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NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a sun-like star. The newly discovered Kepler-452b is the smallest planet to date discovered orbiting in the habitable zone -- the area around a star where liquid water could pool on the surface of an orbiting planet -- of a G2-type star, like our sun. The confirmation of Kepler-452b brings the total number of confirmed planets to 1,030. This video shows an artist's concept that depicts one possible appearance of the planet Kepler-452b.

Our latest BWest series: Bioengineering the Senses. We take a closer look at tech on the frontiers of medical science. Today, we take a look at organs-on-a-chip under development at the Wyss Institute of Harvard University. Could this device speed up and improve the way new medicines are developed?

UK government spending has come under the spotlight. It's emerged that Westminster seems more willing to spend money on bombing, rather than re-building.

An incredible opportunity of a company that may be one of the most undervalued producers that you probably have never heard of: Newmarket Gold

The Iran Nuclear Deal has been signed and is now waiting for final approval. But why is it so important and why is Obama so adamant about getting it done? Here's a look at the real reason behind the Iran Nuclear Deal.

Today’s "BWest Byte" is 5, for the number of black holes seen by NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array known as NuSTAR. Bloomberg's Emily Chang reports on "Bloomberg West."

Over 260,000 Austrians have signed a petition calling for the EU exit for the country, and now the Austrian parliament must discuss a referendum on the issue. Lizzie Phelan reports.

The New York Stock Exchange halted trading in all securities as it addressed a computer malfunction and said it canceled all outstanding orders. Bloomberg's Michael Regan reports on “Bloomberg Markets.”

Here's the truth about the currency wars and its not what you think. Read this to learn why every one has the currency war meme wrong and what its really all about.

Russia and Greece have signed a deal to create a joint enterprise for construction of the Turkish Stream pipeline across Greek territory, Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak said. The pipeline will have a capacity of 47 billion cubic meters a year.

Short-selling accounted for 38.3 percent of trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the highest ratio since the bourse began keeping daily records more than six years ago. Bloomberg's David Ingles has more on "First Up."

In today's "Single Best Chart," Bloomberg's Brendan Greeley displays the decline of crude steel output in China.