UK chain Asda, says profits in the three months to April nudged higher. Profits at Wal-Mart rose 1% to $3.78bn (£2.48bn) after sales in the US fell by 1.4%. Sales and profits at subsidiary Asda, the U
Baha Mousa book and Marie Colvin honoured by Orwell Prize
The £3,000 Orwell Book Prize for political writing has been won by AT Williams for his book A Very British Killing: The Death of Baha Mousa. Marie Colvin was honoured with a posthumous special award for her book On the Front Line, published after her de
Nasa buys into 'quantum' computer
A $15m computer that uses "quantum physics" effects to boost its speed is to be installed at a Nasa facility. It will be shared by Google, Nasa, and other scientists, providing access to a machine said to be up to 3,600 times faster than...
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