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Ukraine credit rating cut by S&P

S&P downgrades Ukraine, and the country cancels plans to raise $2bn from the sale of eurobonds that it hoped would be bought by Russia.

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Google unveils 3D sensor smartphone

Google unveils a prototype smartphone with "customised hardware and software" that enables it to create 3D maps of a user's surroundings.

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Shell in $2.6bn Australia asset sale

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to sell its Australian downstream business to oil trading firm Vitol for $2.6bn (£1.5bn).

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