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Uber fires 20 staff after harassment investigation
Uber has fired more than 20 people following its investigation into sexual harassment, bullying and issues of poor company culture.
The news follows yesterdays announcement that it had hired a Harvard Business School (HBS) professor to help transform the troubled car-hailing company. 
The transport company has been under fire over a series of controversies, including its treatment of women after a former employee wrote a blog post abou