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Coalition partner Isamaa does not agree with Social Protection Minister Signe Riisalo's (Reform) plan to out off to 2025 offering support to large (three or more children) families, up to the age of 23 inclusive. Minister of Jusice Lea Danilson-Järg (Isamaa) says the coalition agreement inked in July does not include any such allowance for a delay, and says she wants the amendment to be written into the Family Benefits Bill, in the process of being amended.

A new study confirms a long-held theory that builders used the river to transport the heavy blocks that comprise the ancient wonders.

Spain violated four ex-Catalan leaders' rights by suspending them from public duties prior to convictions, the UN says.

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old man identified as Temple Samuel for stealing his boss’ Lexus ES 330 car. The suspect was arrested by operatives of the Lagos Rapid Response Squad, according to a statement by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin. Hundeyin said Samuel was arrested with three others

Lucinda Williams, Chris Isaak, Brandi Carlile and Indigo Girls are among the performers who will take the stage at the Americana Honors & Awards

A cedar hedge, a 40-foot tall pine tree, and two small boats caught fire Tuesday night before crews were able to contain the blaze, Kelowna fire officials said.

Spot gold fell 0.5% to $1,715.79 an ounce by 09:55 a.m. ET (1355 GMT). Bullion has lost about 3% so far in August, and was set for its fifth straight month of declines.

A school board in the Dallas-Fort Worth area says it already has enough signs. Critics are testing a recently adopted Texas law that requires public schools to display a poster bearing the U.S. motto.

1. NASA Will Re-Attempt a Launch of the Artemis 1 Mission on Saturday  Gizmodo
2. A faulty sensor may have scrubbed the launch of NASA’s massive SLS rocket  Ars Technica
3. NASA Sets Coverage for Artemis I Moon Mission Next Launch Attempt  NASA
4. Janet Ivey of ‘Janet’s Planet’ weighs in on Artemis missions  WKRN News 2
5. ‘400,000 people or more:’ Crowds expected to double for next Artemis I launch attempt  WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
6. View Full Coverage on Google... Читать дальше...

Apart from the Guinness Book of World Record for the tightest parallel car, UK stunt driver Paul Swift has other records in his name, like a record for most donuts around a motorcycle and a triple parallel car in the tightest spot.

NASA’s mission management team has made the decision to re-attempt a launch of the Artemis 1 Mission’s Space Launch System on Saturday afternoon, saying a faulty sensor was to blame for the scrub this past Monday.

The agency I used to lead is beset by slowness, impracticality, and lack of strategic thinking—but its mission is too essential to abandon.

The agency I used to lead is beset by slowness, impracticality, and lack of strategic thinking.

Nigeria’s equities market on Wednesday booked its first gain since this week, rising by about N105billion or 0.39percent. The market recorded bargain hunting activity across sectors except for insurance. Topmost on the list of advancers that caused the Nigerian Bourse positive close are stocks like Guinness Nigeria Plc which increased most, from N80 to N87.90, […]

The jury in the trial of Manchester United star Ryan Giggs has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts.

Pfizer said it has some doses ready to ship immediately and can deliver up to 15 million doses by September 9.

State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Wurtsboro (BCI) arrested Andrew Concors, 62, from Middletown on August 26. After investigation, police found Concors owned a boating and marine shop called Sports Nuts Inc. in Rock Hill.

Srivastava is the third interim chief the government has appointed in 17 months at the country’s largest oil and gas producer as a full-time head is yet to be finalised. ONGC has been without a full-time chief since Shashi Shanker retired as chairman and managing director (CMD) in March 2021. Since then, the senior-most director on the board at the time of vacancy assume the additional charge of CMD.

Srivastava is the third interim chief the government has appointed in 17 months at the country’s largest oil and gas producer as a full-time head is yet to be finalised. ONGC has been without a full-time chief since Shashi Shanker retired as chairman and managing director (CMD) in March 2021. Since then, the senior-most director on the board at the time of vacancy assume the additional charge of CMD.

The move by the Food and Drug Administration tweaks the recipe of shots made by Pfizer and rival Moderna that already have saved millions of lives.

999 crews rushed to the scene in Long Itchington

With summer coming to an end, Spotify has revealed the most streamed songs from the past three months! On Wednesday (August 31), the streaming service dropped two 20-song lists – one compiling the most steamed songs globally and another just for the U.S. – based on listening data from May 29 to Aug. 29. Harry [...]

Bell had opened for Willie Nelson and Dwight Yoakam.