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Gentle Dentistry Makes the Buffalo Business First Fast Track 50 List 3rd Year in a Row

June 30, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

BUFFALO, NY, Jun 29 (MARKET WIRE) —
Buffalo Business First released this year’s Fast Track 50 List naming the
50 fastest growing companies in the Western New York area last week and
Gentle Dentistry of East Aurora, PLLC has made the list for the third
year in a row.

Gentle Dentistry was number 17 on the list this year showing very
positive growth in what can only be called the worst economic downturn in
history.

The company grew an impressive 44.35%, increasing revenue from $3.6
million in 2008 to $4.1 million in 2009.

Last year, Gentle Dentistry saw exponential growth and was ranked number
15 on the list. From 2007, Gentle Dentistry grew from $2.8 million in
sales to $4.1 million in 2010.

When asked what she attributes her growth to, Dr. Leslie Glassbrenner
replied, “The administration technology that I have implemented in my
company is the key. Coupled with a great team, I have a winning
combination and an unstoppable growth potential.

“It is an honor to be amongst the entrepreneurs on this list and the
management and staff at Gentle Dentistry would like to thank everyone who
has made this achievement possible, including the patients, the team and
the management specialists who have helped us implement this technology.”

Business First’s Fast Track 50 Award honors the 50 fastest growing
independent and privately held companies in Western New York.

The Fast Track 50 companies must be independent, for-profit and privately
held; have an average of at least $1 million in revenue for the three
most recent years and have a three-year operating sales history.

For Info:
Teresa Reile
716 997 9069

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Gentle Dentistry Makes the Buffalo Business First Fast Track 50 List 3rd Year in a Row

June 30, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Gentle Dentistry was number 17 on the list this year showing very
positive growth in what can only be called the worst economic downturn in
history.

The company grew an impressive 44.35%, increasing revenue from $3.6
million in 2008 to $4.1 million in 2009.

Last year, Gentle Dentistry saw exponential growth and was ranked number
15 on the list. From 2007, Gentle Dentistry grew from $2.8 million in
sales to $4.1 million in 2010.

Business First’s Fast Track 50 Award honors the 50 fastest growing
independent and privately held companies in Western New York.

For Info:
Teresa Reile
716 997 9069

UPDATE 1-Reliance Comm, GTL Infra near tower deal-sources

June 28, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

June 27 (Reuters) – Reliance Communications (RLCM.BO), India’s No. 2 cellphone carrier, was close to a deal to sell its tower operations to GTL Infrastructure (GTLI.BO), people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

A deal could be announced as soon as Sunday, they said.

Debt-laden Reliance Communications, controlled by billionaire Anil Ambani, earlier this month announced a plan to create an independent tower unit. It had previously planned to spin-off its 95 percent-owned telecoms infrastructure arm, Reliance Infratel, through an initial public offering.

Under terms of the proposed deal, GTL Infrastructure Chairman Manoj Tirodkar would own 30 to 35 percent of the combined tower business and Ambani would own 26 percent, with shareholders in the two firms holding the remainder, two of the sources said.

Newspapers have reported that Reliance Communications could combine its tower business with India’s GTL Infrastructure, and shares in GTL Infrastructure rose nearly 6 percent on Friday.

Shares in Reliance Comm, which has also said it is looking to sell as much as a 26 percent stake in itself, have risen 33 percent in June.

Reliance Comm and GTL Infrastructure both declined to comment. (Reporting by Rajesh Kurup and Pratish Narayanan; Writing by Tony Munroe, editing by Miral Fahmy)

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Euro here to stay, ECB independent – ECB’s Draghi

June 12, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

June 11 (Reuters) – There is no possibility of turning back from the euro currency and the independence of the European Central Bank cannot be doubted, ECB governing council member Mario Draghi said on Friday. “People have to understand that the euro is (here) to stay … there is no turning back,” Draghi told reporters on the sidelines of a seminar in Helsinki, reiterating comments he made in a keynote speech in Rome at the end of May.

Draghi, who is governor of the Bank of Italy, also dismissed suggestions the ECB’s independence had been undermined by its recent decision to buy euro zone government bonds.

“The ECB’s independence has never been in question,” he said.

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UPDATE 1-Charles Stanley profit rises; ups total dividend

June 9, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

June 8 (Reuters) – British independent stockbroker Charles Stanley Group Plc (CAY.L) posted a 10 percent rise in full-year adjusted pretax profit, helped by higher revenue from private clients, and raised its total dividend for the year by 8 percent.

