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Google may launch a new Nest Hub device with sleep-tracking feature, powered by the tech giant’s Soli radar technology, 9TO5Google reported. Huawei, the Chinese tech company, will focus on offering cloud services as the company’s telecom equipment and smartphone businesses have been restricted with sanctions from the U.S., South China Morning Post reported. Google has added smart compose and spelling autocorrect features to comments on Docs. The new app may be previewed by the tech giant later this year, and could replace the Mail & Calendar apps on Windows 10 in 2022, it added.

Uganda head coach Johnathan McKinstry has stated they are looking at solutions against Togo in their second African Nations Championship game.“We know Togo will come into the game looking to improve as well but we feel that we have solutions for the game against Togo.“Togo play differently from Rwanda.“Togo will present a different challenge from Rwanda but we don’t want to give them their rhythm in the game.

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Morocco lead Group C with three points followed by Cranes and Amavubi who are on a point each while Togo have no pointUganda midfielder Saidi Kyeyune has stated coach Johnathan McKinstry is challenging the players to win their remaining games and rewrite history in Chan. With a point collected against Amavubi, Cranes can still make it to the quarter-finals by winning against Togo and defending champions Morocco. Morocco lead Group C with three points followed by Cranes and Amavubi who are on a point each.

Bernard Mensah scored a brace and Vincent Aboubakar grabbed a goal as Besiktas hammered Fatih Karagumruk 4-1 in a Turkish Super Lig match on Thursday. Aboubakar broke the deadlock at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium a minute before half-time with his 10th league goal of the season after benefitting from Georges N'Koudou's assist. After the restart, Mensah doubled the lead for Besiktas in the 50th minute and he sealed their big win with his second effort in the 70th minute, four minutes after Cyle Larin grabbed their third goal. Next up for Aboubakar and Mensah's Besiktas is a league match against Goztepe at the Vodafone Park on Sunday while Fatih Karagumruk travel to Denizlispor for their fixture on the same day.

Having found the net twice against the Brave Warriors, the Syli National striker is hoping to emerge as the competition’s top goalscorerGuinea international Yakhouba Gnagna has expressed his desire to emerge as the top goalscorer of the 2021 African Nations Championship currently taking place in Cameroon. The 23-year-old found the net on two occasions with Morlaye Sylla sealing the triumph as the Syli National breezed past Namibia 3-0 in their opening Group D game played at Limbe Omnisports Stadium on Tuesday evening. As it stands, he is the competition’s joint-highest goalscorer with two goals alongside Cameroon’s Salomon Banga.

Sane: I had a mini Guardiola in my ear telling me what to do at Man City!Leroy Sane says Pep Guardiola spent so much time trying to improve him as a player, he ended up with ‘a little man in my ear’ telling him what to do on the pitch. Media reports during his time at Manchester City often suggested Sane did not see eye-to-eye with Guardiola, but he insists the pair got on well. Sane scored 39 goals in 135 games during his time at City, developing into one of the most dangerous wide players in the Premier League.

Krepin Diatta has joined Monaco on a five-and-a-half-year contract from Belgian First Division A side Club Brugge. The 21-year-old started his European career at Norwegian club Sarpsborg 08 before he earned a move to Club Brugge in January 2018, where he scored 18 goals in 72 Belgian First Division A matches.“I am very happy to get involved with AS Monaco and to have the opportunity to progress in a recognized and ambitious club in the French championship whose history everyone knows,” Diatta told the club website. On the international scene, Diatta has established himself as a regular fixture in Senegal national team since he made his debut in a 2-0 win over Madagascar in March 2019.

The striker and her family tested positive after the holidays, forcing her to miss the team's January camp and matches against ColombiaU.S. national team head coach Vlatko Andonovski has confirmed that Alex Morgan has recovered from Covid-19 and is back on the training field. Following the diagnosis, Morgan was left off the roster for the USWNT's January camp and two friendlies against Colombia. Andonovski also confirmed that Sophia Smith and Mallory Pugh will both miss out against Colombia on Friday.

