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‘You can almost smell the sweat’: striptease artists and steel pans light up this week’s free art shows

Four free exhibitions take you from a luxury white enclave in Rio de Janeiro to exhausted erotic dancers touring the US and a culture-changing London address ★★★★☆ Continue reading...

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Fizzle of Shoaib Bashir’s algorithmic magic echoes wider decline of Test spin | Jonathan Liew

Left out of squad to tour South Africa, spin bowler’s exclusion points to a sport reshaped by the needs of T20 and hard data During the summer, Sky Sports would frequently run an advert for one of English cricket’s blue-chip financial sponsors. I forget its exact name – something like WXYZ Tradify or Crypto Max 301 or Wealth Centaur would be my guess. But I remember there was a mind-shreddingly banal male voiceover (“diversify your forex contingents and start making your money bleed today”), to which England players like Harry Brook and Jacob Bethell were depicted engaging in various feats of

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Fizzle of Shoaib Bashir’s algorithmic magic echoes wider decline of Test spin | Jonathan Liew

Left out of squad to tour South Africa, spin bowler’s exclusion points to a sport reshaped by the needs of T20 and hard data During the summer, Sky Sports would frequently run an advert for one of English cricket’s blue-chip financial sponsors. I forget its exact name – something like WXYZ Tradify or Crypto Max 301 or Wealth Centaur would be my guess. But I remember there was a mind-shreddingly banal male voiceover (“diversify your forex contingents and start making your money bleed today”), to which England players like Harry Brook and Jacob Bethell were depicted engaging in various feats of

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'Summer was a wake-up call, winter could be dire' warning over food supplies

Wales needs to grow more fruit and veg or it will be at the mercy of wars and climate change, one expert says.

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Who is Kavya Maran, whose marriage with music composer Anirudh Ravichander is in the news?

Kavya Maran, born in a big business family of South India, plays an important role in the functioning of Sun Group. She is also recognized as the CEO of Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL. She is once again in the news after her marriage with musician Anirudh Ravichander.

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Facial recognition errors put ethnic minorities at risk of wrongful arrest, police watchdog warns

Inspectors find some officers acted on potential matches from retrospective searches without making enough checks Police officers risk arresting innocent people, especially from ethnic minorities, if they treat inaccurate facial recognition data as evidence, an official report has found. Although the technology can help fight crime, the report found it is beset by errors and biases, and operators do not always realise they must make further inquiries to verify the data. Continue reading...

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Facial recognition errors put ethnic minorities at risk of wrongful arrest, police watchdog warns

Inspectors find some officers acted on potential matches from retrospective searches without making enough checks Police officers risk arresting innocent people, especially from ethnic minorities, if they treat inaccurate facial recognition data as evidence, an official report has found. Although the technology can help fight crime, the report found it is beset by errors and biases, and operators do not always realise they must make further inquiries to verify the data. Continue reading...

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Art trail celebrates arrival of black bears at zoo

Jersey Zoo says the art trail will celebrate the world's "largest inhabitants to its smallest.

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XRP’s $0.80 opportunity or zero-bound risk? Quantum upgrade divides investors!

XRP's $1-support faces pressure as bearish on-chain signals clash with XRPL's quantum-resistance roadmap.

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Rallies across US after ICE agent kills Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis

Protests erupt after ICE agent fatally shoots mother of three, fuelling anger at Trump's hardline immigration crackdown.

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DR Congo Ebola outbreak kills more than 1,700 as WHO accelerates trials

The outbreak is concentrated in the province of Ituri, which accounts for nearly 90 percent of reported cases.

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Fenerbahce’s Greenwood, Guendouzi handed fines and bans after brawl at Lyon

Fights between players and coaching staff broke out after the Turkish side won the Champions League playoff second leg.

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