Tribal troubles aside, South Sudan also needs to demobilise thousands of soldiers, many of whom are without skills, but overly fond of extra-strength beer.

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While dirndls still give a nod to tradition with wide skirts, corsets and aprons, designers have given the outfit a modern twist with brighter colours, fresh design and a little extra room in the corset to allow for plenty of beer drinking.

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That may sound like small beer for institutions with hundreds of billions in assets, but any extra expenses will be proportionately higher for hundreds of small and midsized banks.

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The game went to extra-time - Steve McManaman hit the post, Paul Gascoigne came within the width of a beer mat of sliding home the winner and Sandor Puhl, the excellent Hungarian referee, even ruled out a Kuntz header.

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