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Prizes go to Michael Holding for showing why Black Lives Matter and the BBC for bringing cricket back to the masses At first, after the unbeatable thrills of 2019, the men’s international cricket season of 2020 looked like being an anticlimax. Then, as one nation after another locked down, it looked like not happening at […]
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Baked, caramelised marrow and roast tomatoes all smothered in yoghurt for a supreme, Persian dip or starter Borani is an Iranian dish of supreme deliciousness, usually made with yoghurt and a vegetable, herbs and nuts. On appearances, it is what we might call a “dip”, but to do so would be to deny the borani […]
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NEW YORK – Occidental Petroleum Corp said on Monday it will pay a $200 million quarterly dividend to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc in cash instead of common stock, even as the company tries to reduce debt following a plunge in oil prices. In a regulatory filing, Occidental said the payment on its perpetual preferred […]
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The foldable ‘Bird Air’ is now available for $599 Bird, the electric scooter startup that helped kick off the shared micromobility boom, is doubling down on personal ownership. Over the weekend, the company unveiled its new, foldable electric scooter, the Bird Air, which can be purchased for $599. It isn’t the most powerful scooter on […]
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The gathering of over 100 people from motorcycle clubs wasn’t authorized, and police were trying to determine who had leased the building. An Iowa gathering of over 100 people from motorcycle clubs turned deadly early Saturday morning with a shooting that killed at least one person and left several others wounded. Police in Waterloo, a […]
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England’s return to international cricket after a six-month absence proved a memorable one, as they took up where they had left off in the World Twenty20 and thrashed West Indies by 47 runs at Derby. England’s total of 163 for eight was anchored by a 49-ball 62 from Tammy Beaumont, who made the most of […]
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Three curries – one meat, one fish, one veg – that put a tin of coconut milk to work alongside a rich array of spices for mellow autumnal comfort Lamb meatballs with mintPrep 15 minCook 45 minServes 3-4 2 tbsp coconut oil350g lamb meatballs (ie, a pack of 12)4 green cardamom pods1 medium onion, peeled […]
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BERLIN – Lufthansa announced further cuts to its fleet and workforce on Monday along with a 1.1 billion euro ($1.3 billion) impairment on idled aircraft as Europe’s worsening coronavirus situation spread gloom across the airline sector. The German airline group, hit hard by its reliance on Asian and other long-haul routes as well as stalled […]
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Deathloop and GhostWire: Tokyo will still be timed PS5 exclusives Following the announcement of Microsoft’s $7.5 billion acquisition of Bethesda Softworks parent company ZeniMax — owner of Doom, Fallout, and more — some of the biggest questions I saw bouncing around the internet were whether future Bethesda games would become Microsoft exclusives and whether previously […]
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A man recently charged with multiple counts of murder related to the 2016 deaths of two people in Travis County, Texas, was arrested on Monday by the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force and the Austin Police Department. On September 18, a grand jury indicted 53-year-old Harvey Lester Cyphers in the murders of Sidney […]
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