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St George Illawarra have confirmed they will play Jack de Belin in the NRL at their first opportunity, naming him to come off the bench against Brisbane. De Belin impressed in his return to rugby league via reserve grade last week after 987 days on the sideline through the NRL’s no-fault stand-down policy while he […]
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There’s a presumption that when the weather gets warmer, all a person wants is salad. Well, not this person. While I love salads, for dinner I need to feel the warmth of a meal in my belly. There is a wealth of dals out there, as many as there are Indian cooks, but the sort […]
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China’s factory activity expanded at the fastest pace this year in May as domestic and export demand picked up, though sharp rises in raw material prices and strains in supply chains crimped some companies’ production, a business survey showed on Tuesday. The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 52.0 last month, the highest […]
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Mozilla launched a redesign for Firefox on Tuesday, and one of the changes you might notice first is a whole new look for tabs. Firefox tabs are now bigger than they used to be, and the one that’s in focus will float above the toolbar near the top of the browser. In Chrome or Safari, […]
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A florist known as a ‘local legend’ was ‘randomly stabbed in the back by a young kid who didn’t look back,’ his friend has claimed. Tony Eastlake, 55, died in Islington, North London, after being attacked just before 5.30pm on Saturday. Tributes have been paid to Tony who ran a flower stall near Essex Road […]
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Barcelona have confirmed deals to sign Sergio Agüero and Eric García when the pair’s contracts at Manchester City expire this month. The Spanish club also have an agreement to bring in Georginio Wijnaldum after his deal at Liverpool ends on 31 June and intend to take up an option on the right-back Emerson Royal. Agüero […]
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Weather’s good? You need to get out? Meeting friends in the park but aren’t sure what to make for lunch and you want to look as cool as Christmas? Fret not – I got you! Thermos flask cevicheMy dear friend Ben Benton made me this when we first began to plan our new book, Max’s […]
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Private-equity firms KKR & Co and Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC are nearing a deal to take Cloudera Inc private at a valuation of $4.7 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The private-equity giants are likely to finalise a deal on Tuesday to acquire the software firm at […]
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Months after revealing its first new electric vehicle in nearly a decade, the iX SUV, BMW is ready to pull back the curtain on its next EV. The i4 electric sedan is the automaker’s electrified 4 Series, with up to 300 miles of range and starting at $55,400 for the low-spec model. The i4 is […]
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A woman who piled on the pounds as she ate a daily McDonald’s meal for a snack has undergone an incredible transformation after dropping a whopping 13 stone. Every morning Kelly Ryder, 36, would visit her local drive-thru for a snack after breakfast and then on some days return for a pre-dinner box of chicken […]
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