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New edible mushrooms among thousands of recently discovered fungi

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From The Nightingale to Hotel Mumbai: Adelaide film festival launches biggest program yet

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Nightmarch by Alpa Shah – among India’s Maoist guerrillas

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Indian men accused of stealing gold tiffin box 'ate their lunch out of it'

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'Travelling is how I choose to invest my money'

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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga25UXnuvDLnhuT4FHqsxTnr2aBhaigVGTFblZlqqETTm-nyRIqe1WaLvfbQmRJ57KVxnSK2wET1vX09eR12-rBT-61syu_ey2wKxoi5xpJXw4re_lSQiAyCn79VvwPsdoZTuN90YU4Jre/s1600/2018-07-29_14-27-31.jpg This article titled “‘Travelling is how I choose to invest my money'” was written by Suzanne Bearne, for The Guardian on Saturday 28th July 2018 06.00 UTC Ever since I was 18 and backpacked round the world for a year, my focus has been on travelling as much as possible. That comes at a financial cost, of course. I’m terrible at saving because I spend most of my earnings on it. I earn £34,000 a year plus £10,000 commission as an account manager – and £10,000 of that will go on holidays. So far, I’ve ticked off 55 countries. This year alone I’ve visited Myanmar, which must have set me back about £3,000, Amsterdam for a few days, Barcelona for a hen do, the Alps for a few days, Isle of Man for a wedd...

The magic of growing potatoes never fades

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Jos Buttler believes IPL experience will help him in Tests against India

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