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1. Stephen Colbert on Trump's order for Covid relief: 'It’s against the law'  The Guardian
2. Europe Discovers Ugly Truths About America, As 250000 Bikers Gather In Sturgis Despite Covid Risk  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
3. Stephen Colbert Trolls Trump's Latest Brain Fart: 'Did He Just Forget The Word 'Virus?''  HuffPost
4. Stephen Colbert, James Corden Show Off New Studio Setups in Socially Distanced Late Night Returns  Hollywood Reporter
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Tipping Point presenter Ben Shephard was quick to correct one contestant on today's show, when a question about theatre took an unfortunate turn

SCOTLAND's Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, was grilled over the "lack of transparency" from the SNP following outrage from students furious with their "postcode lottery" exam results.

1. Man Utd hold 'informal talks' with Barcelona over Ousmane Dembele deal  Mirror Online
2. Sancho is needed by Man United because he brings what Greenwood can't  Football365.com
3. Transfer news LIVE: Man United maintain Jadon Sancho move, Arsenal to announce Willian and eye defender, Chelsea given Kai Havertz price  The Independent
4. Borussia Dortmund vs SCR Attach: Pre-season friendly preview  BVB Buzz
5. Forget Jadon Sancho...Man Utd must sort foundations first before... Читать дальше...

Water on Achill Island is not suitable for drinking, washing food or brushing teeth after an influx of people on 'staycation'.

ISIS orchestrated an assault on the main prison in Jalalabad earlier this month. Afghan officials immediately accused the Taliban of planning the attack.

1. Health Minister Robin Swann expresses concern over rise of Coronavirus cases in NI - live updates  Belfast Live
2. Coronavirus: NI employers proposed 2,000 redundancies in July  BBC News
3. Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Full breakdown shows Belfast has most new cases in past week  Belfast Live
4. Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Robin Swann expresses 'concern' about rising Covid-19 cases  Belfast Telegraph
5. Forty-eight new cases of Covid-19 reported in last 24 hours  Armagh... Читать дальше...

Four people in one Auckland household tested positive after a person in their 50s went to the doctor with COVID-19 symptoms.

Former finance minister Des van Rooyan said he did not have Mohamed Bobat’s CV when he appointed him as a special adviser

WEST COVINA, Calif. (AP) - The last time Nestor Flores saw his bulldog, his wife was pregnant with their first child. Now, he has three children, a 1-year-old, 3-year-old and 5-year-old.

August 5, 2020, marked one year of the Kashmir valleys lockdown. It was on 5th August 2019, that India made a unilateral move to rescind article 370 and 35A. The valley was an autonomous region under the article 370 which means that valley could have its own flag and constitution, and would be allowed to make its own decisions, just under the Indian administration; like the Azad Kashmir is an autonomous region having its own government and flag, administered by Pakistani government.

PSG boss Thomas Tuchel won’t be able to run around celebrating if he guides his side to Champions League success against Atalanta – because he is on crutches. The two sides meet in the quarter-finals tonight in Lisbon. But Tuchel will be in the dugout on crutches and sporting a protective boot after breaking his […]

Hexaware Technologies Ltd and Freshworks Inc. have announced a global strategic partnership. In this, Hexaware will make use of Freshworks’ customer

Locarno Film Festival’s decision this year to pull its traditional completed feature film sections — with its top Golden Leopard prizes — has thrust …

Notebook for Night Owls: Velvet Nineveh April 14, 1966 Andy Warhol’s new discotheque seems to be an attempt to instill permanence into a private joke....

This is for the first time that any of Sushant's kin has joined the ED probe. Meetu stays in Mumbai, and was the only family member who arrived at the Bandra flat on June 14, the day of the actor demise.

Anna Faris is supporting ex-husband Chris Pratt as he becomes a father once again. On Monday, Aug. 10, the actor and Katherine Schwarzenegger announced the birth of their baby girl, Lyla...

A woman was left feeling creeped out and baffled after babysitting her young niece and noticing that she started behaving in a rather dark and morbid manner

Japanese internet giant Rakuten is continuing to push into new ground with its disruptive mobile mission, promising the first 5G OpenRAN deployments next month.

Last week CNN tweeted "The calcium in our bones and teeth likely came from stars exploding in supernovas and scattering this mineral across the universe in massive quantities, according to a new study."

According to a recent report from Sky Sports, sources close to Mike Ashley have informed SSN that he is attempting to get the sale of Newcastle United back on track. He is believed to be in constant communication with the PIF fund/Saudi consortium, even though the deal was believed to be dead in the water […]

Coronavirus: Kept Covid mortality rate low through aggressive testing, timely treatment, Andhra CM tells PM Modi

The Scottish education minister has announced that exam results that were downgraded under the country's Calculated Grades system will be withdrawn, and affected students will receive reissued grades based solely on teacher assessments of their performance.

Steve H. Hanke

The most important price in an economy is the exchange rate between a country’s local currency and the world’s reserve currency, the U.S. dollar. As long as there is an active black market (read: free market) for a currency and data are available, changes in the black‐​market exchange rate can be reliably transformed into accurate measures of countrywide inflation rates. The economic principle of purchasing power parity (PPP) allows for this transformation. And, the... Читать дальше...

MAJORCA hotels will close for the rest of the summer as the UK travel ban for Spain remains in place. Hoteliers claim they were pinning their hopes on a deadline of August 10 for a decision to be made about being exempt from the ban but have been left disappointed by the lack of any […]