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Stories for May 30th 2019
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Thursday, May 30th 2019 - 09:29 UTC
The world's smallest baby ever to survive, 245 grams (a large apple) discharged from California hospital
A California hospital on Wednesday disclosed the birth of the world's smallest baby ever to survive, weighing a mere 245g - the same as a large apple - when she was born.
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Thursday, May 30th 2019 - 09:21 UTC
Jersey and Guernsey, among the “worst tax havens”, Tax Justice Network says
A new list of corporate tax havens has named Jersey as the seventh most “aggressive” in the world. The Tax Justice Network created the ranking by assigning a “haven score” based on 20 different criteria. Both Jersey and Guernsey scored 98 out of a possible 100, putting them “up there with the worst.”
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Thursday, May 30th 2019 - 09:15 UTC
European football market valued at €28.4bn; English Premier League leads, £4.8bn
The big five European leagues generated a record €15.6bn (£13.8bn) in revenue in 2017-18, a 6% annual increase, according to new figures from Deloitte. It says the European football market is now worth some €28.4bn (£25.1bn). The English Premier League was the market leader, with record revenues of £4.8bn, as five teams competed in the Champions League for the first time.
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Thursday, May 30th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
Real Madrid, the most valuable European football club, worth €3.22bn
Real Madrid has overtaken Manchester United and been named most valuable European football club, being worth about €3.22bn (£2.91bn), says KPMG. The Spanish club tops KPMG's study of top sides' “enterprise value”.
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Thursday, May 30th 2019 - 08:37 UTC
Australia's drought conditions to persist for at least three months, forcing wheat import
Hot, dry weather will persist across Australia's east coast for at least another three months, the country's weather bureau said on Thursday, in a forecast that threatens to severely crimp agricultural production.
