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Turkish student Azelya Celik is one of hundreds at Istanbul’s prestigious Bogazici University who have protested for a month against the appointment of a university rector by President Tayyip Erdogan, a move the students say was undemocratic.
Police have detained over 600 people since Jan. 4 and the government has strongly criticised the protesters, labelling them terrorists.
Source: reuters.com
Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company on Friday announced six new projects in development for Netflix Inc, including a love story with a supernatural twist and a young adult thriller.
Source: reuters.com
South Korea unveiled a 48.5 trillion won ($43.2 billion) plan to build the world’s largest wind power plant by 2030 as part of efforts to foster an environmentally-friendly recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: reuters.com
President Trump is resigning from The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists after they threatened to expel his membership from the union after the Capitol riot -- to which he said, "Who cares!"
The former president's letter of resignation Wednesday comes after the SAG-AFTRA board voted "overwhelmingly" that Trump violated the union's membership guidelines in the wake of the Capitol riot.
The former president's resignation provoked a two word response from SAG-AFTRA: "Thank you."
Source: foxnews.com
City are unbeaten in their last 20 games – having now won 13 straight – and Liverpool are up next. This new City team are extremely solid, having seemingly gotten the balance right between shutting opposition down and opening them up. The recent stats say enough: one goal conceded in this run of nine successive league wins, 21 scored.
Source: independent
The country famous for its high-tech prowess and spirit of innovation is home to the world’s speediest vaccination drive, fueled from the top by national pride and a deep longing to start “getting back to life,” as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put it.
But experts say reopening the country will still take months, complicated by coronavirus mutations that have spread from Britain and South Africa, a refusal among some sectors to adhere to safety rules and wobbles in the pace of vaccinations of people under 60.
Source: apnews.com
An indie rock band who unwittingly became part of a huge social media trend have described the experience as "absolutely insane".
Blondes have seen their song Coming Of Age shared by millions, including by singer Lizzo and Bayern Munich footballer Alphonso Davies.
The song was used in a trend which involved users reimagining scenes from coming-of-age films from the 2000s.
Source: bbc.com
citing a right shoulder injury on Friday within hours of setting up a semifinal match against top-ranked Ash Barty. The 23-time Grand Slam champion usually doesn’t play in a tournament in the week before a Grand Slam event, but made an exception before last year’s U.S. Open and for this Australian Open because of all the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: apnews.com
A Chinese actress has warned about the dangers of cosmetic surgery by sharing pictures of her damaged nose after a procedure went wrong. Posting on the popular social media platform Sina Weibo, she explained her months-long absence was due to a "cosmetic surgical incident", which has left her with necrosis of the nose, meaning the tissue at its tip has died.
Source: bbc.com
UK scientists have launched the world's first study examining whether different coronavirus vaccines can safely be used for two-dose regimens, an approach they say could give extra flexibility and even boost protection against Covid-19 if approved.
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/04/health/vaccines-mix-study-coronavirus-gbr-intl/index.html
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has had a negative COVID-19 test, the government said on Thursday, less than two weeks after the 67-year-old announced he had contracted the virus.
Source: cnn.com
Nearly 200 dioceses received Covid aid through the federal paycheck protection program while sitting on over $10bn in assets.
Source: theguardian.com
News of the World Newcomer Helena Zengel, 12, Is the Surprise Princess of Awards Season
The 12-year-old actress has scored Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for her debut film News of the World, opposite acting giant Tom Hanks. Born and raised in Berlin, Zengel stars as a German orphan in the Paul Greengrass-directed film.
Source: people.com
Manchester United's Marcus Rashford, Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial, Chelsea's Reece James, West Bromwich Albion's Romaine Sawyers and Southampton's Alex Jankewitz have all been subjected to racist abuse online recently. Mikel Arteta says social media companies must do more to combat the abuse.
Source: eurosport.com
U.S. congressional investigators found “dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals” in certain baby foods that could cause neurological damage. The panel examined baby foods made by Nurture Inc, Hain Celestial Group Inc, Beech-Nut Nutrition and Gerber, a unit of Nestle, it said, adding that it was “greatly concerned” that Walmart Inc, Campbell Soup Co and Sprout Organic Foods refused to cooperate with the investigation.
Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi said it found “these manufacturers knowingly sell baby food containing high levels of toxic heavy metals ... It’s time that we develop much better standards for the sake of future generations.”
Source: reuters.com
Jude Bellingham is a star in the making on the pitch - but he has lofty ambitions to make a name for himself off it. "He also set up a Virgin Money Just Giving page - quite a few people donated on that. Some of his followers said they would give £10 every time he scored a goal and it's nearly at £2,000 now.
Source: thesun
Joe DiMeo, who was badly burned in a car crash, said: “You got a new chance at life. You really can’t give up."
Source: nbcnews
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