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The continuation of the World Test Championship beyond the final next year appears to be in doubt after Greg Barclay, the newly elected chair of the International Cricket Council, questioned whether the competition is fit for purpose. It was hoped the two-year league cycle, one that culminates in a showpiece Test between the top two […]
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Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, as the name implies, comes and goes with seasons. Though it is possible to experience SAD twice a year, we tend to see this disorder at its height starting in late fall and lasting until the spring. It is commonly known as “winter depression.” Add in a global pandemic, a […]
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Samsung Electronics Co Ltd may discontinue its premium Galaxy Note phone next year, sources with knowledge of the matter said, a move that would reflect the sharp drop in demand for high-end smartphones due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Galaxy Note, known for its large screen and a stylus for note-taking, is one of two […]
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The last entry in the Grand Theft Auto series first arrived on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 way back in September 2013, just before the launch of the PS4 and Xbox One, both of which didn’t see versions of the game until November 2014. GTA V has remained incredibly popular throughout its lifetime—in 2018, […]
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A white van driver caught swerving all over the M25 was so drunk he was “unsteady” on his feet and slurring his words when he was stopped by police. James Mantel was more than three and a half times over the limit after he downed eight cans of beer while night fishing with friends. Shocking […]
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Jofra Archer will sign off from England’s tour of South Africa after Tuesday’s final Twenty20 at Newlands and could see this rest period extended into February amid thoughts of allowing him to miss the two-Test series in Sri Lanka. The 25-year-old fast bowler is one of three players to feature in the recent Indian Premier […]
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Nearly 1.2 million people passed through U.S. airports Sunday, the largest number since the pandemic gripped the country in March, despite pleas from health experts for Americans to stay home over Thanksgiving. The Transportation Security Administration screened at least 1 million people on four of the last 10 days through Sunday. That’s still half the […]
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South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd plans to more than double production capacity of battery cells it makes in China for Tesla Inc electric vehicles (EV) next year, sources said, to keep up with its U.S. client’s growth in the biggest car market. The firm, a supplier for Tesla’s Shanghai-built Model 3, will also ship its […]
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The 1.2TB data caps will hit the following markets, ensuring all of Comcast’s 39-state US territory is covered: Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Comcast will also implement data caps in the remaining parts of Virginia and Ohio that don’t currently […]
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An abandoned cat just ‘hours away from death’ has survived by eating a diet of rubber and was found weighing less than 2kgs. Felix was rushed to Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary in Bristol where the six-year-old cat began vomiting up the rubber that was in his tummy. He was operated on and the vet discovered […]
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