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Fortnite Lowers Price Of V-Bucks, Adds Direct Pay To Mobile
The company announced Thursday that players will get a permanent 20% discount on V-Bucks, the in-game currency in " Fortnite ", if they pay directly through Epic. So stay tuned for further information as the story develops. If you don't go with the direct payment option, the newly implemented discounts won't apply. [Full Article...]
Level results: ‘No substitute for exams’ says Education Secretary
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Prior to the release of the bombshell results, students and teaching staff had been anxious about Northern Ireland persisting with the method of calculating results of exams that had been cancelled by the coronavirus pandemic. "They are extremely concerned about the detrimental impact on their students", said Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders. [Full Article...]
Fox Host: 'Something's Going to Happen' to Biden
I have this sense that something's going to happen before the election and he's not even going to be on the ticket. Advertisement As Pirro continued with her analysis on Sen. "Look, I unintentionally mispronounced her name", said Carlson, before returning to his argument that "political leaders must be held to account". "That's not what I'm talking about". [Full Article...]
Kanye West qualifies as presidential candidate at Arkansas
What do Kushner and Kanye talk about, you ask? He is now seeking the path to the Oval Office by trying to get his name on the presidential ballot as he has thus far, filed petition in 10 states. As far as we know, she may still be considering this option, although the couple may have reconciled during a vacation this week. The office verified that they qualified because they submitted a sufficie... [Full Article...]
China says package of frozen chicken wings tests positive for Covid-19
A city in China is warning consumers after a sample of frozen chicken wings from Brazil has tested positive for the coronavirus . Officials did not name the brand. Michael Ryan, the executive director of the World Health Organization's Health Emergencies Programme, said Thursday. Ecuador shrimp packaging was also found to be COVID-19 positive in Xi'an city. [Full Article...]
Israel, UAE to normalize diplomatic ties
President Donald Trump said in a surprise announcement Thursday that Israel and the United Arab Emirates had agreed to normalize relations and that, as part of the deal, Israel would not annex parts of the West Bank it now occupies. The two countries are expected soon to exchange ambassadors. As part of the agreement, Israel will suspend its plans to annex parts of the West Bank. [Full Article...]
Suspension lifted of Georgia student who took crowded hallway photo
She said too many principals, superintendents and school board members are "not taking this seriously". 'This morning my school called and they have deleted my suspension, ' Watters said. Audio obtained by WGCL-TV , a CBS affiliate in Atlanta, appeared to have a school official warning North Paulding students last week that they could face "consequences" if they share images that are deemed "... [Full Article...]
Anand Mahindra says Kamala Harris symbolises a 'borderless and interracial' world
Considering his advanced age, Biden might only serve one term - if he wins - and observers predict that he might be paving the way for Harris to become the first female president of the U.S. In the meantime, the group certainly has its work cut out for it as President Donald Trump continues to foment his base with the same inflammatory language the advocacy groups are fighting against. [Full Article...]
Halo Infinite Is Delayed. Now What? - Unlocked 456
He is one of the new operators in the next season, Operation Shadow Legacy. With Smart Delivery you only have to buy these games once to play the best versions for your console , across generations. The list includes Assassin's Creed Valhalla , Dirt 5 , Yakuza: Like a Dragon , and Watch Dogs: Legion , but you can also add a couple of existing games that will get Xbox Series X enhancements includi... [Full Article...]
Scottish students who got grades reduced to be given original grades
As a result of the process, 125,000 estimates were downgraded. Grades predicted by teachers for exams cancelled because of the coronavirus were moderated by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) using the past performance of schools. [Full Article...]
Anger and sadness as Beirut marks one week since deadly explosion
In a social media message, he stressed the need for "profound economic reform". Elissa collapsed in tears because of the disaster that befell on Lebanese people as a result of the fatal explosion that occurred last Tuesday, which resulted in killing more than 170 people, injuring 6,000 with an unspecified number of missing people, in addition to the enormous material damage in the city. [Full Article...]
Microsoft Surface Duo Set to Arrive September 10 For $1,399
Although you can potentially save about $700 on the Surface Duo via trade-in , it's more than likely you're going to be dishing out a lot of money if you go to buy one. Microsoft announced the new Duo last October, marking a shock return to the market it had disowned when it discontinued its Windows Phone operating system. [Full Article...]
New Zealand locks down Auckland after 4 fresh COVID-19 cases
He has no history of overseas travel. Household contacts of the original case received a rapid test and three of these tests also came back positive, while three were negative, the ministry said. "I know that the virus remerging in our community has caused alarm and the unknown is scary". "We know the virus can survive within refrigerated environments for quite some time", Bloomfield said du... [Full Article...]
Covid-19: 60,963 fresh cases take India's tally to 23,29,638
The total recoveries have crossed the 16 lakh-mark to 16,39,599 and the recovery rate has reached another high of 70.38%, the ministry said. There active cases in the country presently comprise 27.64 per cent of the total caseload. The ministry said the Case Fatality Rate has been low when compared to the global average and that it is now standing at 1.98%. "It has fallen below 2% on Tuesday and... [Full Article...]
Biden leads Trump in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
Biden is expected to announce his running mate sometime this week, as early as today even, though sources with knowledge of his thinking say an announcement is more likely to happen on Wednesday . The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) is turning down a formal request by President Trump's reelection campaign that a fourth debate between the president and Biden be added and that the showdow... [Full Article...]
Thunderstorms: Weather warning covers whole of Wales
Meanwhile, earlier this week homes and businesses were flooded in mid and west Wales. Further severe thunderstorms have been forecast for the whole of Wales, which could bring flooding, power cuts and road closures. Between 1961 and 1990 there were no less than 44 Tropical Nights, between 2008 and 2017 there were 12, five in 2018 and four in 2019. Following the ongoing heatwave, Public Health ... [Full Article...]
Trump campaign blasts Kamala Harris as 'phony'
Biden endorsed Jones' candidacy prior to the Democratic Senate primary in 2017, then visited Birmingham a couple of months later to campaign on behalf of Jones. "Back when Kamala was Attorney General, she worked closely with Beau", Biden continued in his tweet, referring to his late son who was then the attorney general of DE and who died in 2015 from brain cancer. [Full Article...]
Trump whisked away after shooting outside WH
The Secret Service issued a statement late Monday indicating that a 51-year-old man told Secret Service officers he had a weapon. "And the suspect is on the way to the hospital", he said. In May, Trump was taken to the secure bunker amid violent protests just outside the White House. Both the suspect and the officer were taken to hospital. [Full Article...]
UAE'S COVID-19 inactivated vaccine trials reach major milestone
The vaccine has produced an immune response in earlier trials in China. The meeting was also attended by the Health Ministry's public health assistant undersecretary Dr Meriam Al Hejeri. The later tests were conducted on 603 volunteers between April 11 and April 16. The study that will be implemented in Saudi will target at least 5,000 healthy volunteers, who are over the age of 18 and work is... [Full Article...]
Only UGC can cancel exams, SC told
Mr Tushar Mehta said that the UGC would file its response on the affidavits filed by Maharashtra and Delhi in the matter. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan that states can not change the rules of the University Grants Commission (UGC ) as only it is empowered to prescribe rules for conferring degree. [Full Article...]