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Ex-Miss World slams equalities watchdog for dropping her bid to change law

Veronika Didusenko, 24, was crowned Miss Ukraine in 2018 but was stripped of her title four days later after it was revealed she was divorced and had a four-year-old son.




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Mother dies from coronavirus hours after giving birth to her first child in Ukrainian hospital 

Woman, named only as Galina, fell sick with coronavirus after a 19-day stay at a perinatal unit in Ukraine, gave birth to a baby girl, was rushed to intensive care, but died just hours later.




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Bill Barr defends Donald Trump firing the intelligence IG

Attorney General Bill Barr has backed up President Donald Trump's controversial decision to fire the IG for the intelligence community, Michael Atkinson.




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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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Wales draft in Ross Moriarty and Gareth Davies for France game, as Dan Biggar is declared fit

Wales have brought in Ross Moriarty and Gareth Davies for their next Six Nations match against France as Wayne Pivac made two changes for the Cardiff Test.




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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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The downgrade of SBI, Bank of Baroda, and ICICI Bank is proof that the 'biggest nightmare' for India's financial sector is becoming real

Bank of America has downgraded the ratings for four of India’s largest banks — the State bank of India (SBI), Bank of Baroda, IndusInd Bank and ICICI Bank. The emerging cycle of non-performing assets will be the ‘biggest nightmare of 2020’ according to Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma.Bank of America’s downgrade follows in the footsteps of UBS and CLSA, who also slashed their expectations from banks.According to Sharma, the rise of bad loans is likely to spillover beyond banks to the fintech sector where a large number of startups have been giving out small unsecured loans.Indian banks had barely cleaned up the massive pile of unpaid loans from the country’s corporates, the coronavirus pandemic is barrelling into an economic crisis that may bring a fresh wave of non-performing assets (NPA)




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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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Bristol City 4-1 Blackburn Rovers: Rockin' Robins fly up the table

Three Championship wins on the bounce and the scoring return of record buy Famara Diedhiou after his six-game ban for spitting were just two of the bonuses heading into the international break.




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Blackburn 0-2 Sheffield United: Billy Sharp's second-half brace downs Tony Mowbray's men

MIKE WHALLEY AT EWOOD PARK: This was the night when Sheffield United made a serious statement of intent in the Championship promotion race.




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Che Adams, Teemu Pukki and Billy Sharp nominated for Championship Player of the Year Award

Che Adams, Teemu Pukki and Billy Sharp have been named as the three players who will contest for the award while a number of other EFL awards and shortlists have been revealed.




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Championship clubs made combined operating loss of more than £510m last year

Championship clubs made combined operating losses of over £510million last year, revealing the staggering price they are willing to pay in pursuit of reaching the Premier League.




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Blackburn plot ambitious move for AZ Alkmaar midfielder Adam Maher

Mowbray has been out to Holland to watch Maher, 25, on a number of occasions but faces a big challenge to tempt the Holland international to play in the Championship.




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Birmingham and Blackburn among clubs interested in Jack Payne

Jack Payne, who spent last season on loan at Bradford, is weighing up his options as his contract with Huddersfield expires this summer. League One and Championship clubs are keen on him.




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Transfer news: Blackburn bolster back-line as Man City starlet Adarabioyo arrives on loan

The towering centre back was going to find chances hard to come by under Pep Guardiola at City and so he has returned to the Championship on loan, having spent last season at West Brom.




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Leeds United 2-1 Blackburn Rovers: Marcelo Bielsa's side keep up pressure on Preston and West Brom

ADAM LANIGAN AT ELLAND ROAD: Marcelo Bielsa's side maintained the pressure on Preston North End and West Brom as they secured their fourth straight home win.




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THE SECRET SCOUT: Christian Walton shows good reflexes in goal for a big man

Our scout is a top football expert who attends matches searching for the next star. This week they give you the lowdown on Brighton keeper Christian Walton, who is playing on loan at Blackburn.




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Paul Ince's bizarre managerial methods revealed by Blackburn legend Morten Gamst Pedersen

Blackburn Rovers legend Morten Gamst Pedersen has given a rare insight into the wild days under Paul Ince at Ewood Park, in which the players were pushed to the edge by the ex-midfield general.




