
Pelicans win after holding off Raptors’ fourth quarter comeback attempt
NEW ORLEANS — Eric Bledsoe capped a 19-point, 10-assist performance with a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute, and the New Orleans Pelicans held on for a 120-116 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday More...

The Masked Singer fans convinced Viking is James Blunt after solving hidden clue
THE MASKED SINGER was back with a bang this evening as six new characters took to the stage. However, ITV viewers believe they’ve uncovered Viking as James Blunt. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed More...

India approves AstraZeneca vaccine as company still working on jab’s efficacy of at least 62% after disappointing trial results
India has approved AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 jab for emergency use, despite confusion over its efficacy ranging from 62 to 90 percent in trials. AstraZeneca claims to have discovered a “winning formula,” but More...

More than 1,000 fines issued after French New Year’s party
Five people have been arrested and more than 1,000 fines issued after an illegal New Year’s rave in the French countryside ended on Saturday, local authorities said. CNN.com – RSS Channel – World More...

Bitcoin crosses $30K to reach an all-time high, after growing almost 50% in December (Alice Gledhill/Bloomberg)
Alice Gledhill / Bloomberg: Bitcoin crosses $ 30K to reach an all-time high, after growing almost 50% in December — Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, topped $ 30,000 for the More...

Uganda: Gen Muhoozi Retreats After Offensive Tweet On Bobi Wine
[Monitor] Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the commander of the Special Forces, started an offensive on Twitter against National Unity Platform (NUP) party presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, promising More...

Rescuers recover body after Norway landslide, continue search for 9 others
Some 1,000 people have so far been relocated from Gjerdrum, including 46 people from an area two kilometres away from the landslide, after cracks were observed in the ground. CBC More...

Gambia: Life After Lockdown – Rebuilding Tourism Globally, Sustainably!
[The Point] The global tourism standstill due to COVID-19 has cost the sector dearly, especially in countries heavily reliant on it, like small island nations. A new UN report maps how tourism could be rebuilt. AllAfrica More...

African free trade bloc comes into force after Covid delays
African countries began officially trading under a new continent-wide free trade area on Friday, after months of delays caused by the global coronavirus pandemic. https://s.rfi.fr/media/display/8eb15eb4-0fb1-11ea-8d44-005056a99247/w:1024/p:16×9/opwk9kpturbxy83zdvmnmnlntcwmteynwrmmmrjoddjymvlnjdjyjgymc5qcgeslqlnaxqawsovagdnavjcw4ghmae.jpg More...

Hundreds of Israelis get infected with Covid-19 after receiving Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine – reports
With the vaccine not providing immediate immunity to the coronavirus, over two hundred Israeli citizens have been diagnosed with the disease days after getting the Pfizer/BioNTech jabs, local media reported. The More...