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New Zealand wins toss, bats in 1st T20 vs. Bangladesh
New Zealand wins toss, bats in 1st T20 vs. Bangladesh
Stock futures pointed to a higher open Friday morning, steadying after selling off sharply on Thursday following a report that President Joe Biden was eyeing a proposal to increase the capital gains tax rate on wealthy individuals.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has criticised the "quarrelling at the centre of government" when asked about reports that Boris Johnson's former aide Dominic Cummings, has been blamed for leaking text messages.
The company has struggled to live up to the hype of its stock market debut in London, with investors claiming bankers overvalued the firm.
A snake catcher in Queensland stressed the importance of making sure chicken coops are secure after a python ate a “pet chicken” at a home in Dulong.Footage shared by Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 on April 16 shows catcher Stuart McKenzie removing the carpet python – which has a visibly full belly – from the chicken coop and releasing it back into a wooded area.“This was a cool call to attend, sadly not so cool for the pet chicken which got swallowed whole,” McKenzie said on Facebook.“This was a large python that had easily consumed a big chicken, hopefully people watching this video will go outside and check that their chicken coops are snake proof,” he wrote. Credit: Stuart McKenzie via Storyful
An Indonesian domestic worker who stabbed and slashed her 59-year-old employer to death in 2016 was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday (23 April).
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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Seville will replace Bilbao as a host city for Euro 2020 with St Petersburg in Russia, already a host venue, taking some games from Dublin, UEFA vice-president Zbigniew Boniek said on Friday. UEFA's executive committee was meeting on Friday to finalise plans after Bilbao and Dublin could not guarantee the presence of fans at matches.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said that whilst he is “glad that the government has acted” on India’s recent surge in coronavirus cases, he does think “they should have acted sooner”. India has now officially been added to the UK’s 'red list', meaning people returning to the UK from the country must now enter hotel quarantine.
The Hindi-language film industry, popularly known as Bollywood, is displaying its resilience after being hit by yet another COVID-enforced pause. India is currently in the throes of the pandemic with 330,000 new COVID-19 cases everyday, with upward of 2,200 daily deaths. The western Indian state of Maharashtra, home to Mumbai and Bollywood, is amongst the […]
Danielle Waterman expects a ‘rusty’ England to produce their best performance of this year’s Six Nations in Saturday’s title decider against France, writes Paul Martin.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Five more Covid-19 clusters detected in educational institutions were reported today, two of which were detected in Sarawak alone, said Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The...
The MCU’s newest superpowered person in a costume faces an uncertain future (This article contains spoilers for the finale of Marvel’s “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” on Disney+) In a show full of interesting things, John Walker — now going by the title U.S. Agent — is of particular interest. A large part of that is because his story is very disjointed — he goes from sounding pretty much exactly like Steve Rogers at the beginning of the second episode to being a petty, jealous goober who executes his foes while a crowd of people watches without much of a transition. But this week, John has a moment of reflection while he’s fighting with the Flag Smashers, and he then briefly fights alongside Bucky to help take them down. It was a weird thing. Why Bucky would suddenly be OK with him aside, it’s the kind of thing that makes you wonder, “Wait, is he a good guy now?” John Walker is definitely in an ambiguous place right now. He’s clearly not the best guy in the world, and he’s overly emotional and susceptible to people telling him what he wants to hear. And he’s now apparently working for Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ mysterious Valentina, who we figure will play a major part in the MCU from here. Also Read: ‘Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ Season 2? Kevin Feige Says ‘There’s Certainly Ideas’ Valentina is certainly not the best person either, and judging by her comic book history we should expect her to become either a major villain, or a more morally grey Nick Fury type. If it’s the latter, then John fits in naturally with her, because that’s how he is in the comics as well. A guy who sometimes does good stuff, and sometimes does bad stuff, and has a tumultuous relationship with actual heroes. The way that he was portrayed throughout “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” follows that characterization almost to a T, so it would make sense for him to be the same way as U.S. Agent. Let’s talk about the comic book version of this guy for a second. While it’s not clear whether U.S. Agent is an actual government role in the MCU, that’s exactly what it was in the comics. The idea was basically “What if Captain America was comfortable with black ops.” Among his other jobs, he was for a time put in charge of supervising the West Coast Avengers, where he really found his groove fighting alongside the team and proving himself on multiple occasions. After the West Coast Avengers disbanded, he joined up with other teams, including The Invaders, Omega Flight, and a later incarnation of the main Avengers team. Also Read: How Anthony Mackie Reacted When Falcon Became the Comic Captain America Back in 2014 He never becomes a straight-up villain again, but he remains something of an egomaniac and jingoist dick who clearly wishes he was Captain America even years after he accepted he isn’t up to the job. Like many comic book heroes, U.S. Agent had a bunch of other adventures and went in and out of retirement. He even became warden of The Raft at one point. And most importantly for what might happen in future Marvel shows and movies, he even ends up recruited by a group of US government jerks who don’t like Sam Wilson’s version of being Captain America — though even then he basically ends up siding with Sam anyway. The gist here is that John Walker is the sort of person who wants to do the right thing, but is OK with doing war crimes on America’s behalf to accomplish it. He’s the sort of person for whom determining whether he’s a hero or villain or something else will likely depend on the the situation. Think of it this way. Captain America is supposed to represent America’s stated ideals — but U.S. Agent much more closely resembles what America actually is. How that will play whenever John Walker emerges into the greater MCU is anyone’s guess. Read original story ‘Falcon and the Winter Soldier': Is US Agent a Bad Guy or Good Guy? At TheWrap
The new Captain America is finally here.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The decision to close schools due to Covid-19 cases rest in the hands of the Ministry of Education (MoE), with assistance and consultations from the Health Ministry, Senior...
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Muttasem el Taib scored to give Al Ahly Benghazi of Libya a 1-0 win over Enyimba of Nigeria Friday, and throw Group A of the CAF Confederation Cup wide open.
The crowd roared as the dog joined the varsity girls 4X200 relay at the 2021 Grizzly Invitational and passed each of the runners one by one before finally chasing down Logan High School's Gracie Laney on the home stretch.Holly nearly tripped Laney over as she passed the runner just before the finish line.In the end, Laney was awarded the win, and Holly walked away with the participation prize and the crowds adoration.
Whirlpool posts solid first-quarter 2021 results driven by robust consumer demand and cost-based pricing actions. It raises outlook for 2021.
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