And in the lagoon at Tahiti six white wreaths lay all alone, washing in and out, in and out with the wavelets on the beach.

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Later, the Vatican released a limited video of the ritual, showing Francis washing black feet, white feet, male feet, female feet and even a foot with tattoos.

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This is true buying a PC in an electronics store, a washing machine in a white goods store and even was true buying an espresso maker being flogged off cheap in a supermarket.

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On individual credit, the annual IOF rate will fall from 3% to 2.5% per year and Brazil is also back to cutting the Industrialized Products Tax (IPI) on white line goods such as refrigerators and washing machines.

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Ajax washing powder did, though, in a cardboard container: red, white, and blue.

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From its base in Qingdao, white-goods manufacturer Haier has become a hugely successful Chinese multinational, hawking fridges, microwaves and washing machines from Auckland to Accra.

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