Facebook’s debut on Wall Street last week may have been so-so. But on Monday, it officially flopped. Shares dropped 11 percent from the original starting price. For the social networking company, which declares that its mission is to “make the world more open and connected,” the investors had a pointed response: Put up or shut up. Read full article > >
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Facebook shares drop 11 percent
Dutch scientists use stem cells to create strips of muscle tissue, from which they hope to make the world’s first lab-grown hamburger later this year.
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Synthetic meat grown in Dutch lab
The last 1.5m of rock is set to be drilled through to make the world’s longest transport tunnel, under the Alps in Switzerland.
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Longest tunnel nears breakthrough
The Bank for International Settlements says the new rules on banks’ capital requirements will make the world “a safer place”.
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Banking body defends new measures