She was ecstatic that Biden would soon repeal the Trump administration’s so-called 'Muslim ban' that barred people from a number of mostly Muslim-majority nations, including Iran, from coming to the United States. She was ecstatic that Biden would soon repeal the Trump administration’s so-called "Muslim ban" that barred people from a number of mostly Muslim-majority nations, including Iran, from coming to the United States. On top of the original travel ban that kept them apart for years, Trump issued another ban in 2020 that blocked certain immigrant visas because of the coronavirus pandemic. Curtis Morrison, an immigration attorney representing more than 5,000 people in lawsuits challenging the coronavirus -related immigration bans, has been advising clients for weeks that Biden’s rescission of the travel ban will not change the broader freeze on travel.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to approve a waiver on Thursday that would help clear the way for President Joe Biden's nominee, retired Army General Lloyd Austin, to serve as defense secretary. The House and Senate, both controlled by Biden's fellow Democrats, must back a waiver for Austin to assume the post because he has not been out of the military for at least seven years, a rule meant to safeguard civilian control of the U.S. armed forces. The Senate Armed Services Committee approved the waiver for Austin on Thursday, setting up a vote in the full Senate as soon as later in the day. Democratic House leaders have said they expect the House to approve the waiver despite concern from some lawmakers in both parties about the need to protect civilian control of the military.

By Tom Balmforth and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia detained two allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Thursday and threatened to prosecute others over calls made online to join unauthorised protests to demand his release. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia detained two allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Thursday and threatened to prosecute others over calls made online to join unauthorised protests to demand his release. Navalny's domestic allies said police had come to the homes of activists, including his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh, to issue them warnings ahead of the planned protest. Police also detained Navalny ally Lyubov Sobol, her lawyer said.

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state judge on Thursday rejected the National Rifle Association's bid to dismiss or move a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James seeking to dissolve the gun rights group. Justice Joel Cohen of Manhattan Supreme Court ruled six days after the NRA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to protect itself from lawsuits, and said it would reincorporate in the more gun-friendly Texas after 150 years in New York. NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state judge on Thursday rejected the National Rifle Association's bid to dismiss or move a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James seeking to dissolve the gun rights group. Justice Joel Cohen of Manhattan Supreme Court ruled six days after the NRA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to protect itself from lawsuits, and said it would reincorporate in the more gun-friendly Texas after 150 years in New York.

By Hamza Ibrahim KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - A Nigerian court threw out two blasphemy convictions on Thursday that had caused an international outcry, freeing a teenager from a 10-year prison sentence and ordering a new trial for a man sentenced to death. The two had been convicted in August by a sharia court in Nigeria's northern, mainly Muslim state of Kano. KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - A Nigerian court threw out two blasphemy convictions on Thursday that had caused an international outcry, freeing a teenager from a 10-year prison sentence and ordering a new trial for a man sentenced to death. The two had been convicted in August by a sharia court in Nigeria's northern, mainly Muslim state of Kano.

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - It is too early to say when the national coronavirus lockdown in England will end, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, as daily deaths from COVID-19 reach new highs and hospitals become increasingly stretched. Britain posted a fresh record in daily deaths on Wednesday for the second day running, hitting 1,820, figures that Johnson has called 'appalling'. COVID-19 lockdown will end, UK PM Johnson says" src="https://images. firstpost. com/wp-content/uploads/reuters/01-2021/22/2021-01-21T073046Z_1_LYNXMPEH0K0CZ_RTROPTP_2_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-HOSPITAL. jpg" alt="Too early to say when COVID19 lockdown will end UK PM Johnson says" width="300" height="225" />LONDON (Reuters) - It is too early to say when the national coronavirus lockdown in England will end, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, as daily deaths from COVID-19 reach new highs and hospitals become increasingly stretched.

