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Mastercard is to increase the fees EU firms face to take payments from online shoppers from the UK by at least 400%, in a move that could mean higher prices for consumers. When a credit or debit card is used, a percentage of the purchase price is paid by the retailer to the bank that […]
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Relic has released a 64-bit update for Company of Heroes 2. The update should result in greater stability and overall performance for the vast majority of players, Relic said in a blog post. It also enables crossplay between Steam and Microsoft Game Pass / Windows Store users. If your PC hardware does not let you […]
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A mum-of-two who nicknamed herself the ‘Iron Lady’ beat up a 14-year old girl and vowed to slit her throat after the victim got caught up in a fight with her teenage stepdaughter. Carla Wiles, 36, jumped into her car after being told about the fight and ambushed the youngster in the street. As her […]
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It was a wicket worth the wait. After 233 deliveries spread across three Test innings, Mark Wood finally got his reward late on the first day of the second Test in Galle when he dismissed the Sri Lanka captain, Dinesh Chandimal, lbw with a wickedly quick full ball that hit him in front of leg […]
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In a landmark neurobiology study, scientists from Scripps Research have discovered a memory gating system that employs the neurotransmitter dopamine to direct transient forgetting, a temporary lapse of memory which spontaneously returns. The study adds a new pin to scientists’ evolving map of how learning, memory and active forgetting work, says Scripps Research Neuroscience Professor […]
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Shell has agreed to buy one of Europe’s largest on-street electric car-charging companies to accelerate its move into low-carbon transport. The oil company, which faces growing pressure to cut its carbon emissions, expects the deal to buy the German car-charger ubitricity to be finalised by the end of the year. The car-charging network includes more […]
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Fortnite’s previously-teased Predator crossover is now fully operational, with the masked hunter available to unlock for current battle pass holders via new challenges. Predator has also become a roaming boss, able to be found and battled on the battle royale map for all players. Look for him in the appropriately jungle-themed Stealthy Stronghold. Defeat Predator […]
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Rosie Coombs and boyfriend Callum fell in love with the idea of living on the water after lockdown made them crave a calmer life. So the couple, from Bridgenorth, Shrops, decided to bite the bullet and go for it – selling their £400,000 newly renovated detached cottage with a roof terrace to buy a £75,000 […]
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Australia’s only Indigenous male Test player, Jason Gillespie, has added his voice to the chorus of support for Cricket Australia’s decision to drop the words “Australia Day” from its promotion of Big Bash League games on 26 January. In further blowback to prime minister Scott Morrison’s first fleet comments, the former Australian quick stood behind […]
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Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed the first comprehensive framework to classify small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) into four unique subtypes, based on gene expression, and have identified potential therapeutic targets for each type in a study published today in Cancer Cell. SCLC is known for rapid, aggressive growth and […]
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