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Tesco will close its six remaining Homeplus stores with the loss of as many as 450 jobs.

A global school league table from the OECD puts Asian countries at the top, the UK in 20th and the US trailing in 28th place, behind countries including Vietnam.

Tokyo heads lower despite data showing Japan's current account surplus hit a seven-year high in March.

Russia's United Company Rusal, the world's biggest aluminium producer, swings to a net profit in the first quarter of this year after posting a loss a year ago.

Germany's economy slowed by more than expected in the first three months of the year, but France's grew at its fastest pace in nearly two years.

The chief executive of the Co-operative Group blames past mismanagement of the organisation for the problems it has faced.

Japanese car giants Toyota and Nissan are recalling a total of 6.5 million cars around the world to replace potentially faulty airbag inflators made by Takata.