By Tom Balmforth and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) - Police in Moscow on Thursday detained the spokeswoman of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and several other of his allies for making calls online to join unauthorised street protests to demand his release. Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic, was detained at the weekend and later jailed for alleged parole violations after flying back to Russia for the first time since being poisoned by a military-grade nerve agentMOSCOW (Reuters) - Police in Moscow on Thursday detained the spokeswoman of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and several other of his allies for making calls online to join unauthorised street protests to demand his release. Several of Navalny's allies in Russia said police had come to their homes, including that of his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh, who was later detained for allegedly disobeying police orders and violating protest laws.

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Maybe you're like me, and the first people who come to mind are Melissa Benoist and Katie McGrath as Kara and Lena on Supergirl, and as you watch the show, you wonder, "How the heck are these two characters not together yet?"

Maybe your answer is an oldie, but a still-messed-up-y(?)— like when the absolutely horrifying "Child Catcher" (yes, that IS this character's name) in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) tricked the kids into his wagon with the promise of free candy.

And they only had two hours to make all of these!

All the memes have been side-clenching, but the photoshops of Bernie in our fave movie and show scenes have sent me into a different stratosphere. Here are some of the funniest examples:

"My Goodwill was color-coded, so that helped with the quickness.I only had to go to one section to find everything I needed."As the video continues, she finds a jacket and top — all in the same hue:

The experience Jessica had with the rude woman in the handicap spot is not a standalone situation."I get two to four comments per week, just going about my normal routine and parking in handicap spaces.I’ve had people yell at me, leave notes on my windshield, knock on my car window, or wait for me to get out of my car just to tell me I can’t park there. My worst experience to date was an older couple that followed me around a grocery store and kept making comments because they wanted the handicap spot I took and said that I didn’t need it.

WASHINGTON — Samuel Fisher, a Trump supporter and one of more than 100 people charged in the insurrection at the US Capitol so far, had been posting and sending Facebook messages for weeks about his plans to travel to Washington, DC, and “bring the pain.” “We must stand up to these people and take our world back. In one of the starkest examples of advance planning presented by prosecutors, members of the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia group that focuses on recruiting military veterans, allegedly made their way into the Capitol in "an organized and practiced fashion.” Thomas Caldwell, a Virginia man and Oath Keepers member charged with conspiracy, spent the week leading up to Jan. 6 posting messages on Facebook about his plans to travel to Washington and threatening to “smite” people he believed were involved in “rigging” the election. So wish me luck.” Ryan later posted live video as she went into the Capitol, according to her charging papers, and prosecutors quoted her as saying, “We are going to fucking go in here. Charging papers for Cody Connell of Louisiana included screenshots of Facebook messages provided by a tipster where Connell wrote that the Jan. 6 riot wasn’t “planned” but pledged to “be back and it will be a lot worse than yesterday!” Prosecutors also quoted from another conversation on an unidentified social media platform on Jan. 7 where someone asked Connell, “Yall boys something serious lol it lookin like a civil war yet?” Connell replied: “It’s gonna come to it.” Blake Reed of Tennessee posted photos from the Capitol on Facebook with the caption “No antifa, no BLM... We The People took the Capitol!” according to his charging papers.

As European countries brace for a potential surge of coronavirus cases linked to the new variants, countries have reimposed strict lockdown measures, and some have made “medical” grade masks mandatory in some areas.“We have to slow the spread of this variant. Effectively, the German authorities are trying to buy time by slowing the spread of the new variant long enough for the weather to warm and for the number of people vaccinated to increase, Ms. Merkel said. Global context: The more contagious variant discovered in Britain has been found in 60 countries, but it remains unclear how it spreads, and whether it has already contributed to countries’ surges.

ROME — A Vatican court on Thursday convicted a former senior official at the Vatican bank and his lawyer of embezzlement and money laundering, sending a strong signal that the church was determined to get its financial house in order. The defendants — Angelo Caloia, the president of the Vatican bank for two decades, and his onetime lawyer Gabriele Liuzzo — had been accused of embezzling millions of euros through shady real estate deals between 2002 and 2007. Sentenced to eight years and 11 months in prison apiece, the defendants were ordered to pay the Vatican bank damages of more than €20 million, or $24 million. The court also ordered “the confiscation of sums totaling approximately 38 million euros” from the defendants, the Vatican said in a statement accompanying the sentence, which the press office of the Holy See released shortly after the court ruling.

