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How great tea race from China whipped up a frenzy 150 years ago

Five of the fastest, most beautiful ships of the day – along with their rock-star skippers – made the nail-biting journey from Fuzhou to London, eagerly followed by the world’s press and more than a few gamblers

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McDonald's Israel refuses to open branch in West Bank settlement

McDonald's Israel has refused an offer to open a branch in a new mall being built in the settlement city of Ariel in the occupied West Bank, Israel's Calcalist economic daily reported on Wednesday.