The company said it was too early to predict a sustained recovery, but added it was more confident about its medium-term outlook than in the past couple of years.

For the year ended March 31, Charles Stanley posted an adjusted pretax profit of 13.7 million pounds ($19.82 million), compared with 12.5 million pounds in the year-ago period.

Revenue climbed 13 percent to 115.0 million pounds. Revenue from private clients rose 13.7 percent to 96.1 million pounds.

Funds under management and administration was 12.8 billion pounds, compared with 9.0 billion pounds last year.

The company raised its full-year dividend to 9.45 pence from 8.75 pence.

Shares of Charles Stanley closed at 213.5 pence Monday on the London Stock Exchange. ($1=.6911 Pound) (Reporting by Anirban Sen in Bangalore; Editing by Prem Udayabhanu)

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Master ETF Directory Subscription Services: Global Strategy Board Provides Value…

April 6, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Master ETF Directory Subscription Services: Global Strategy Board Provides Value
for International Clients

PHILADELPHIA, April 5, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As the number of exchange traded
funds continues to grow, Global Strategy Board has become a market leader in
providing up-to-date ETF information for international clients. With its launch
of a Master ETF Directory subscription service in January, the independent
international research firm added to its already full suite of knowledge
products that included six directories of exchange traded funds and exchange
traded notes as well as quarterly reports on global macro research, geopolitics,
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The Master ETF Directory, which has been described as a “must have” by industry
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The Directory includes the names and ticker symbols of over 800 long and short
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lists available. This master list includes not only popular ETFs such as the
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In addition to its Master ETF Directory, Global Strategy Board publishes the
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One dead, three missing in Tesoro refinery fire

April 3, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

(Reuters) – One person died and three employees were missing in a fire at U.S. independent refiner Tesoro Corp’s naphtha unit in Anacortes in Washington early Friday, the company said.

U.S.

Four employees have been admitted into the local hospital, Tesoro said in a statement.

The fire that broke out during maintenance work has been extinguished and there are no reports of any off-site impacts related to the incident, Tesoro said.

(Reporting by Sweta Singh in Bangalore; Editing by Vinu Pilakkott)

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Energy supplier defends price hike

March 26, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

The New South Wales South East’s energy supplier has defended its decision to increase electricity prices higher than other distributors.

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal has recommended that power bills should rise by up to 64 per cent over the next three years, and Country Energy will reportedly raise its prices by the steepest amount.

Bega MP Andrew Constance says the price increases will have direct impacts on the health and well-being of people in the region.

But the Regional General Manager of Country Energy, Phillip Green, says the regional service is more expensive to run.

“Country Energy’s area covers 95 per cent of New South Wales,” he said.

“We have over 200 000km of powerlines, compared to the other two distributors in New South Wales that have around 80 000km of powerlines combined together.

“So we have to supply power to a lot more rural situations at longer distances.”

For more, go to the South East News blog at http://bit.ly/dgL1SN

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“They made us the poorest of the poor” say UK Gurkhas

March 22, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

London, Mar 22(ANI): Veterans of the Gurkha community in the UK have said that the men who once served the Queen and country proudly are now the “poorest of the poor” in Nepal.

Gyanraj Rai, member of the United British Gurkhas Ex-Servicemen’s Association (UBGEA), said that the community has been shattered into angry divisions, punctuated by accusations and counter-accusations.

Gurkhas, who retired before 1997 when the regiments relocated to the UK from Hong Kong, were granted the right to settle in the UK last summer, but their pension remains around 20 percent of other British soldiers.

“They made us the bravest of the brave, then they made us the poorest of the poor. They sent us home almost barefoot. Thousands of veterans have died of malnutrition and lack of medication,” The Independent quoted Rai, as saying.

“They would rather stay in Nepal, but they are penniless so they are borrowing money, selling their cows and buffaloes to come here,” he added.

Former Sgt Gajindra Rai, who came to Britain three weeks ago, said that the Gurkha Army Ex-Servicemen”s Association (GAESO) in Nepal had charged him 900 pounds, including the visa fee, for advice.

“They talked about lots of benefits and housing, but I have found nothing. I am very angry. I feel very betrayed to have been given the wrong information,” he added. (ANI)

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Water price rise smaller than expected

March 17, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Water and sewerage prices in Broken Hill and Silverton will go up, but not as much as first predicted by Country Water.

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) released its draft determination of water and sewerage charges to apply from July 1 this year.

IPART heard submissions from Country Water, guest speakers and members of the public at a public hearing in November last year.