Often, youth hockey development happens relatively close to home. Canadian teenagers typically live with billet families when they start to play in one of the three regional major junior leagues that make up the Canadian Hockey League. Top United States prospects may aim for a well-established hockey prep school, often in their home region, with their sights set on joining the national team development program in Plymouth, Mich., at age 16. In Europe and Russia, many players climb a ladder within one organization, playing youth hockey, under-20 and men’s league on affiliated teams, often in their home regions.

President Biden has recommitted the United States to the Paris climate agreement, the international accord designed to avert catastrophic global warming. The move by Mr. Biden fulfills a campaign promise to return to the pact on day one of his presidency.A letter to the United Nations signed by the president on Wednesday formally started the 30-day process of bringing the United States back into the accord. We have extensive coverage here at The New York Times, but it is a complex issue and you may be wondering where to start.

Scientists in Brazil have downgraded the efficacy of a Chinese coronavirus vaccine that they hailed as a major triumph last week, diminishing hopes for a shot that could be quickly produced and easily distributed to help the developing world. Officials at the Butantan Institute in São Paulo said on Tuesday that a trial conducted in Brazil showed that the CoronaVac vaccine, made by the Beijing-based company Sinovac, had an efficacy rate just over 50 percent. That rate, slightly above the benchmark that the World Health Organization has said would make a vaccine effective for general use, was far below the 78 percent level announced last week.A senior official in Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China that had already ordered CoronaVac, said on Wednesday that an advisory panel would strictly review the vaccine based on clinical trial data before it was rolled out there.

Artist Connie Adams creates absolutely stunning horse sculptures out of galvanized metal wire and scrap. Adams’ larger projects include such equine breeds as a McMorland and a Welbeck while her smaller projects include an Arabian, a mini-horse, and a “Trojan” horse. Norfolk based metal sculptor, presently focusing on recreating natural forms through wire and scrap. Having been influenced by sculptors, such as Robin Wight, to begin experimenting with wire and finding the manipulable medium allows me to create personalities within pieces.

The late Peter Bastian, a talented multi-instrumentalist from Copenhagen, Denmark, played a jaunty tune on a straw that he held between his fingers. Bastian had skillfully made the drinking implement sound like it was a double-reeded woodwind rather than just a tube of rounded plastic. Peter Bastian is playing a straw like a double reed instrument, just incredible!

Britain’s former world number one Andy Murray has been awarded a wildcard for February’s Australian Open, tournament director Craig Tiley said on Sunday. The main draw entry for the first Grand Slam of 2021 comes two years after Murray, the five-time runner-up in Melbourne, played what he feared would be his final professional match there, losing in the first round to Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut.”We welcome Andy back to Melbourne with open arms,” Tiley said. Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray went on to have hip resurfacing surgery in January last year but made his comeback to win the Antwerp title nine months later. He missed most of the 2020 season due to complications with his hip and struggled for form on his return after the COVID-19 hiatus, suffering a second-round defeat in the U.S. Open before falling in the opening round at Roland Garros. The 33-year-old will begin his 2021 season at the Delray Beach Open next month after accepting a wildcard for the ATP 250 tournament. The Australian Open has been pushed back three weeks to start on Feb. 8 due to COVID-19 measures.

Fans would know that it is the name of John Legend’s track from his 2020 album, Bigger Love. Artist Winter Stone (Daniel Winter) shared the video of the tattoo on Chrissy’s spine and wrote, “OOOOH LAAAA @chrissyteigen @johnlegend what a blessing to honour Chrissy with this ooh laa tattoo down her spine!John wrote this sexy song for her so naturally, she should have it tattooed on her right?!!!And if you haven’t heard BIGGER LOVE John’s new album: listen it’s so good!”

