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Foreign tourists are discovered hiding in a cave in India after running out of money during lockdown

The four men and two women - from France, the United States, Ukraine, Turkey and Nepal - had been living in the cave near Rishikesh in Uttarakhand state since March 24.




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Ukrainians cheat death when apartment block almost collapses on them

Two pedestrians were forced to run for their lives as an apartment building suddenly collapsed into the street in the city of Odessa, Ukraine, shortly after restoration crews started work on it.




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Former EU ambassador Gordon Sondland gets coronavirus bailout for his hotel chain 

Provenance Hotels, the hotel chain Sondland founded, received a Paycheck Protection Program loan, a spokeswoman said. The chain has more than a dozen properties.




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HO880 IEEE-488 (GPIB) Interface Installation Manual

Describes the initial installation of the HO880 IEEE-488 (GPIB) Interface.The hardware option applies to the instrument series:HM8112-3, HM8115-2, HM8118, HM8123, HM8134-3, HM8135, HM7044 and HM8143For information on operating the base units see the corresponding user manuals.




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Cardiff cancel striker Gary Madine's contract by mutual consent

The 29-year-old spent part of last season on loan at Sheffield United helping them earn promotion to the Premier League scoring three goals in 16 appearances.




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Tributes paid to Emiliano Sala on first anniversary of Argentine striker's tragic death

Cardiff management, players and supporters have paid tribute to Emiliano Sala on the first anniversary of the striker's death. The Argentine died in a plane crash en route to Cardiff a year ago.




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FA Cup fourth-round, LIVE - Latest scores and updates from Southampton v Tottenham

Southampton host Tottenham in the pick of the 3pm games on the weekend of the fourth-round of the FA Cup. Follow all the action with DANNY GALLAGHER.




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Cardiff City include Emiliano Sala in programme squad on one-year anniversary of his death

Cardiff City have paid tribute to Emiliano Sala on the first anniversary of his death by including him in the squad on the back of the programme for the FA Cup clash with Reading. 




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Reading and Cardiff to launch investigation into alleged racial and homophobic abuse

Both Reading and Cardiff City will be launching an investigation after alleged racial and homophobic chanting at their FA Cup tie at the Madejski prompted a stadium announcement.




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Cardiff demand apology from Reading after City fans were wrongly accused of chanting abuse

Cardiff have demanded an apology from FA Cup rivals Reading after City supporters were accused of racist and homophobic behaviour in Saturday's fourth-round tie at the Madejski Stadium.




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MARTIN SAMUEL: Why Eddie Jones's future as England head coach is the real elephant in the room

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The last team to win the Six Nations on the back of a losing Rugby World Cup final was - oh wait, sorry, there isn't one.




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Sergio Parisse hands over to Italy's young brigade as No 8 heads for international retirement

EXCLUSIVE BY NIK SIMON: When Italy kick off their Six Nations campaign against Wales, Sergio Parisse will be miles from Cardiff in the Maldives enjoying a hard-earned holiday.




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Omar Bogle joins up with Alan Pardew at Dutch strugglers ADO Den Haag on loan deal from Cardiff

Alan Pardew has recruited Cardiff City striker Omar Bogle on loan until the end of the season as he aims to keep relegation-threatened ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie.




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Wales prepare to fully embrace life after Warren Gatland in Six Nations opener against Italy

WILL KELLEHER IN CARDIFF: Wales often overachieved, pulled performances from nowhere... galvanised by Gatland they showed heart and fire. Now they face life after him with Pivac.




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Wales 42-0 Italy: Wayne Pivac's men off to dominant bonus point start

WILL KELLEHER AT THE PRINCIPALITY STADIUM: PC Pivac's first job on the Welsh beat went without a hitch as the former copper's new side thrashed Italy easily in Cardiff.




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Wales accuse Six Nations opponents France and Ireland of scrum tricks

The Welsh face an unbeaten French side in Cardiff on Saturday. Wayne Pivac's side come into the game on the back of a defeat in Dublin to the Irish - their first Six Nations loss since 2018.




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France coach Shaun Edwards says it will be strictly business as they take on his old side Wales

EXCLUSIVE: When it comes to Shaun Edwards and rugby, emotion usually drives everything. But Saturday's Wales clash is strictly business. He does not do teary-eyed returns.




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Wayne Pivac fumes after two refereeing decisions cost Wales victory against France

WILL KELLEHER AT THE PRINCIPALITY STADIUM: Wayne Pivac was left livid with two decisions costing Wales a win over France as they lost at home in the Six Nations for the first time in three years.




