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Bob Marley's daughter and grandson on Wednesday visited an exhibition that opened in London telling the life story of the late Jamaican reggae singer. The "One Love Experience", at London's Saatchi Gallery for the next 10 weeks before heading on a multi-city tour, features memorabilia, photographs and personal items.

Source: reuters.com

India's official death toll from Covid-19 passed 500,000 on Friday, although many experts believe the real figure is likely much higher. The daily update from the country's federal health ministry showed the number of fatalities reaching 500,055, up 1,072 in the previous 24 hours.

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The Olympic torch relay began its second day on Thursday atop the Great Wall, with Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan and Chinese Olympic medallists among those taking turns carrying the flame along a route shortened to three days because of COVID-19. The relay for the torch that will open the Feb. 4-20 Winter Games is much more modest than the globe-spanning relay for Beijing's 2008 Summer Games.

Source: reuters.com

A kleptomaniac parrot has become the latest contributor to New Zealand cinema, after stealing a GoPro camera and taking it on a sweeping tour of remote Fiordland. Aotearoa’s native alpine parrot species, the kea, is known for its curious and mischievous nature – and for swiping wallets, jewellery, packed lunches, windscreen wipers and other valuables from unsuspecting tourists and visitors.

Source: theguardian.com

The Chinese president holds his first face-to-face meeting with a world leader in nearly two years as his country hosts the 2022 Winter Games.

Source: aljazeera.com

An Italian former priest, known as "Don Euro" for his constant requests for money from his parishioners, has been jailed for extorting a former bishop. Luca Morini, who lost his status as a priest after a series of scandals, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday. He was also convicted of impersonation, after assuming the identity of a judge while hiring male sex workers.

Источник: bbc.com

Mark Zuckerberg lost $29 billion in net worth on Thursday as Meta Platforms Inc's (FB.O) stock marked a record one-day plunge, while fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos was set to add $20 billion to his personal valuation after Amazon's blockbuster earnings.

Source: reuters.com

A16th century drawing by one of the key figures of the German Renaissance has been valued in excess of $10 million after it was initially purchased at a yard sale for just $30 in 2017. According to Agnews Gallery -- the London auction house in possession of the artwork -- Albrecht Dürer, who died in 1528, is regarded as both the greatest German artist of his time and as one of the most important artists and intellectuals of the European Renaissance. The drawing that has been rediscovered is titled "The Virgin and Child."

Source: cnn.com

Sci-fi epic Dune, which boasts an all-star cast including Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, leads the nominations for this year's Bafta Film Awards with 11. The Power of the Dog, a gothic Western starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a menacing cowboy, received eight nods.

Source: bbc.com

The International Space Station (ISS) will continue working until 2030, before plunging into the Pacific Ocean in early 2031, according to Nasa. In a report this week the US space agency said the ISS will crash into a part of the ocean known as Point Nemo. This is the point furthest from land on planet Earth, also known as the spacecraft cemetery. Many old satellites and other space debris have crashed there, including the Russian space station Mir in 2001.

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Novak Djokovic has thanked the Serbian president for his support during his legal challenge to play at the Australian Open. The Serbian tennis star's visa was cancelled and he was deported due to Australia's strict vaccination rules. "I am very grateful for your acts that also put you in a troubling political position in international relations," Djokovic told President Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday. "I will remember that for a long time."

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Sweden's prime minister is set to announce that all mandatory coronavirus regulations will be removed by 9 February, according to Expressen. Countries in the region continue to see rising numbers of cases - but high vaccination rates have helped avoid their well-resourced healthcare systems being overburdened.

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Named The Enigma, it is believed to be the largest cut diamond on earth and may have formed from a meteoric impact. At 555.55 carats the gem is considered extremely heavy for a diamond, weighing about the same as a banana. The black rock is expected to fetch over £4.4 m ($6m) at a Sotheby's auction in London by the time online bidding closes next week. The gem is a carbonado, one of the toughest forms of natural diamond.

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US special forces hunted down high-ranking jihadists in a rare airborne raid in northwestern Syria on Thursday, killing 13 people in an operation the Pentagon described as "successful". The operation was thought to be the biggest of its kind by US forces in the jihadist-controlled Idlib region since the 2019 raid that killed Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Source: france24.com

Shia LaBeouf and Mia Goth are going to be parents. Goth is pregnant, expecting her first baby with LaBeouf. On Jan. 28, Goth was photographed baring her baby bump while running errands in Pasadena, California. Goth and LaBeouf were married in 2016, but in 2018, a rep for the actor confirmed the pair had decided to officially part ways.

Source: people.com

Rev Michael Todd, 59, argued there is a link between naturism and Christianity. Bishop's press officer spotted he had liked four images of a naked man in 2019. Rev Todd claimed photos of the man, known as AR, were examples of naturism. Tribunal found an official rebuke was needed, rather than any special training.

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Social media giant Facebook has seen its daily active users (DAUs) drop for the first time in its 18-year history. Facebook's parent company Meta Networks says DAUs fell to 1.929bn in the three months to the end of December, compared to 1.930bn in the previous quarter.

Source: bbc.com

The Duchess of Cambridge has become the official patron of English rugby, a role previously held by her brother-in-law, Prince Harry. From Wednesday, she becomes the figurehead for the Rugby Football League (RFL) and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) -- patronages bestowed upon her by the Queen.

Source: cnn.com