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Chloe Ferry struggles contain her eye-popping assets in a tiny animal print bikini in Thailand

The Geordie Shore star, 24, struggled to contain her assets in a tiny animal print bikini as she hit the beach during her sun-soaked getaway to Thailand on Thursday.




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Chloe Ferry leaves little to the imagination as she goes topless in thong bikini bottoms

Chloe Ferry enjoyed a topless swim in the ocean as she dived into the warm waters during a boat trip on Monday.




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Chloe Ferry struggles to contain her ample cleavage in a blue bikini in Thailand

Chloe Ferry put on a very busty display as she slipped into a tiny triangle bikini top as she headed to get a pedicure at her luxury resort on Wednesday.




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I'm a Celebrity: Billy Brownless says Charlotte Crosby's meltdown was 'a performance'

Eliminated I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! contestant Billy Brownless has accused Charlotte Crosby of putting on a 'performance' in the jungle. 




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I'm a Celebrity's Perez Hilton rubbishes claims Charlotte Crosby earning $1million to appear

Perez Hilton has rubbished claims that Charlotte Crosby is being paid $1million to appear on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Australia.




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Chloe Ferry struggles to contain her assets in a bright orange bikini

Geordie Shore star Chloe Ferry appears to be having a whale of a time with her co-star Bethan Kershaw while on holiday in Dubai.




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Marnie Simpson reveals her dramatic birth has left her 'traumatised'

The Geordie Shore star said that she is unlikely to put herself through birth again after being 'put off' by the experience and is instead considering using a surrogate to have her next baby.




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Chloe Ferry leaves little to the imagination in a TINY green bikini as she shares steamy snaps

She recently split from on/off boyfriend Sam Gowland again. Yet Chloe took her mind off her heartbreak as she treated herself to a spa day with Geordie Shore co-star Bethan Kershaw. 




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Marnie Simpson showcases her three stone weight loss after birth of son Rox in October

The Geordie Shore star, 28, went braless in the eye-popping pic which showed off her trim waist, after overhauling her diet and ditching her sugar.




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Chloe Ferry displays her ample assets in tiny neon green bikini on steamy spa day 

The Geordie Shore star, 24, took her mind off her recent split from Sam Gowland by treating herself to a spa trip with co-star Bethan Kershaw, 25.




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Chloe Ferry discusses her 'bisexuality' in grey thong body

She has spoken in the past about having had same-sex romances. 




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Chloe Ferry shows off her figure in electric blue bikini

Chloe Ferry has been dreaming about where her next holiday will take her.




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Chloe Ferry shows off her figure in neon bikinis

Chloe Ferry was getting up to her old tricks, slipping into an array of bright bikinis as she passed the time over Easter weekend.




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Chloe Ferry continues to show off her 2st weight loss in bikini snap

The Geordie Shore star displayed her slimmed-down frame in a tiny neon yellow bikini as she continues to self-isolate at home during the COVID-19 lockdown.




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Geordie Shore's Dee Nguyen risks a wardrobe malfunction as she works out in a racy bikini

Her wild antics helped her land a role on the hit British reality TV show, Geordie Shore. 




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Chloe Ferry leaves little to the imagination in a tiny silver bikini

The Geordie Shore star, 24, showed off her amazing figure in the barely-there two piece as she shared the social media snap from her home during lockdown.




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Chloe Ferry flaunts her ample assets in a VERY skimpy green bikini

The Geordie Shore star, 24, posed up a storm in a series of racy snaps uploaded to Instagram on Sunday.




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Holly Hagan reveals her incredible 16lb weight loss in a mismatched bikini

The Geordie Shore star revealed her nicely toned physique in a vibrant orange bikini top and mismatched bottoms while posing for her latest social media update.




