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World Service,02 Sep 2013,28 mins

Vodafone sells Verizon Wireless to Verizon for $130 billion

World Business Report

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In one of the biggest business deals ever the UK phone company is pulling out of the US. Also, the contamination around the devastated Fukushima nuclear plant is far worse than previously believed. Plus football star Gareth Bale becomes the most expensive player ever as he moves from the British Club Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid. And our regular commentator Lucy Kellaway examines whether coffee shops are a good place to work in.

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