As a result of investigations, IPART says water bills in Broken Hill will increase by less than 10 per cent a year.

Residents of Silverton, who use 300 kilolitres of chlorinated water a year, will see around a 3 per cent increase.

IPART says small adjustments are required to ensure residents continue to receive safe and reliable water service over the next three years.

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Stop blaming Pakistan for ‘home grown’ terror plots, Qureshi tells UK

September 20, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Sep.19 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has asked Britain to stop blaming Islamabad for the ‘home grown’ terror plots against the UK.

Referring to Britain’s lashing out at Pakistan on the liquid bomb plot issue, Qureshi said it was unfair to criticize Pakistan for every terror plot hatched in Britain.

“It is easy to pass the buck, but they (liquid bomb plotters) were British citizens. They went to school here, they are part of the British system, and they live here. If they do something extraordinary is it fair that Pakistan should be blamed?” The Independent quoted Qureshi, as saying.

Pakistan has been critical of Britain’s accusations and has objected to allegations regarding it not doing enough to counter the expanding reach of the extremists based in the country’s tribal region.

A top Pakistani diplomat recently reacted strongly to Britain’s accusations regarding Pakistan harbouring extremists plotting to attack the UK.

The diplomat charged Britain of not doing enough to tackle home grown terrorists and treating Pakistan as a “whipping boy”.

“Sometimes for our British friends the truth is bitter. We have somehow turned out to be a ‘whipping boy’, there is a long history to that. The British need to search their own house,” the diplomat had said.

It may be recalled that Prime Minister Gordon Brown, during his Islamabad visit earlier this year, had said: “Three-quarters of the most serious plots investigated by the British authorities have links to Al-Qaida in Pakistan.”

Brown’s statement had angered Pakistani leadership and strained relationship between two countries, but things normalized later with President Asif Ali Zardari visit to the UK. (ANI)

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Flintoff to coach UAE cricket team for six months

September 19, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Sep 18(ANI): England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will be coaching the United Arab Emirates national team during the period that he recovers from knee surgery.

“A partnership has been agreed with Dubai Sports City to use their gym and facilities as a base for his rehabilitation. In return he will be carrying out some coaching for the UAE national team over the next six months,” The Independent quoted Andrew Chandler, Flintoff’s agent, as saying.

Consistently rated amongst the top international all-rounders in both ODI and Test cricket, Flintoff had announced his retirement from Test cricket at the conclusion of the 2009 Ashes series, but made himself available for future commitments in One Day International and Twenty20 International matches.

Flintoff’s career has also been marred with injuries due to his heavy frame and bowling action. He recently had surgery on his knee, which had been troubling him for long, and last week he had moved to Dubai, where he hopes to open a cricket academy.

“His partnership with Sports City will also help raise the profile of his Dubai academy,” Chandler added. (ANI)

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UK commander says dialogue with Taliban insurgents necessary to end Afghan war

September 19, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Kabul, Sep 18(ANI): In an ambitious aim to help bring an end to the eight-year war in Afghanistan by persuading the Taliban to lay down their arms, British Army Lt. Gen Sir Graeme Lamb said that many Taliban activists have “done nothing wrong”, rather they have taken to arms as “they have anger and grievances, which have not been addressed”.

While addressing a gathering at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) headquarters in Kabul, Lamb insisted that a dialogue with the Taliban insurgents is necessary to end the cold war.

“We need to take a good look at the people we consider to be our enemies. A lot of young men fighting us have not done anything wrong. They have anger and grievances, which have not been addressed. The better life they expected has not materialized, these are the people we must talk to, but we must make sure we have something to offer them,” The Independent quoted Lamb, as saying.

Lamb further highlighted that the NATO and British forces where not in Afghanistan to give up people’s freedom, and said: “What we do have to do is combine new culture and old culture and work out something that works. We will be listening to what our Afghan colleagues say. I will work very closely with them and let them set conditions.”

Lamb also said that their primary motive is to bring those Afghanistan citizens back into the society, who have been forced out of their society for no fault of their own.

“Judge us by not just what we say, the promises we make, but what we do, what we deliver at the end,” Lamb said. (ANI)

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‘Two for one’ breast boosting technique not as viable as it seems

September 17, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Sep 16 (ANI): A technology that was claimed as the ultimate solution to give a boost to women’s breasts by using fat removed from thighs is not viable as it seems, say experts.

Mel Graham, chairman of the Harley Medical Group, recently claimed that the “two for one” procedure could extract excess fat from where it was not wanted – the belly, hips or thighs – and relocate it to the bust.

