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Rebecca Judd's body secrets revealed - including the diet & exercise you need to follow in isolation

She's the mother-of-four known for her incredibly toned figure. 




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How to feed an AFL team, by MasterChef star Courtney Roulston

MasterChef's Courtney Roulston has gone from strength to strength since first taking part in the cooking competition in 2010.




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Ride-hailing trips create almost 70 percent more pollution than the modes of transit they displace

In a study published this week by the Union of Concerned Scientists researchers say ride-hailing trips create about 69 percent more pollution on average than the trips they displace.




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CNN's Michael Smerconish is slammed for comparing Senator Bernie Sanders to CORONAVIRUS

Michael Smerconish opened his Saturday morning segment of 'Smercornish' by comparing the Vermont senator to the global pandemic that has devastated markets.




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JAMIE REDKNAPP: Nuno has transformed Adama Traore from FIFA pace merchant to Premiership powerhouse

JAMIE REDKNAPP: For a while, we thought Traore was all pace and no end product. He is a different player these days, and Nuno Espirito Santo deserves great credit for this transformation.




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Wayne Pivac confident wise Wales will overcome French flair in Six Nations clash

Wayne Pivac believes his wise Wales will overcome French flair on Saturday in the Six Nations having picked the most experienced line-up to grace the championship.




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Alun Wyn Jones reveals Dan Biggar will start for Wales against England after overcoming knee injury

Alun Wyn Jones moved to ease fears that Dan Biggar is not fit for Wales' trip to Twickenham by saying he will play against England on Saturday despite suffering a knee injury for Northampton.




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Exhaust from commercial container ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean alter cloud composition

Researchers from the University of Washington have found that emissions from container ships and other commercial vessels form dense clouds that reflect solar radiation and mask global warming.




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Wealthiest 10 percent of the world consume 187 times more fossil fuels than poorest 10 percent 

Rich people are the leading cause of climate change according to a new study from researchers at the University of Leeds, consuming more for transportation and home energy needs.




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Coronavirus: West Ham stars agree to 'defer percentage of their salaries' during shutdown

The Hammers are keen to ensure staff receive '100 per cent of their salaries' while the game is suspended, with Mark Noble saying the entire squad wanted to do their bit and help out.




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Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko: An undercard guide

The titanic clash will play out in front of 90,000 fans at a packed Wembley Stadium as Joshua bids to defend his IBF belt against one of the finest heavyweights of the modern era.




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Farmer sparks fierce debate by claiming the end of a loaf is a TOPPER

A British farmer has reignited the debate about what to call the thicker slice at the end of a slice of bread after he said it is a 'topper'. He was called a 'maniac' by one who insisted it was a 'crust'.




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MasterChef fans create hilarious drinking games based on repeating themes on the show

MasterChef Australia fans have created a drinking game to play as they watch the Back To Win season. 




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A new poll suggests 60 PERCENT of Americans are unable or unwilling to use coronavirus-tracking apps

According to a recent survey, three out of five Americans are either unable or unwilling to use contact tracing technology that uses a phone's Bluetooth signal to track the spread of COVID-19.




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iPhone shipments to China fall 35 percent even as the country's smartphone market continues to grow 

iPhone shipments to China fell by 35 percent in November, the second straight month of double-digit declines in the country compared to the same periods the previous year, likely due to tariffs.




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Public flog 'Agatha Christie' themed merchandise following Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy spat

People from across the nation are flogging 'Wagatha Christie' themed merchandise following Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy's public dispute - with 316 items being sold on eBay alone.




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Kevin the Carrot merchandise put on eBay for up to £1,000 hours after huge queues at Aldi stores

Shoppers have slammed those selling the toy on eBay, saying those responsible should be put on the 'naughty list'. It comes after chaos at supermarkets across the UK yesterday.




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Balaclava-clad thugs beat-up and rob couple after they travelled 190 miles to buy Mercedes from Ebay

Jamie Hallam, 48, and his fiancee Georgina had seen a white Mercedes GLA on Ebay and travelled from Norwich to Manchester to collect it after winning an auction.




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eBay removes Kobe and Gianna merchandise after sellers tried to get thousands for items from service

Memorabilia from Monday's public service that was held for Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, has been removed from eBay after people tried to profit off the family's tragedy.




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Mastercard will force companies to tell subscribers when their free trials end

Companies using free trials to rope customers into paying subscription fees face a crackdown under new rules announced by one of the world’s biggest payment providers.




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Mastercard is putting an end to rip-off currency exchange fees for prepaid cardholders

Effective from Friday, Mastercard will stop prepaid travel card holders from paying in pounds in a bid to crack down on travellers paying high currency exchange rates.




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Mastercard bans conversion con on its prepaid cards

Tourists are routinely offered a chance to pay in their 'home' currency at restaurants, shops or hotels abroad in a process called 'dynamic currency conversion'.




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Mastercard and Visa agree deal with the EU to slash foreign card fees by 40%

The European Commission says that interchange fees, where the merchant's bank pays a charge to the cardholder's bank, result in higher prices for consumers.




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MasterCard's Mark Barnett on working with Monzo, paying by app, and why there should always be cash

If the future of the UK increasingly looks cashless, then no one may be better placed to reap the rewards than MasterCard




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Buy now, pay later firm Klarna signed up 60,000 new merchants in 2019

Buy now, pay later juggernaut Klarna announced it has signed up over 60,000 retailers so far in 2019, including Microsoft and travel agent Expedia, as it prepares for a bumper Black Friday.




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Netflix users targeted by cybercriminals since COVID outbreak 

US cyber security company BrandShield says it has discovered more than 600 fake web domains containing the word 'Netflix' that try to scam users by taking their payment details.