Makar Sankranti 2021 puja vidhi, timings, samagri, mantra: The festival of Makar Sankranti holds both religious as well social significance, since it is believed to be the first day of the sun’s transition into the zodiac sign Capricorn or Makara in Hindi. Makar Sankranti punya kaal: 8.30 am to 5.46 pmMakar Sankranti maha punya kaal: 8.30 am to 10.15 amIf Makar Sankranti happens after sunset, all punya kaal activities must be postponed until next day’s sunrise.

The exhibition titled ‘Unleashing the Dark Horse’ features four pieces in an artistic collaboration with alternative maker’s space, the Karkhana, designed and owned by Studio Mars. The exhibition titled ‘Unleashing the Dark Horse’ features four pieces in an artistic collaboration with alternative maker’s space, the Karkhana, designed and owned by Studio Mars.“It was different from using paint brushes, like the size of the release of the paint, in terms of the scale, magnitude and the weight of the mop. Since the strokes were rudimentary, Shirke further drew inspiration from the free strokes often seen among New York expressionist artists and in the Japanese calligraphy paintings, Shodu.

Facebook announced Thursday that its "Oversight Board" would make the final call on whether Trump's suspension from Facebook will be lifted or become permanent. The Oversight Board is an independent body that reviews Facebook's content moderation decisions when users appeal them. Facebook first announced the creation of the board in 2018, introduced appointees in mid 2020, and revealed the first cases it would take in December 2020. Facebook's creation of the Oversight Board was partly a response to the bad faith and baseless that it "censors conservative voices."

The video is literally just called "Making Batteries," but it's a cool peek behind the curtains at Tesla.

It's not just Bond who's returning. Mashable's Sam Haysom walks us through some of our top British film picks for the new year. For the full article, click here.

The two talked about Alfredo-related restaurants around the country and also caught up with actor Kevin McHale — who you likely know from Glee — about what it was like playing The Office's pizza delivery boy and filming scenes with Steve Carell. McHale remembers trying so hard to make it through the scene and remember all his lines, and at one point he said he made Steve Carell and casting director Alison Jones laugh. And when people come on, I need to treat them how The Office people treated me,'" McHale continued, noting that whenever he'd see The Office cast members at events they'd always greet him with the same kindness they showed on set. Like even in the midst of Glee, even after Glee, I get recognized a solid quarter of the time from The Office from one single episode," McHale said.

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SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Argentine President Alberto Fernandez has been vaccinated against the coronavirus using the Sputnik V vaccine, an official confirmed on Thursday. Fernandez, 61, was vaccinated a day after Argentina's health regulator approved the Russian-made vaccine for use among over 60sSANTIAGO (Reuters) - Argentine President Alberto Fernandez has been vaccinated against the coronavirus using the Sputnik V vaccine, an official confirmed on Thursday. Fernandez, 61, was vaccinated a day after Argentina's health regulator approved the Russian-made vaccine for use among over 60s.

By Huw Jones and Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - The City of London on Thursday approved the removal from its ceremonial Guildhall home of statues of two figures that symbolise the financial sector's historic role in slavery. The move, voted through by the City's elected representatives, is part of a wider debate over how Britain remembers and represents its history, sparked by the spontaneous toppling of a slave trader's statue in the city of Bristol during Black Lives Matter protests in 2020LONDON (Reuters) - The City of London on Thursday approved the removal from its ceremonial Guildhall home of statues of two figures that symbolise the financial sector's historic role in slavery. The move, voted through by the City's elected representatives, is part of a wider debate over how Britain remembers and represents its history, sparked by the spontaneous toppling of a slave trader's statue in the city of Bristol during Black Lives Matter protests in 2020.

