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Pope Francis world crises, Pope slams leaders on ‘weak’ response. Pope Francis focused on the virtue of ‘hope’ in his annual greetings to members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See. Hope, he said, “is an essential virtue for Christians, to inspire our way of approaching the times that lie ahead”. Noting that “peace and integral human development …

Jinping Myanmar visit, China to Sign Agreements on SEZ. Chinese President Xi Jinping, on an invitation from Myanmar President U Win Myint, will head to Myanmar on a state visit from 17-18 January. The announcement came from China Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying. 2020 marks 70th anniversary of the establishment of China-Myanmar diplomatic relations. This will be the first state …

Tom Steyer Democratic debate, Billionaire is the sixth Democrat. Billionaire Tom Steyer has qualified for next week’s Democratic presidential debate on the strength of an apparent polling surge in two early-nominating states. Two Fox News polls released on Thursday evening, just one day ahead of the qualification deadline, show Steyer in double-digits, moving past some top-tier candidates on his way …

F-35B jets sale Singapore, US approves potential sale. The U.S. government on Thursday formally approved Singapore to become the next customer of the F-35 joint strike fighter, paving the way for a future sale. Last year, Singaporean Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen announced that the country would submit a letter of request to the U.S. government to purchase four F-35B …

Prince Grammy tribute, Prince will be saluted by Earth. This month, seven-time GRAMMY winner Prince will be honored with an all-star tribute concert in celebration of his unparalleled career and unprecedented influence on music. Presented by The Recording Academy, AEG Ehrlich Ventures and CBS, the “Let’s Go Crazy: The GRAMMY® Salute to Prince” concert will feature a lineup of all-star …

Atlanta two more seasons, time the network unveiled that production. At last summer’s TCA, FX handed an early fourth-season renewal to acclaimed comedy series Atlanta. At the time the network unveiled that production of season 3 — delayed due to the busy schedule of Atlanta creator and star Donald Glover and the cast — and Season 4, eight episodes each, …

Nicholas Hoult Mission Impossible, going to play the villain. Nicholas Hoult had a rough 2019. No one saw Tolkien, his biopic about the famed author of The Lord of the Rings. No one liked Dark Phoenix, his final X-Men movie. The Current War, in which he plays inventor Nikola Tesla, was greeted with a shrug following a two-year delay. His …

Australia huge bushfires flee, Millions of animals are dying. Traffic queues, blocked roads and fuel shortages are hampering a mass evacuation of Australia’s bushfire-ravaged southeast ahead of extreme fire-weather forecast for the weekend. The worst blazes continue to burn in Victoria’s east and on the NSW south coast, where eight people have died, others are missing and hundreds of homes …

Queen royal family meeting, Queen Demands Emergency Meeting. The Queen has reportedly called an emergency meeting with all four of the royal households—Meghan and Harry, William and Kate, Prince Charles and Camilla, and the Queen herself, with husband Prince Philip—to discuss the announcement of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to “step back as senior members of the Royal Family.” …

Prince Harry Meghan wax figures, Now that’s what I call…Petty™. We have yet another update in the never-ending saga that is Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Quit the Royal Family, y’all. Clearly, this will not be ending anytime soon, so everyone’s chiming in with how they feel about Meghan and Harry stepping down from their duties as senior royals. Piers …

Minimum wage suicide, Astonishing Mental Health Effect. Sometimes seemingly small changes can have a huge impact. In a new observational study, researchers in the United States have found a link between a mere $1 increase in minimum hourly wage and decreased suicide rates. While suicide rates are generally falling in the rest of the developed world, the US have seen …