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Undercover sting 'unmasks fake' madarsas in UP

An India Today TV investigation has unearthed 17 'illegal seminaries' in the state, and the Saharanpur district magistrate confirmed the findings which are now under investigation.




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British and Indian troops take part in training exercise

British and Indian troops have taken part in a 'hugely beneficial' joint training exercise in Rajasthanm which takes place every two years alternating between countries.




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Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile over Riyadh

Eyewitnesses said they heard a blast in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, at about 10.50am yesterday morning - shortly before the scheduled unveiling of the kingdom's budget.




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Chelsea 'exercise option to extend Olivier Giroud's contract until 2021'

The French striker was set to become a free agent at the end of the season, and had only remained at the west London club in January after attempted moves away collapsed.




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NASA's James Webb telescope has a roughly 12 percent chance of launching on time, says new study

The GAO says that technical problems with the telescope's primary contractor, Northrop Grumman, give it a 12 percent chance of meeting its slated launch of March 2021.




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Scientists untangle mystery of how ice forms on Mercury with surface temperatures over 750 degrees

A team of scientists from Georgia Tech have come up with a new explanation for how ice forms on Mercury despite scorching surface temperatures that can reach 750 degrees Fahrenheit.




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NASA data shows air pollution in northeast areas of the US dropped 30 percent amid the coronavirus

Air pollution over the northeast region of the US declined by 30 percent last month compared to March 2019, as millions in the area are forced into lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus.




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Houston pledges to get 100 percent of its energy from renewable sources like wind and solar

The Mayor of Houston has announced a plan to move the city to 100 percent renewable energy sources starting in July, a change that's expected to save the city $65million over the next seven years.




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NASA prepares for Armageddon with a tabletop planetary defence exercise

NASA is investigating how best to respond to the possibility of an asteroid or a comet colliding with Earth in fictional situations.




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Constipated lizard found with poop making up 80 PERCENT of its body mass thanks to its greasy diet 

Researchers discovered the tubby lizard near a Cocoa Beach pizza parlor in Florida with a record-breaking case of constipation - a glob of feces made up 80 percent of its body.




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Ovo Energy to pay out £8.9m after overcharging customers

Ofgem says Ovo has agreed to pay the voluntary redress after some customers were undercharged while some were overcharged due to problems with its IT systems.




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BT fined £245k by Ofcom after it overcharged EE mobile customers

The telecoms watchdog has fined BT £245,000, revealing the firm overcharged EE's mobile customers for making calls to 118 directory enquiries services.




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On your bike! The best exercise bikes to get you in shape in no time

As the nights get longer, and the days get colder, exercising outside can be very unappealing. So why not invest in an exercise bike and get into peak shape from the comfort of your own home?




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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 'Megxit' merchandise on eBay

Customers can already choose from more than 250 items on Amazon and 50 on eBay, while other websites such as Etsy are also selling themed 'Megxit' clothes.




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Kerala Assembly polls: Voting percentage touches 77.35%

Kozhikode recorded the highest voting percentage at 81.89%




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Minister of State for External Affairs meets Uzbek Trade delegation led by Adkham Ikramov, former Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan in New Delhi




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Mercedes-Benz uncovers GLC, S Cabriolet

Mercedes-Benz, India's biggest luxury car manufacturer, today unveiled three new products at the Auto Expo




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Why pushing e-commerce customers to app only environment is likely to boomerang

Forcing retail customers into an only app-based platform is premature and will boomerang, unless the loyal customer base reaches past a tipping point




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CERC issues regulations achieve clean energy target, sound grid operations

Advises Centre to ask states to execute energy accounting & implement availability based tariff




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Post-Covid era will see perceptible change in global supply-chains and India should capture significant share in the world trade: Piyush Goyal

Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways Shri Piyush Goyal held discussions with the Export Promotion Councils(EPCs) of the country. He called upon the Exporters to identify their strengths, potentials and competitive advantages in specific sectors, and focus on harnessing them in the world markets. Goyal said that in the post-Covid era, there is going to be perceptible change in the global supply-chains, and Indian industrialists and exporters should be looking to capture significant share in the world trade. He assured them that the Government will be a pro-active supporter and facilitator in their efforts, and the Indian Missions abroad can play an important role in that. The Minister said that Incentives can be given, but they have to be justified, reasonable, and WTO-compliant.




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BASF India receives demand notice from Commercial Tax Department, Karnataka

The company has now received demand notice for the further period i.e. 2013-14 from the Commercial Tax Department, Karnataka aggregating to Rs. 85.19 crores (including interest & penalty) by treating the stock transfers of its Mangalore Plant as interstate sales to dealers.




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COVID-19: China's socialist political system has shown it can overcome any challenge: Prez Xi

Mounting a strong defence of the ruling Communist Party of China, President Xi Jinping has said the COVID-19 fight has once again shown that the CPC leadership and the country's socialist political system can overcome any challenge. Xi's comments came as China faced global criticism for its initial inaction to act against the novel coronavirus, which according to Chinese officials emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year. Pressure is also mounting on Beijing to agree for an international probe on the origins of the vicious virus, including from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), as claimed by the US leadership. China curbed the spread of the coronavirus in over a month and brought COVID-19 under control at its first epicentre in Wuhan in about three months, Xi, also the General Secretary of the CPC, said at a symposium held on Friday to get suggestions from non-ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) parties on COVID-19 prevention and control. He termed the




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Mercury levels rising dangerously


Ravi Agrawal and Kishore Wankade say that the state of mercury pollution in India is alarming and needs the concern of all. They provide a factsheet with alternatives.




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At MasterCard, Finding a Signature Style: Priceless

At MasterCard’s New York City tech hub in the Flatiron District, a mix of business and startup sensibilities informs office style, whether it’s hoodies, tailored jackets or the occasional bow tie.