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Cardiff's Leandro Bacuna tries to 'gouge teammate Callum Paterson's eye'

Nottingham Forest's 1-0 win over Cardiff City was followed by a nasty clash between Cardiff's Callum Paterson and Leandro Bacuna, in which the latter appeared to gouge his team-mate's eye.




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Wolves' Dion Sanderson catching the eyes of Premier League rivals after strong start to Cardiff loan

Wolves defender Dion Sanderson is attracting interest from the Molineux side's rival Premier League clubs following an impressive start to his loan at Cardiff City in the Championship.




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England head coach Eddie Jones still irked by Wales loss and plotting Twickenham revenge

The 21-13 defeat killed off English hopes of a Grand Slam, before Warren Gatland rubbed salt in the wounds by questioning their big-game ability.




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Rhys Carre reflects on his role in Wales squad after weight loss gave his career a new lease of life

Rhys Carre has gone from plump to Wales' new trump card in the pack in the space of a year after he had no contract at Cardiff Blues this time last season and weighed 21-stone.




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Wales rugby legend Jamie Roberts was enjoying life in Cape Town but then coronavirus struck

INTERVIEW BY STEFFAN THOMAS: Jamie Roberts is far from your average rugby player and the former Wales centre is more qualified than most in sport to articulate his fears over coronavirus.




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Former Cardiff star Peter Whittingham in hospital, police confirm

South Wales Police have confirmed that the former Cardiff City midfielder is in hospital after suffering a 'head injury' as a result of an accidental fall at a pub in Barry on March 7.




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Tragedy as former Cardiff star and ex-England U21 international Peter Whittingham dies aged 35

The former England Under 21 international had been on a life support machine in hospital for the past 12 days but his pregnant wife Amanda was at his bedside when it was turned off on Thursday.




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Sydney FC striker Adam Le Fondre bows and applauds to empty grandstand after scoring in local derby

While European leagues are currently in shutdown, the A-League is going ahead but with with games played behind closed doors. Adam Le Fondre scored the opener during the Sydney derby.




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Wales and Juventus star Aaron Ramsey makes £10,000 contribution to NHS charity

Wales and Juventus star Aaron Ramsey has donated £10,000 to a Cardiff health charity raising money to help NHS workers during the coronavirus crisis.




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FA 'to offer Wembley to the NHS to be used in the fight against coronavirus'

FA bosses are ready to offer the use of Wembley Stadium in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.




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Wales stars set for 25 per cent pay cut as Premiership Rugby explores ways to restart season

Wales' leading internationals are set for a 25 per cent salary reduction for three months while Premiership Rugby is working on possible scenarios to restart the season.




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Real Madrid star Gareth Bale donates almost £1m to the fight against coronavirus

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: In a video posted on Cardiff & Vale Health Charity's social media, Bale thanked all staff for their hard work and sacrifice during the Covid-19 crisis.




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GREYCROFT FOUNDER: For the first time ever, VCs are giving millions to founders without meeting them face-to-face. Here's how to adapt to remote investing.

75479954Alan Patricof is the chairman emeritus at Greycroft Partners.He writes that given the timeline of the coronavirus pandemic, VC firms will have to invest in startups, early-stage companies, and new CEOs without meeting teams face-to-face.To close a deal, it'll be key for entrepreneurs to be charismatic through the phone, and have strong references.Seed and round A investors should consider partnering with other firms to mitigate risk, and should prioritize thorough backgrounding of potential deals.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The pandemic crisis has presented those in venture capital with a new phenomenon — which, in spite of my 50 years in the business, is a first.Since we are virtually always "open to buy," to quote a retailer's expression, we are now faced with




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The future of the office, how we'll shop and pay, and Masa Son's biggest challenge

Hello!As the curve flattens in many parts of the world and the movement to reopen the economy gains steam, I keep finding myself thinking about this seating plan.As Holly Secon reported this week, 44% of workers on one floor of a South Korean call center got the coronavirus. The desks colored blue show where employees with confirmed cases sat.For some of you, that seating plan might look a little like your bank of desks at the office. It certainly looks like mine. A number of Business Insider reporters this week delved in to what a return to work might look like, and how offices will have to be reconfigured to make a return possible:Joe Williams talked to the co-CEOs of Gensler, the largest architecture firm. They described the three ways that offices will change post-coronavirus.Alex Nicoll




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SBI, India's largest bank, is only worth a third of HDFC Bank — and the COVID-19 lockdown is making it bleed even more

