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Cricket: Women's Big Bash League draws record viewing figures

ThefirstweekendofthethirdeditionoftheWomen’sBigBashLeague(WBBL)hasattractedapeakaudienceof629,000withanaverageof422,550fortheprime-timegamebetweentheSydneySixer

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Dortmund shrugs off mini-slump to win 5-0 in German Cup

DefendingchampionBorussiaDortmundusedtheGermanCuptobouncebackfromarecentdipinformbyrackingupa5-0winatthird-divisionMagdeburginthesecondroundonTuesday.Dortmund,w

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Aussie diets "worse than first thought": peak scientific body

​The largest dietary survey ever undertaken in Australia has found the average Aussie diet would be graded a "fail", with the overall median score just 59/100 after more than 85,000 people responded to the survey.

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A standardized, but imperfect credit system in U.S.

​Keith Bliss, a senior vice president at Cuttone & Co. company, has been holding a credit card since 1987, but he is not that satisfied with the credit system in the United States.

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Good credit helps Chinese patients skip hospital lines

Hu Xuna, from China's southern city of Guangzhou, used to hate taking her child to the doctor. But she dreads it less now that she can skip the long lines and pay the bill with a few taps on her smartphone.

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Hong Kongers to be more concerned about safety from threats: MasterCard survey

​Hong Kongers appeared to be more concerned about their well-being regarding the safety from threats this year than last year, according to a survey released recently by global payments and technology firm MasterCard.

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San Jose, San Francisco lead U.S. in economic confidence

​San Jose and San Francisco in the U.S. state of California posted some highest scores on Gallup's Economic Confidence Index in 2014 released Thursday, underscoring gains made in the country's booming technology sector.

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Singapore ranks first among Asian economies: intellectual property study

​Singapore holds the highest rank among Asian economies on intellectual property; while China has improved its score in this area, according to an International Intellectual Property (IP) Index released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) on Thursday.