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BTS are on the lips and screens of fans everywhere. The Korean pop band has smashed records in real life and on social media. We look at what this translates to in hard cash - and how they did it. Listen:
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"This is their information. They own it" "And you won’t sell it?" "No! Of course not." Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, talking to the BBC in 2009.
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"Down's syndrome never holds me back." Meet John - the 21-year-old entrepreneur making millions of dollars selling colourful socks. 🧦 Read more:
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Why does this shop attract so many autistic people? WATCH
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Almost 2,000 spider t-shirts have been sold and the product is trending on eBay Scott Balcony, of Balcony Shirts, a shop in Uxbridge, said they'd designed it this morning in Lady Hale's honour and raised over £5,000 for homeless charity Shelter
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"People like me are really, really suffering"
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Louis Vuitton owner LVMH will use its perfume production lines to start making hand sanitiser to protect people against the coronavirus outbreak
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Exclusive: The government is facing an unprecedented backlash from five key industries over Boris Johnson's plans for post #Brexit trading arrangements 🚀 Aerospace 🚗 Automotive 🧪 Chemicals 🍲 Food and drink 💊 Pharmaceuticals
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The schoolboy who built his fashion brand selling crisps at school. #mondaymotivation
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When Toby Meisenheimer's son cut his forehead, he realised that most bandages were only designed for white people. So he set up a company to make bandages for a wider range of skin tones #BusinessDaily
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"It's bad for Britain." Microsoft boss Brad Smith tells @SeanFarrington the CMA's decision to block a deal to buy Activision Blizzard, the gaming company behind Call of Duty, has "severely shaken" people's confidence in UK tech. Full interview:
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A start-up in London is on a mission to make wigs cool, with a focus on young, black men
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Tens of thousands of small businesses set to receive insurance payouts covering losses in the first national lockdown, following Supreme Court ruling
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Would you wear a mobile, plastic shield like this?
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The city trying to save the planet with seven bags. 🌈♻️ [Tap to expand]
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Meet the 23-year-old who has become a multimillionaire from putting videos up on YouTube. http://t.co/8Xk3IHAFHs http://t.co/r28EoWNjCv
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In the heartbreaking aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Michelin-starred @chefjoseandres managed to feed more Puerto Ricans than any government or aid agency. He's won The Food Chain's Global Food Champion Award: #BBCFoodChain
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"Without women, you are missing out on a big opportunity." Only 3% of chief executives in the aviation industry are women - but Yvonne Makolo - CEO of RwandAir is trying to change this.
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. @VFritzNews gave birth after work with help from @sallynugent . Here's how @BBCBreakfast delivered the news. More:
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3 years
“We must seize the moment to reimagine and rebuild a new American economy” President Joe Biden releases $6 trillion budget proposal to transform US economy after Covid crisis If approved, it will push debt to levels not seen since World War Two
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Leonardo DiCaprio attacks 'corporate greed' of oil, gas and coal companies #Davos
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Norah Magero designed a fridge for areas without mains electricity The fridge is small enough to fit on a bicycle and is now helping distribute Covid vaccines in Kenya
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Inside India's first ever Ikea store in Hyderabad. 🇮🇳🛋️
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This boss was "astounded at the lack of childcare in the workplace". So she decided to do something about it. #womeninbusiness #ceosecrets #entrepreneur #video #business #mondaymotivation
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What do you need to be a modern day #Sherlock ? 🕵
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Is the pandemic reshaping the way we work, potentially, forever? In conversation with Ritesh Agarwal, Suchita Salwan, Ashish Chanchlani and Devina Gupta on #WorklifeIndia
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Why are passenger planes still flying?
