Don't crush my hand, warns Richard Branson

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Sore-pawed Virgin boss says fist bump or high five has replaced the handshake as his preferred business greeting

Sir Richard Branson has ridden to the rescue of sore-handed businesspeople everywhere by arguing that handshakes should be ditched in favour of fist bumps and high fives. According to the billio...

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