However, rival cosmetic surgeons criticised the “hype” surrounding the new operation, insisting that it was “premature”.

“(This) is setting consumers up for disappointment and there are many reasons for vigilance,” the Independent quoted Dai Davies, of Plastic Surgery Partners in Harley Street, as saying.

He said that doctors have long been experimenting with innumerable aids to give women larger busts, including using body fat as a procedure.

The technique of removing fat by liposuction, and then injecting it into the chest has been tried for almost 20 years but with limited success, said Davies.

“Where you are injecting small amounts of fat into the face, which has a good blood supply, there is good evidence that it works. Most plastic surgeons would agree there is a place for it. But this involves injecting a large blob of fat into the breast area. Fat consists of living cells and living cells must have a blood supply, otherwise they die,” he explained.

In a Japanese study last year, 230 women underwent fat transfer, and it was found that, on average, half the fat injected was lost and all the women needed a second procedure after a year.

There are also fears that dying fat cells could cause micro-calcification in the breast leading to difficulties in breast screening and an increase in biopsies – an invasive procedure to remove tissue to check for cancer.

“I don’t think we should be a testing ground for all these techniques. You are feeding on a susceptible group of people. There should be controls but, sadly, the Government has decided it won’t implement regulation,” said Davies.

Professor David Sharpe, a plastic surgeon in Yorkshire and the founding chairman of the breast special interest group of BAAPS, said: “This sounds like another example of creative marketing. Breast implants are a well-tried and tested method. At the moment, I would stick with that.”

Mel Braham, chairman of the Harley Medical Group, said results of a US trial to be presented next month would demonstrate the success of the operation.

“The results will be assessed by our medical board and, if approved, the operation will be introduced next year. I don’t take risks with patients. I am confident this is a safe procedure,” he said. (ANI)

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MI5 warns that young Brits heading for terrorist training Somalia soaring

September 14, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Sep.13 (ANI): British intelligence chiefs have targeted war-torn Somalia as the next major challenge to their efforts to repel Islamic terrorism, after receiving reports of scores of youths leaving the UK for “jihad training” in that failed African state.

According to The Independent, MI5 bosses have warned ministers that the number of young Britons travelling to Somalia to fight in a “holy war”, or train in terror training camps, has soared in recent years as the country has emerged as an alternative base for radical Islamic groups.

The number of young Britons following the trail every year has more than quadrupled to at least 100 since 2004 – and analysts warn that the true figure (which would include those who enter the country overland) will be much higher.

However, the British authorities are particularly concerned about the number of people with no direct family connection to Somalia who are travelling to fight and train there.

The diversity suggests Somalia is flourishing as a training ground for radical British Muslims, who could join the local terrorist militia al-Shabaab (“the youth”), go on to join conflicts including the Afghan campaign, or return home to pose a security threat to the UK. (ANI)

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Asian-origin RAF medic sues British Military for “Paki” and “terrorist” jibe cover up

September 12, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Sep. 11 (ANI): An Asian origin Royal Air Force medic, who was racially abused and assaulted by senior colleagues, has claimed that British military investigators tried to cover up his complaints.

The British-born medic told an employment tribunal in central London that he was called a “Paki” and “terrorist”, was grabbed around the throat and threatened with a beating while he was serving in Afghanistan in 2007.

The man, referred to as AB, also blamed the military for not dealing with his complaints properly.

The Independent quoted his legal representative Jude Bunting as saying that members of the Army’s Special Investigation Branch had purposely dragged their feet when dealing with the complaints.

However, Captain Gary Ward, who worked on the AB investigation, said the allegations were “absolutely ridiculous”.

The hearing continues, the paper reports. (ANI)

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Manchester City not in 47-mn pounds deal for Tevez

September 12, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Sep 12 (ANI): No deal was struck with Manchester City to pay a British record transfer fee of 47 million pounds for Carlos Tevez to MSI, the company fronted by Kia Joorabchian which owned the player before his move to City.

A spokesman for Kia Joorabchian last night denied that Manchester City had struck a deal to pay 47 million pounds for Tevez to MSI.

A report last night alleged that City had agreed to pay 47 million pounds for the Argentine forward, as opposed to 25.5 million pounds, the figure widely reported as the fee City paid to lure him from Manchester United.

“It’s not true,” a spokesman for Joorabchain said of the 47 million pounds figure. The spokesman said that he expected Joorabchian, and possibly City, to issue a formal denial today.