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Surgical masks are seen as a shield against the coronavirus, but that can create shortages for people who need them most One South Korean fashion designer has created a line of colourful facemasks which he hopes will ease shortages - and cheer people up
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"Using tools made me feel like a superwoman." Meet Judaline - the New York plumber teaching girls about construction. 🔨👷🏿‍♀️
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Jaguar Land Rover has started supplying hundreds of protective visors made on its 3D printers to front-line NHS staff
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8 years
It's caused shock and horror but #Toblerone 's new size means we can get @andyverity to explain: 'What is shrinkflation?' #AskAndy
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4 years
"We haven't got Covid here yet" Sian Williams has lived on Gili Trawangan, a tiny island in Indonesia, for the last eight years She takes us through a week in her life during the coronavirus pandemic #MyMoney
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There's now 'Airbnb', especially for dogs in Brazil! 🐶
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'Is your husband the biological father of your son?' What shocking questions have you been asked in job interviews?
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Former boxing heavyweight champions Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko are at the World Economic Forum in Davos to encourage world leaders to support Ukraine's fight against Russia @faisalislam spoke with them More:
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Off-licences have been added to the government's list of essential UK retailers allowed to stay open during the coronavirus pandemic
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Self-driving cars: a science fiction pipe dream, or just around the corner? http://t.co/gvNc7CxeCd http://t.co/GxUorw0pZi
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Meet the world's first flat-pack vehicle. Could it help thousands globally get more mobile?
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"Things like saying that something is a proven cure for the virus, when in fact it isn't? We will take that down" Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says the social network is working to "take down" coronavirus misinformation
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. @Amazon was founded 25 years ago - here's how it became the tech giant we know today A thread 👇
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Uber has been fined $59m (£43m) for refusing to hand over the details of more than 1,200 alleged victims of sexual assault involving its drivers
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This CEO was told she was "too girly" to get to the top. 🤷‍♀️ #ceosecrets :
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UK food and drink exports to the EU almost halved in the first three months of 2021 Figures from the Food and Drink federation suggest sales dropped by 47%, due to Brexit and Covid-19 [Thread]
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On #BBCBizLive : It's the UN's International Day of Happiness today, so we want to know: what makes you happy in your job?
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On #BBCBizLive - Nokia could be resurrecting the classic 3310 phone. What retro technology would you bring back?
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British Airways has retired its entire 747 fleet after a travel downturn. Here’s a brief look back at the plane’s history…
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Man fined after speeding at 110mph on the motorway and telling police he had been to London to buy bread
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Could this tech be a "game changer" for cardboard box waste? @BBCEmmaSimpson reports. [Tap to expand] #tech #business #video #france #ThursdayThoughts
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Bill Gates: US 'should take more' refugees
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Cryptocurrency Dogecoin jumps in value by 50% after Elon Musk dubs it "the people's crypto"
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"When it's ticking for the first time, it's magic". How has Philippe Dufour managed to keep the Swiss tradition of watch making alive despite competition? For more from @ImogenFoulkes on the demand for traditional time-pieces, listen here:
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💰 Covid-19 relief package 💵 Raise the minimum wage 🎓 Cancel student loan payments How much can Joe Biden get done on the US economy?
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These female scientists are defying cultural expectations and are helping to make global medical breakthroughs in their own homes.
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This entrepreneur wants to replace plastic food packaging with a compostable alternative. @dougalshawbbc met her at the Davos summit #wef2020 #wef20 #sustainability More Davos coverage:
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Salvatore Forte's parents died of Covid-19 within two days of each other Mr Forte is one of many struggling through the pandemic in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn A closer look at the area reveals a snapshot of the terrible damage wrought by the virus
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Meet Jaega Wise - the engineering graduate who gave up a job in the City to start her own brewery. 🍺
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He's one of the UK's youngest entrepreneurs. But what can this 12-year-old CEO teach you about how to run a successful business? #CEOSecrets
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"I quite like Extinction Rebellion and Greta Thunberg for having brought a real focus to the issue" Emirates boss Sir Tim Clark says he took too long to accept climate crisis
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Everything you need to know about #ParadisePapers and offshore accounts - @bbckamal explains:
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Meet Pepper - the Japanese robot trained to host low-priced Buddhist funerals. 🤖
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Supermarket chain Tesco has teamed up with the food-sharing app Olio in a bid to reduce food waste
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