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A Florida bar pulled down $10,000 in single bills stuck to the wall so it could pay its 22 unemployed workers

Fort Lauderdale pub Hott Leggz is generally covered in dollar bills.However, after the coronavirus pandemic forced the bar to pivot to only takeout, 22 staff members were laid off.The co-owners took the cash off the walls and donated them to the laidoff staff - around $10,000 in total."We always had an inside joke, 'If anything goes bad, at least we have the money on the wall,'" co-owner Juliana Sodre told Business Insider. "This is the worst case scenario."Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Normally, the walls of Hott Leggz are papered with thousands of dollar bills.But customers coming in for takeout at the pub in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are now greeted with the sight of a surprisingly sparse interior.That's because, as Phillip Valys first reported for the South Florida




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A senior economist says the $2 trillion stimulus bill 'is not going to be big enough' to fight the oncoming recession

Paul Constant is a writer at Civic Ventures, a cofounder of the Seattle Review of Books, and a frequent cohost of the "Pitchfork Economics" podcast with Nick Hanauer and David Goldstein.On the latest episode of "Pitchfork Economics," Hanauer and Goldstein talk with the Economic Policy Institute's senior economist, Heidi Shierholz, about how the coronavirus is upending the job market in the United States.Shierholz says she was shocked by the data recently released showing that nearly 10 million Americans had filed for unemployment in the first two weeks of the COVID-19 shutdown - the highest she's ever seen.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.In her role as senior economist and director of policy at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), Heidi Shierholz spends her days immersed




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Matt Wallace's Ryder Cup bid off to a flying start after impressive opening day at PGA Championship 

DEREK LAWRENSON AT WENTWORTH: Matt Wallace showed exactly the right attitude when overlooked for a wildcard for the last European Ryder Cup team.




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How a local upstate New York fitness studio designed their own at-home bike delivery service in just a few days and boosted revenues while their doors remain shut during the pandemic

Mark Dellas PhotographyErika Brason.Companies shut down by the pandemic have had to come up with alternative revenue streams, including Rebel Ride, a local fitness studio in East Amherst, New York. Owner Erika Brason decided to make the studio's classes virtual and rent out her equipment. Renting out 59 bikes for delivery and pickup as well as making 34 workout videos took her and her team just two weeks to put together."This is the time to get noticed in ways you haven't in the past," Brason explained. "You basically have to reinvent your marketing strategies so that when the time comes, you can give people a really good reason to come back."Click here for more BI Prime stories.With the COVID-19 pandemic rattling businesses big and small - from bookstores and restaurants to shops and gyms




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Billionaire Mark Cuban told us his plan to save America's entrepreneurs now that the federal relief fund has run dry - and the biggest disasters the government must fix immediately

In less than 13 days, all $349 billion allocated for small business relief under the CARES Act were used up.But the funds barely scratch the surface of the 60 million employers and freelancers who were expected to apply.Mark Cuban told Business Insider that major changes need to be implemented to address the problems with the most recent package.Before the next round of funding, Cuban says businesses will need enough money to cover an extended re-opening period as well as an effective testing strategy that instills confidence in returning workers. Visit BI Prime for more stories.Following a rocky rollout of the Payroll Protection loan program, all $349 billion of the funds allocated for small businesses in the $2 trillion CARES Act have been committed - and Mark Cuban says it's too late to




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SBI Cuts Benchmark Lending Rate By 0.15%, Loans Likely To Get Cheaper

SBI also introduced special deposit scheme for senior citizens with higher interest rate.




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Billie Eilish arrives at Vanity Fair after-party with brother Finneas after performing at Oscars

Billie Eilish looked pretty proud of her efforts as she left the Academy Awards Vanity Fair after-party in Beverly Hills on Sunday, flashing a big smile as she headed off following a fun-filled evening.




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Billie Eilish teases that her Bond theme is 'a ballad'

Billie Eilish has teased that her James Bond theme is 'a ballad'. 




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Margot Robbie has been cast opposite Christian Bale in David O. Russell's next dramatic feature

She's been nominated for two Oscars, including a Best Supporting Actress nod at this past Sunday's awards, and she's already one of the busiest actresses in Hollywood.




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DJ Ruckus posts a bizarre Instagram tribute on ex-wife Shanina Shaik

The 37-year-old musician shared a throwback photo of the pair at the Oscars in 2018 alongside a gushing caption




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Charlize Theron is magical in monochrome look at Birkenstock 1774 Collection Launch Party

Charlize Theron wore something a little more comfortable on her feet on Thursday night, when the 44-year-old donned Birkenstock sandals for the launch of the company's latest line.




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Billie Eilish was sick and thinks she 'bombed' Oscars performance of the Beatles' Yesterday

She moved viewers with a rendition of the Beatles' Yesterday at the Oscars. But Billie Eilish is her own worst critic, as she revealed on New Music Daily With Zane Lowe this week.