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden moved swiftly on his first full day in the White House on Thursday to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, his top priority as he turns the page on four years of Donald Trump's tumultuous leadership. The Biden administration is aiming at a coordinated federal coronavirus response to the 10-month pandemic, focused on boosting vaccines, increasing testing, reopening schools and addressing inequalities thrown up by the diseaseWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden moved swiftly on his first full day in the White House on Thursday to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, his top priority as he turns the page on four years of Donald Trump's tumultuous leadership. The Biden administration is aiming at a coordinated federal coronavirus response to the 10-month pandemic, focused on boosting vaccines, increasing testing, reopening schools and addressing inequalities thrown up by the disease.

DUBLIN (Reuters) - The British region of Northern Ireland on Thursday extended its COVID-19 lockdown for an additional four weeks to March 5 and its deputy first minister said the measures might have to be extended again. DUBLIN (Reuters) - The British region of Northern Ireland on Thursday extended its COVID-19 lockdown for an additional four weeks to March 5 and its deputy first minister said the measures might have to be extended again."It's an additional four weeks and there may well be something beyond that," Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill told a press briefing.O'Neill said the measures would be reviewed on Feb. 18 and it was possible they would be extended until Easter, which falls in early April.

By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden has asked Christopher Wray to stay on as FBI director and he has confidence in the job Wray is doing, the White House said on Thursday. Appointed by former Republican President Donald Trump, Wray was a frequent target of Trump's anger over the FBI director's refusal to back false claims of voter fraud in the Nov. 3 electionWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden has asked Christopher Wray to stay on as FBI director and he has confidence in the job Wray is doing, the White House said on Thursday. Appointed by former Republican President Donald Trump, Wray was a frequent target of Trump's anger over the FBI director's refusal to back false claims of voter fraud in the Nov. 3 election.

By Makini Brice and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she will consult fellow Democrats about the Senate's readiness to begin former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial on charges of inciting a riot at the U. SWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she will consult fellow Democrats about the Senate's readiness to begin former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial on charges of inciting a riot at the U.S. Capitol. Now it is up to the Senate to decide whether Trump is guilty of the impeachment charge. Democrats, who control the House, narrowly took control of the Senate on Wednesday, but at least two-thirds of the 100-member body are required to convict Trump.

By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Overwhelmed by record numbers of COVID-19 patients, Portuguese hospital doctors spoke on Thursday of exhaustion and despair, as the government sought to slow contagion rates by ordering all schools to close for 15 days from Friday. LISBON (Reuters) - Overwhelmed by record numbers of COVID-19 patients, Portuguese hospital doctors spoke on Thursday of exhaustion and despair, as the government sought to slow contagion rates by ordering all schools to close for 15 days from Friday. Guida da Ponte, deputy head of a doctors' union near Lisbon - whose health authority has put out a call for retired doctors and nurses to help staff makeshift hospitals - said that while more intensive-care beds could be set up, there were just not enough medical professionals. Ricardo Mexia, head of the association of public healthcare doctors, said authorities had failed to prepare for the new surge in infections after relaxing restrictions for the year-end holidays.

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to approve a waiver on Thursday that would help clear the way for President Joe Biden's nominee, retired Army General Lloyd Austin, to serve as defense secretary. The House and Senate, both controlled by Biden's fellow Democrats, must back a waiver for Austin to assume the post because he has not been out of the military for at least seven years, a rule meant to safeguard civilian control of the U.S. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to approve a waiver on Thursday that would help clear the way for President Joe Biden's nominee, retired Army General Lloyd Austin, to serve as defense secretary. The House and Senate, both controlled by Biden's fellow Democrats, must back a waiver for Austin to assume the post because he has not been out of the military for at least seven years, a rule meant to safeguard civilian control of the U.S. armed forces.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands will impose its first night-time curfew since World War II from Saturday onwards in a bid to stop the spread of COVID-19 after a majority of lawmakers supported the emergency measure during a debate on Thursday. During the debate, a compromise proposal to have the curfew start at 21:00 (20:00 GMT), half an hour later than Prime Minister Mark Rutte's government had originally planned, was supported by parties representing a majority. AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands will impose its first night-time curfew since World War II from Saturday onwards in a bid to stop the spread of COVID-19 after a majority of lawmakers supported the emergency measure during a debate on Thursday. During the debate, a compromise proposal to have the curfew start at 21:00 (20:00 GMT), half an hour later than Prime Minister Mark Rutte's government had originally planned, was supported by parties representing a majority.