State Bank of India’s (SBI) shares fell by as much as 6% today while HDFC Bank dipped by more than 7%.Yet, there is a sharp difference in the market capitalization between the State Bank of India (SBI) and HDFC Bank.This despite the former having 10 times as many customers and four times the balance sheet.With the coronavirus pandemic, it’s the beginning of another cycle of non-performing assets for banks, according to Siddharth Purohit, a banking analyst with Angel Broking.The State Bank of India (SBI), the largest bank in India, is only worth one-third of HDFC Bank, which in its own right, is the largest private sector bank in the country. This is despite the fact that SBI’s balance sheet is four times larger than HDFC Bank, has 10 times more customers, and is owned by the government of




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Robinhood just raised a $280 million round of funding led by Sequoia Capital, making it worth over $8 billion

Investing app Robinhood just announced a $280 million Series F at a $8.3 billion valuation.Previous investor Sequoia Capital led the round, with participating from NEA, Ribbit Capital, 9Yards Capital, and Unusual Ventures.Robinhood has added three million funded accounts since the start of the year. Investors continue to pour money at rising valuations into Robinhood despite the popular investing app facing multiple outages on some of the most volatile trading days in market history earlier this year.The fintech nabbed $280 million in Series F funding at an $8.3 billion valuation in a round led by previous investor Sequoia Capital. NEA, Ribbit Capital, 9Yards Capital, and Unusual Ventures also participated in the round. Robinhood's most recent round comes after a $323 million Series E in July




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Meet 2019's Rising Stars of Wall Street from firms like Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, and Apollo shaking up investing, trading, and dealmaking




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The way we shop is transforming as consumers embrace contactless payments and curbside pickup. Here's everything you need to know.

The coronavirus has been a catalyst for big changes in the way consumers spend and pay.Ongoing trends like contactless payments and buy now, pay later are accelerating.New trends are emerging, like consumers' preference toward buy online, pick up in-store.Here's how banks, credit card companies, fintechs, and investors are thinking about the new norms in how we shop and pay.Click here for more BI Prime stories.From banks to credit card companies to retailers, the coronavirus pandemic has impacted virtually every player in the payments industry.Ongoing trends, like buy now, pay later and contactless payments, have been accelerated. And new norms in the way we shop, like buy online, pick up in-store, are emerging.We've spoken with execs across the payments ecosystem to understand what's changing,




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Offices are transforming forever. Here's what to expect when you go back to work — and why it won't be like you remembered.

The coronavirus pandemic is transforming how employers, real-estate services providers, and landlords are thinking about the office.Architects are already laying out the floorplans of the near-future. And companies are rethinking how much office space they really need.Many experts see the very concept of the office transforming from a place you go every day to more of a hub for high-stakes meetings and collaborative work.Business Insider has talked with dozens of experts to learn what offices will look like when you go back to work, and what it will take to return to normal.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The coronavirus pandemic is proving to be a huge catalyst that's transforming how employers, real-estate services providers, and landlords are thinking about the office.Top




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This is the 19-slide pitch deck two 22-year-olds used to nab $57 million in funding from Silicon Valley

Technology is shattering legacy financial systems that can't keep pace with market demand — and Brex is at the forefront. It's one of fintechs buzziest startups, aiming to rebuild B2B financial products starting with corporate cards for technology companies.The company was quietly launched in 2017 by Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi, two 22-year-old engineers who previously founded Pagar.me, one of Brazil's largest payment processors.Brex already has more than 1,000 customers signed up with the help of backing from investors including PayPal co-founders Peter Thiel and Max Levchin, early Facebook investor Yuri Milner, former Visa CEO Carl Pascarella, and esteemed startup incubator Y Combinator.And we caught a glimpse of the Series B pitch deck Dubugras and Franceschi used to win them




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Why Congress' own economists predict 15 million unemployed in 2021

President Donald Trump has said the economy will take off like a rocket when the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing ends.The Congressional Budget Office predicts the unemployment rate will still be at 9% at the end of 2021.Historically, high unemployment rates during recessions and pandemics have taken a long time to come back down to full employment levels.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Following is a transcript of the video.Narrator: If you watch President Trump's daily briefings, you might think everything will immediately go back to normal when social distancing is no longer necessary.President Trump: And you will see our economy skyrocket.Narrator: But Congress' own budget office thinks things will be pretty bleak for much longer. At the beginning of April, the




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JB Chemicals, a little-known pharma company in India is now on the radar of private equity giants around the world – here’s why

Private equity giants like KKR, the Carlyle group and others are interested in acquiring a controlling stake in JB Chemicals, a little-known pharma company in India.Although JB Chemicals is a small player in the Indian pharma industry, it has built four strong brands and has market leadership in three of them, which has resulted in industry-beating growth.Some of the popular brands that JB Chemicals owns include Metrogyl, Rantac, Cilacar and Nicardia – driving 80-85% of the company’s India formulations revenue.JB Chemicals, a little-known pharma company in India with a market capitalization of ₹4,600 crore is reportedly on the radar of private equity giants around the world. This has sent the stock to an all-time high of ₹621 in intra-day trade.JB Chemicals is a relatively small player when