Rumours have circulated for several weeks that City had agreed to pay considerably more for Tevez than the 25.5 million pounds reported at the time of his move, The Independent reports.

Last night’s reports suggested that City had agreed to an initial 15 million pounds payment for Tevez, with two 16 million pounds payments to come.

If City did agree to pay 47 million pounds for Tevez, as alleged last night, that figure would smash the British record of 32.5 million pounds that City paid in 2008 for Robinho.

It would cast fresh light on the magnitude of the ambitions of City’s Middle Eastern owners, and on their willingness to pay massive sums for players, the paper reports. (ANI)

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Lover of collapsed MG Rover director paid 1.7-mn pounds for a year’s work

September 12, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Sep 12 (ANI): MG Rover’s director paid his lover 1.7 million pounds for a year’s work, according to a report on the collapse of the car manufacturing giant.

In May 2000, the Phoenix consortium-John Towers, Nick Stephenson, Peter Beale and John Edwards-acquired the business for a nominal 10 pounds from BMW.

BMW ensured that MG Rover could survive for a few years. But from the outset, it was clear that it had no long-term future unless it could find a substantial business partner within the motor industry.

The report into the demise of the giant compiled by Gervase MacGregor, a partner at the accountants BDO Stoy Hayward, and the barrister Guy Newey QC condemns the consortium which made a fortune out of the collapsed car maker, The Independent reports.

They reported that the four directors supplied inaccurate and misleading information about Rover’s finances to MPs, and singled out evidence Beale gave to the Commons trade and industry select committee.

They expressed concern over the plainly excessive fee of almost 1.7 million pounds paid to Dr Qu Li for advice she gave the Phoenix management about potential business partners in China.

For some of the time Dr Li was paid by Rover, she and Stephenson were having an affair. The report protested about the poor “corporate governance” of the Phoenix team: some board members were not invited to several board meetings and inaccurate minutes were taken of discussions.

Despite the failure of MG Rover between 2000 and 2005, the Phoenix Four continued to pay themselves generously right up to the group’s demise in 2005.

Towers, who led the buyout, was paid 8.96 million pounds, Stephenson 8.98 million pounds and Edwards received 9.02 million pounds. Beale, who is accused of misleading the parliamentary inquiry into the company’s collapse, was paid 8.98 million pounds over the four years, while Howe pocketed 5.71 million pounds.

The report cleared ministers of blame for MG Rover’s demise. (ANI)

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UN strongly warns Lanka over continued holding of civilians in refugee camps

September 12, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Sep 12 (ANI): The United Nations has strongly warned Sri Lanka that the world body cannot continue funding indefinitely the huge refugee camps in the north of the country, and asked the authorities to allow the hundreds of Tamil civilians to leave.

The senior UN official in the country hardened their stand when they said the camps should be a last resort for civilians with nowhere else to go.

Sri Lanka faces increasing international criticism over its treatment of the estimated 300,000 civilians held in camps, with the EU poised to cancel a trade concession worth one billion dollars to the government, The Independent reports.

Humanitarian aid groups have complained that conditions in the vast Menik Farms camp, where most people remain behind razor wire are still inadequate four months after the decades-long civil war ended.

“Nothing has changed over the past three months for the people in the camps. They are overcrowded, with poor sanitary conditions and inadequate health care. There are concerns about what may happen when the monsoon rains arrive in the next couple of months,” the UK-based Catholic Fund for Overseas Development said on Friday.

The UN’s senior official in Sri Lanka, Neil Buhne, told the BBC: “The best solution is, obviously, that as many people leave as soon as possible; and, for the people who have no place else to go, that the site can become an open one.”

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has also said that he intends to speak directly to Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to protest against the decision to expel the spokesman for Unicef, accused by the government of acting as “propagandist” for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

He will also raise the issue of two UN workers in the Tamil-dominated north arrested in June. (ANI)

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England rest Collingwood and Anderson for fourth ODI

September 12, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Sep 11 (ANI): Despite facing a three nil scoreline in the seven match ODI series against Australia, England have rested all-rounder Paul Collingwood and paceman James Anderson ahead of the must-win match at Lord’s on Saturday.

Collingwood and Anderson have opted to take short breaks for three and two matches respectively.

Collingwood will comeback for the final match of the series at Chester-le-Street next weekend, while Anderson will join for the second of back-to-back day-nighters at Trent Bridge, The Independent reports.

After the seven-match series, England will leave for South Africa for the Champions Trophy. They also have a tour of South Africa scheduled, which comprises four Tests and five ODIs. (ANI)

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