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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">London, Jan 28 (IANS) After drawing flak from Twitterati, England pacer Stuart Broad Wednesday apologised for having commented on minimum wage in Britain on social networking site Twitter.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The 28-year-old recently tweeted: &quot;I&#39;ve heard if you earn minimum wage in England you&#39;re in the top 10% earners in the world. #stay #humble (sic).&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Since October 2014, the British minimum wage is 6.50 pounds an hour for adults aged 21 and over, and 5.13 pounds for those aged between 18 and 20.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Also read&rArr;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/icc-launches-world-cup-2015-app--6607\">ICC launches World Cup 2015 app<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">But his apparently sarcastic comment about the sensitive issue drew angry comments from the &#39;Twitterati&#39; following which he apologised, reports bbc.com.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Broad then wrote: &quot;No offence meant and sorry if any taken. The hashtag was aimed at myself.&quot; He tried to justify his comment through another subsequent tweet: &quot;Clarifying my earlier tweet, I merely wanted to emphasise my amazement at just how big the world is.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The right-arm pacer is among the top earners in the national cricket squad, drawing a basic salary of 700,000 pounds from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and is paid 12,000 pounds, 5,000 pounds and 3,500 pounds for playing each Test, One-Day International (ODI) and T20 match, respectively.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Broad is currently playing for England in Australia and is one of the mainstays of the team&#39;s bowling for the forthcoming World Cup.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The fast-bowler is due to face India in a tri-series match, also involving Australia, in Sydney Friday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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