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A wax museum in Texas has removed its statue of former US president Donald Trump from display after it was repeatedly punched by visitors. Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks in San Antonio has now moved the Trump statue to a storage room.

Source: independent.co.uk

Paul Pogba scored the only goal as Manchester United beat AC Milan to earn a place in Friday's Europa League quarter-final draw. The goal gave United a 2-1 aggregate lead after last week's draw at Old Trafford, and it proved enough to secure a place in Friday's quarter-final draw. After the game, former Red Devils midfielder Owen Hargreaves said Solskjaer's best option going forward might be to keep Pogba on the left and play Rashford to the right.

Source: express.co.uk

Our solar system's first known interstellar visitor isn't a comet or an asteroid either. Rather, scientists now think the mysterious object is likely a remnant of a Pluto-like exoplanet. It also happens to be shaped like a pancake.

 

Aerospace firms on Thursday credited NASA with a successful test of engines on a Boeing-built rocket for Artemis missions that aim to return U.S. astronauts to the moon by 2024, more than half a century since the last lunar walk.

Source: reuters.com

The offer began on Tuesday when sushi restaurant chain Akindo Sushiro said anyone with the Chinese characters in their name could get free food for themselves and five friends. Officials have issued a plea asking people to stop visiting government offices to request the name change. They said the rush was wasting government time.

Source: bbc.com

The French capital Paris is set to go into a month-long Covid lockdown as the country fears a third wave. Another 15 regions in the country will also be placed under the same measures from Friday. These measures will not be as strict as the previous lockdown, Prime Minister Jean Castex said, with people allowed to exercise outdoors. France has recorded 35,000 new cases.

Source: bbc.com

Spain approved a law permitting euthanasia on Thursday by a 202 to 141 vote in parliament, making it the fourth European Union country to do so. Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands already allow euthanasia under certain conditions.

Source: cnn.com

for claim she gave her £5.5m divorce settlement to charity as actor seeks retrial at Court of Appeal. Amber Heard's claim was a 'calculated and manipulative lie' and the donations may have been as little as £800,000 ($1.1million), the Pirates of the Caribbean star's lawyers told the Court of Appeal today.

Source: dailymail

A passenger snapped a photo of climate czar John Kerry on a commercial flight without his mask on.  Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said climate czar John Kerry has a history of "not following" rules he imposes on Americans after a photo surfaced of the Biden official not wearing a mask.

Source: foxnews.com

In a television interview on Wednesday, Biden branded Putin a “killer” and said he would “pay a price” for 2020 election interference. Just hours later, Russia recalled its ambassador “for consultations” back in Moscow. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday that President Joe Biden’s comments were “very bad.”

Source: nbcnews.com

Lazio boss Simone Inzaghi called Bayern Munich "unplayable" after his side was comfortably beaten by the German powerhouse in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Italian side always faced an uphill battle after the reigning champion breezed to an emphatic 4-1 win in the first leg but Inzaghi was proud of his side's effort in the return fixture despite falling to a 2-1 defeat -- losing 6-2 on aggregate. No club has reached the quarterfinals of the competition more frequently than Bayern Munich, with the German team having now done it 19 times.

Source: cnn.com

He has resigned after making a derogatory comment about a popular female Japanese entertainer, in the latest controversy over insensitive remarks towards women to hit Games organizers. Sasaki, who was the head creative director for the opening and closing ceremonies at this year's Games, said he had told a planning group through a group chat that Naomi Watanabe could play a role as an "Olympig."

Source: cnn.com

saying the party should be shut, “never to be opened again”. A Turkish prosecutor filed a case with the constitutional court on Wednesday demanding a ban on the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) over alleged ties to Kurdish militants, the culmination of a years-long crackdown against parliament’s third largest party.

Source: reuters.com

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's party has won the most seats in parliamentary elections, projections show. Victory hands Mr Rutte a mandate to form a new coalition government led by his centre-right VVD party, with a fourth term as prime minister.

Source: bbc.com

Researchers found cows belched out 82% less methane after putting small amount of seaweed in their feed for five months.

Source: theguardian.com

Asian Americans were already worn down by a year of pandemic-fueled racist attacks when a white gunman was charged with attacking three Atlanta-area massage parlors and killing eight people, most of them Asian women. Hundreds of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders turned to social media to air their anger, sadness, fear and hopelessness. The hashtag #StopAsianHate was a top trending topic on Twitter hours after the shootings that happened Tuesday evening.

Source: apnews.com

Instagram is introducing new anti-grooming safety measures that will prevent adult users from sending direct messages to teenagers unless they follow them. It follows criticism of Facebook over its actions on child grooming, with multiple international statements calling for the company to ensure that young people using its platforms were kept safe.

Source: news.sky.com

Russia hosts a key summit on Thursday to revive the Afghan peace process, the first in a series of meetings that make unlikely allies of Washington and Moscow as they try to pave the way for an interim government in Kabul and end the bloodshed. The Moscow meeting will include U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and representatives from Pakistan and China, according to officials. A team of Afghan political leaders and government representatives and a Taliban delegation will also attend.

Source: reuters.com