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A black cloud has begun to develop over Australian rugby following a series of poor performances by the nation’s teams so far in this year’s Super Rugby Trans-Tasman – and its shadow is threatening to lengthen and engulf the Wallabies. After two rounds, Australia’s five teams are 0-10 against New Zealand opposition. The results beg […]
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When food pantries provide color-coded nutrition information on their shelves, clients select significantly more healthy options and fewer unhealthy options, according to a new study from researchers at the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity and the Institute for Hunger Research and Solutions at Connecticut Food Bank / Foodshare. One in 8 Americans […]
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Brazilian bus company Itapemirim is launching a new airline in June, betting it can dodge the financial ruin that has grounded many rival carriers even though the land transport company just spent five years reorganizing under bankruptcy protection. The carrier expects to have a fleet of 50 Airbus A320 planes by next year, all painted […]
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Twitch is launching a dedicated category for hot tub streams after claiming that it has received pushback from advertisers and viewers about how the trend has taken over the platform. The new “Pools, Hot Tubs, and Beaches” category is meant to let creators stream what they want, while also giving Twitch advertisers a more convenient […]
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A woman’s mother-in-law has ‘weirded’ people out after she shared how she surprised her with a new engagement ring. In an anonymous post on Mumsnet, the woman, who got engaged last year, explained that she lost a fair bit of weight during the coronavirus lockdown, which meant that the ring her partner proposed with now […]
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Ole Gunnar Solskjær has urged Manchester United to win the Europa League final to honour Sir Matt Busby and encouraged his team to enjoy the “pleasure of the pressure” of playing for a trophy that could start an era of success. Busby is considered one of United’s two great managers alongside Sir Alex Ferguson, having […]
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Researchers have flipped traditional 3D printing to create some of the most intricate biomedical structures yet, advancing the development of new technologies for regrowing bones and tissue. The emerging field of tissue engineering aims to harness the human body’s natural ability to heal itself, to rebuild bone and muscle lost to tumors or injuries. A […]
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SK Hynix Inc , the world’s second-largest memory chip maker, has requested talks to acquire South Korea-based Key Foundry, a chip contract manufacturer, a South Korean newspaper reported on Monday. SK Hynix has expressed intention to negotiate for the full acquisition of the 8-inch wafer foundry, Korea Economic Daily reported on Monday citing unnamed sources […]
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A quarter of the deep links in The New York Times’ articles are now rotten, leading to completely inaccessible pages, according to a team of researchers from Harvard Law School, who worked with the Times’ digital team. They found that this problem affected over half of the articles containing links in the NYT’s catalog going […]
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A man has been on the ultimate ‘rude trip’ by visiting as many places with naughty-sounding names as possible. Nicholas Hale, 50, has proved that age is just a number by embarking on the childish endeavour of visiting as many places with rude names as possible. For the past 26 years, he has travelled far […]
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