By Hamza Ibrahim KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - A court in northern Nigeria on Thursday acquitted a minor at an appeal hearing after he had been sentenced to 10 years in prison with menial labour under Islamic law in a conviction that caused a global outcry. In August, a sharia court in the northern city of Kano handed Omar Farouq the jail term following accusations that he made blasphemous comments in an argument. KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - A court in northern Nigeria on Thursday acquitted a minor at an appeal hearing after he had been sentenced to 10 years in prison with menial labour under Islamic law in a conviction that caused a global outcry. In August, a sharia court in the northern city of Kano handed Omar Farouq the jail term following accusations that he made blasphemous comments in an argument.

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Bradley played troubled country rock singer Jackson Maine in A Star Is Born, and trained his voice to sound just like Sam Elliott – and this was all before Sam had even been cast as his on-screen brother!Bradley thought Sam's California/Texas hybrid accent was the ideal model for Jackson, and worked on getting his voice just right for four hours a day. When Sam agreed to be in the film, Bradley was overjoyed, responding, "thank God he said yes... [otherwise] six months of work on my voice would have gone down the drain."

Back in 2017, Trump was criticized for honoring Navajo veterans in front of the portrait of Andrew Jackson — aka the president whose legislation led to the Trail of Tears.

"There has been a great deal of misinformation and confusion so we’re working to provide accurate information about how WhatsApp protects people’s personal conversations," a WhatsApp spokesperson told BuzzFeed News. So when privacy policies are changed, people are rightly concerned about what that means.” Wardle said people are concerned that WhatsApp would connect their behavior on the app with the data from their Facebook accounts.“Confusion is where misinformation thrives,” said Wardle, “so people saw the policy changes, leapt to conclusions, and unsurprisingly, many people believed the rumor.” These patterns of misinformation that have thrived on WhatsApp for years have often led to harm. We are working to address misinformation and remain available to answer any questions.” This week, the company put a Status message, WhatsApp’s equivalent of a Facebook story, at the top of people’s Status section.

There are two sides of different material. The jersey knit side is helping my head stay cool.I have no problem sleeping on my side. If you wear earplugs like I do, you can adjust the sides to cover your ears so they don't pop out.

People who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 should be allowed to go to restaurants and cinemas earlier than others, a German minister said, contradicting other cabinet members who have so far opposed special freedoms for those inoculated. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said the state had massively restricted people’s basic rights in order to contain infections and avoid overwhelming hospitals. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has said distinguishing between vaccinated and non-vaccinated people would be tantamount to compulsory vaccination, which he opposed. Maas said the government was also restricting the rights of people who ran restaurants, cinemas, theatres and museums.

The International Space Station bid adieu Tuesday to 12 bottles of French Bordeaux wine and hundreds of snippets of grapevines that spent a year orbiting the world in the name of science. Space Cargo Unlimited, a Luxembourg startup behind the experiments, wanted the wine to age for an entire year up there. Through a series of space experiments, Space Cargo Unlimited hopes to take what’s learned by stressing the plants in weightlessness and turn that into more robust and resilient plants on Earth. The wine hitched a ride to the space station in November 2019 aboard a Northrop Grumman supply ship.

Having witnessed one too many deaths, the Duke of Cambridge Prince William has said it made him see the world as a ‘darker place’. The duke recently revealed that when he was working as an air ambulance pilot, he saw the world as a “slightly depressed, darker, blacker place”, while watching people die. According to a report in The Independent, Prince William worked for the East Anglian Air Ambulance from 2015 until 2017. The outlet further reports that during a video call with medics, counsellors and first responders, William said: “When you see so much death and so much bereavement it does impact how you see the world.

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