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Franklin Templeton reassures Indian investors that their money is safe — and the delay in repayments is due to cash crunch

In April, Franklin Templeton India shut down six debt funds, locking in ₹30,800 crore of investor wealth after a surge in redemptions.Explaining the reason behind this, Franklin Templeton CEO Jennifer M Johnson said that this is a liquidity issue and not a solvency issue.Franklin Templeton India’s assets under management (AUM) declined by almost 43% – from $7 billion to $4 billion.Franklin Templeton India, one of the oldest asset management companies (AMC) in the country, decided to wind down six debt funds amounting to ₹30,800 crore in investor wealth. Now, in an earnings call, Franklin Templeton President and CEO Jennifer M Johnson has explained what exactly went wrong with its India business.“We're doing everything we can for those shareholders, to make sure they get all their money back.




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India INX all set to launch INR-USD futures and options contracts – here’s what it means and why it’s important

India INX, India’s first international exchange is all set to launch INR-USD futures and options contracts on May 8.This is expected to help the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduce the volatility in the value of the Indian rupee and avoid a repeat of the 2013 taper tantrum when the rupee tumbled by 20%.In April 2019, London surpassed Mumbai in Rupee trades, totaling $46.8 billion against $34.5 billion in India, essentially ceding control to foreign players. India’s first international exchange, India INX is all set to launch INR-USD futures and options contracts. This will help the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in curbing the influence of foreign trade centers like Dubai and Singapore in the Rupee derivatives trade.Initially recommended by the Dr. Usha Thorat Committee in 2019, the Rupee derivatives




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Power Line: Oil industry cracks widen, a 150-hour battery, and one number that reveals how coronavirus is changing the rooftop solar industry

Welcome to Power Line, a weekly energy newsletter brought to you by Business Insider.Here's what you need to know:Want to get this newsletter in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. Got a tip or feedback about this newsletter? Email energy@businessinsider.com. Don't forget: Sunday is Mother's Day. Happy Friday, folks! I am delighted to announce that earnings season is mostly over — which means nearly all the top energy execs have revealed new details about how their firms are faring. More on that below. Other things that delight me include hand blenders, plucking carrots out of the ground, tempeh if cooked right, and last year. Let's get to it, starting with an update on oil. 75634682A timeline for the recovery of oil markets The term "recovery" may still be premature, but at least some




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ICICI Bank’s profits jump by 26% in Q4 as NPA's decline, but the full extent of bad loans will only reflect in the coming months

ICICI Bank’s fourth-quarter core operating profits are in the green at ₹1,221.36 crore, a jump of 26% over the Jan-March quarter. For the entire year, the bank’s profit after tax grew by 136% to ₹7,931 crore.Even though many expect the ratio of bad loans to increase in the near term once the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) moratorium on repayment of loans ends, ICICI Bank’s net non-performing assets (NPAs) decreased from 2.06% in March 2019 to 1.41% in March 2020.




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Everton's preparation for new season dealt a blow despite introduction of record signing Richarlison

Everton arrived at Ewood Park on Thursday evening with the intention of unveiling their £40million record signing to the fans who travelled from Merseyside.




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Blackburn Rovers sign Adam Armstrong on a permanent deal from Newcastle

Adam Armstrong has completed a permanent move to Blackburn from Newcastle. The 21-year-old enjoyed a fine spell at Ewood Park on loan last season scoring nine goals.




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Leicester host Fleetwood in the second round of the Carabao Cup

The tie will see Foxes striker Jamie Vardy play against his former side. He joined Leicester from Fleetwood back in 2012. Manuel Pellegrini's West Ham will also travel to League One opposition.




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'It's an ambitious club and a great fit!' Jack Rodwell joins Blackburn Rovers on a season-long deal

Rodwell has joined Blackburn Rovers on a deal until the end of the season. The 27-year-old was a free agent after his Sunderland contract was cancelled.




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Blackburn boss Tony Mowbray asks Jack Rodwell to be more 'robust'

Rodwell, who played his last game for Sunderland ten months ago, has signed a deal with The Championship club until the end of the season in a bid to get his career back on track.




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Jack Rodwell told to sit back under Tony Mowbray at Blackburn

Sunderland outcast Jack Rodwell is ready to be reinvented at Blackburn Rovers so he can get back to his early success when he won three England caps and a Premier League title.