Published: Sat, 23 Jan 2021 08:15:10 GMT
Alphonse Mucha's 'Slav Epic' Masterpiece Explained
There have been years of legal wrangling between the city of Prague and the descendants of the artist Alphonse Mucha over his Slav Epic, a 20-painting sequence telling the story of the Slavic peopl...[read more]
Published: Sat, 23 Jan 2021 06:11:31 GMT
Do lockdowns help? No, they only appear to make things worse
To find out whether lockdowns work to combat the Covid-19 virus, one can calculate the strictness of the lockdown measures of countries, and plot those results against the number of deaths from the...[read more]
Published: Sat, 23 Jan 2021 06:05:12 GMT
White House Focuses on Fight Against Domestic Terrorism
Fears that an untold number of Americans are being radicalized is prompting the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden to take a closer look at efforts to counter domestic extremism and at whet...[read more]
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 23:05:04 GMT
Dry January Not That Dry for Some at Rocky Start of 2021
NEW YORK - A raging pandemic, tumultuous presidential election and deadly Capitol insurrection have combined to make the annual tradition of Dry January less than air-tight for some.Not Sara...[read more]
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 19:40:13 GMT
Orlando City acquire Tottenham GK Brandon Austin on loan
Orlando City SC acquired goalkeeper Brandon Austin on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur for the 2021 season, the MLS club announced Friday.
The loan period is for six months and include...[read more]
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:45:13 GMT
Alphonse Mucha's Masterpiece Slav Epic Explained
With news that a probable home has been found for the Slav Epic, a series of masterworks by the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha, we take a look at what the paintings represent. ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:13:53 GMT
Solskjaer wants United to follow his FA Cup example against Liverpool
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will hope his side can emulate his own performance when they face Liverpool in the fourth round of ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:19:02 GMT
Thailand Open: Doubles pair of Satwiksairaj, Chirag in SF
Bangkok [Thailand], January 22 (ANI): Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered the doubles semifinal with a scintillating win over Malaysia's Ong Yew Sin and Teo ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:03:14 GMT
PV Sindhu, Sameer Verma crash out of Thailand Open
Bangkok [Thailand], January 22 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu crashed out of the Thailand Open after losing to Ratchanok Intanon in the quarterfinal clash on Friday.
Malaysia's Intanon had the u...[read more]
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 06:38:44 GMT
Bambang conducts multi-sectoral tree planting
BAMBANG, Nueva VizcayaJanuary 22 (PIA) - The local government unit here in partnership with the Land Transportation Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and transport cooperatives in the province recently cond...[read more]
Published: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 21:05:14 GMT
QB Dwayne Haskins agrees to one-year deal with Steelers
Former Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins signed a reserve/future contract Thursday with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Haskins, a 2019 first-round draft pick, was released by Washington o...[read more]
Published: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:55:04 GMT
Culling of poultry birds starts tomorrow in Dera Bassi
SAS Nagar (Punjab) [India], January 22 (ANI): Culling of poultry birds will commence from January 22 in the Dera Bassi area of Punjab's SAS Nagar as the National Institute of High-Security Animal Dise...[read more]
Published: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:56:02 GMT
Sweden announces extension of COVID-19 restrictions
Stockholm [Sweden], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Swedish government on Thursday decided to extend restrictive coronavirus-related measures over the surge in infections, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven s...[read more]
Published: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:43:17 GMT
SA wine exports increase 7.7% in 2020 despite temporary lockdown ban
The 2020 harvest of SA's 2020 wine industry was good and vineyards could recover from drought conditions in previous years.Wine exports totalled 319.2 mill...[read more]
Published: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 10:18:48 GMT
Thailand Open: Prannoy crashes out of tournament
Bangkok [Thailand], January 21 (ANI): Indian shuttler HS Prannoy crashed out of the ongoing Thailand Open after losing to Malaysia's Liew Daren in the second round here on Thursday.
Prannoy gave a tou...[read more]
Published: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 20:09:19 GMT
2021 Volvo S60 Launched In India With An Interesting Message
Launched In India With An Interesting Message will be underpinned by the same SPA platform which also underpins its SUV sibling XC60Volvo Car India has introduced t...[read more]
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 19:30:15 GMT
Steelers sign four to Reserve/Future contracts
Teresa Varley The Steelers have signed four players to Reserve/Future contracts, including defensive back Stephen Denmark, quarterback Dwayne Haskins, tight end Charles Jones and tight end D...[read more]
Published: Sat, 23 Jan 2021 02:49:08 GMT
Netherlands, Canada split team pursuit golds at speed skating World Cup
THE HAGUE, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Netherlands and Canada split the men's and women's team pursuit golds at the 2020-21 season ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Heerenveen, the Netherlands on Friday....[read more]
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 22:30:02 GMT
Finland announces stricter entry restrictions over new COVID-19 variants
HELSINKI, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Finnish government on Friday evening announced stricter restrictions on entry to the country from the rest of the European Union (EU) and a larger testing plan for...[read more]
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 19:44:02 GMT
Finland confirms first cases of H5N8 bird flu
HELSINKI, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The first ever cases of the easily transmittable bird flu type H5N8 have been detected in Finland, the Finnish Food Authority confirmed on Friday to national broadcast...[read more]
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:30:04 GMT
China welcomes growing trade, investment with Denmark: FM
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday said that China welcomes the expansion of two-way trade and investment with Denmark. Wang made tha...[read more]
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 02:18:45 GMT
Market exchange rates in China -- Jan. 22
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:30:03 GMT
UN chief appoints advisory panel on humanitarian deconfliction in Syria
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed a three-person independent senior advisory panel on humanitarian deconfliction in Syria, said his spokesman o...[read more]
Published: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 16:30:02 GMT
Foreign exchange rate of euro to other currencies
FRANKFURT, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the foreign exchange reference rates of euro to other currencies at the European Central Bank on Thursday: One euro to: U.S. dollar 1....[read more]
Published: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:30:03 GMT
China urges Sweden to rectify mistake of excluding Chinese 5G firms
BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- China has urged Sweden to immediately correct its wrong practice of excluding Chinese firms from the construction of 5G network in the European country. The Swed...[read more]
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:13:24 GMT
CAFCC- Rivers United Arrive Porto- Novo For Bloemfontein Celtic Clash - Complete Sports
Rivers United football club of Nigeria have arrived Port-Novo Benin Republic ahead of their Total CAF Confederation Cup first round second leg clash against Bloemfontein Celtic of South Africa. The tw...[read more]
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:36:06 GMT
Incredible Lego Zelda and Metroid models have a chance to become real sets
Lego Super Mario might have some company soon. Two new Nintendo-themed Lego sets have reached the level of support where they will now be sent to the Lego companys internal product review board with t...[read more]
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 05:05:35 GMT
Stella Maris expands chaplaincy service in Europe - Vatican News
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 05:05:19 GMT
Business Round-Up- Danish exports growing despite 2020 hit The Post
Business Round-Up: Danish exports growing despite 2020 hit The Copenhagen Post - Danish news in english...[read more]
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 05:04:54 GMT
Denmark- Hems sells 500m seven-year debt - LaingBuisson News
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 05:04:42 GMT
Stuck in Denmark, symphony conductor sends valentine to Victoria s Colonist
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 05:04:31 GMT
Coronavirus variant found in Denmark is increasingly common in Northern California
Coronavirus variant found in Denmark is increasingly common in Northern California Los Angeles Times...[read more]
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 05:05:38 GMT
Restructuring Norwegian Air to get government support - ABC27
Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 05:04:46 GMT