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Indonesian police officers perform aerobics during a weight-loss program in Mojokerto, East Java province, Indonesia, on Friday. — Reuters
Shape up or else: Indonesia police ordered to pull their weight
MOJOKERTO, Indonesia — An Indonesian province has put 50 overweight police on a crash program of aerobics, swimming and jogging, telling them they'd better shape up for the job.The officers in East Java are being closely monitored on the two-week progam and also get guidance from nutritionists and medical experts, said spokesman Frans Barung Mangera."We think all the selected personnel don't have the ideal body weight," said Mangera.The police force had determined that the ideal weight for an officer in kilograms should be their height (in centimeters) minus 110, Mangera said.Indonesia has seen a spike in obesity in recent years and the World Health Organization in 2016 estimated that at least 28 percent of Indonesia's 250 million people were overweight.A 2018...
July 28, 2019

Shape up or else: Indonesia police ordered to pull their weight

This handout picture obtained courtesy of the Nevada Department of Agriculture show a grasshopper as a massive swarm descended on the Las Vegas Strip, Nevada, on Friday. — AFP
Freaky show: Swarm invades Las Vegas Strip
LOS ANGELES — Massive swarms of grasshoppers have descended on the Las Vegas Strip this week, startling tourists and residents as they pass through town on their northbound migration.Videos posted on social media show swarms of the bugs, called pallid-winged grasshoppers, converging on the bright neon lights of the Strip and sidewalks covered with the insects.The Nevada Department of Agriculture said the rare invasion was linked to an unseasonably wet winter and spring.Jeff Knight, an entomologist at the Agriculture Department, said while the insects may freak out many, they are harmless and not a sign of the end of time."They don't carry any diseases. They don't bite. And they are not even one of the species that we consider a problem," Knight told reporters on Friday....
July 28, 2019

Freaky show: Swarm invades Las Vegas Strip

In this file photo taken on Feb. 10, 2013, Rapper Jay-Z poses in the press room at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Rap mogul Jay-Z has pulled out of an August bash commemorating Woodstock's 50th anniversary, a source said Friday, the latest blow to hit organizers after months of setbacks. — AFP
Jay-Z, John Fogerty drop out of embattled Woodstock 50 fest
LOS ANGELES — Rap superstar Jay-Z has pulled out of the troubled Woodstock 50 music festival that is supposed to take place next month, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.Jay-Z had been scheduled to perform as the closing act of the three-day event meant to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the famed 1969 "peace and music" festival.The person requested anonymity and did not say why Jay-Z had canceled his involvement. But organizers have had difficulties securing a venue for the Aug. 16 to 18 festival and lost a financial backer, raising doubts about whether it will happen. Tickets have not yet gone on sale.Singer John Fogerty, who performed at the original Woodstock as the frontman of Creedence Clearwater Revival, also has withdrawn from the lineup, according...
July 27, 2019

Jay-Z, John Fogerty drop out of embattled Woodstock 50 fest

In this file photo taken on Sept. 22, 2011, Astronaut Neil Armstrong, commander of Apollo 11, testifies before the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee in Washington, DC.  When Armstrong died in 2012, it was officially put down to complications arising from heart surgery. But seven years on, more murky circumstances have come to light. — AFP
Neil Armstrong's death and a $6m secret
WASHINGTON — When Neil Armstrong died in 2012, it was officially put down to complications arising from heart surgery. But seven years on, more murky circumstances have come to light.The New York Times said recently it had received by mail 93 pages of documents revealing a dispute between the family of the most famous astronaut in history and the small Ohio hospital where he was treated and operated on.The Cincinnati Enquirer also received the documents, which were sent anonymously. According to the newspapers, the family had threatened to publicly accuse the hospital of medical malpractice.They ultimately reached a secret settlement that avoided a scandal, with the hospital paying $6 million, of which $5 million went to Armstrong's two sons, Rick and Mark, in exchange for their...
July 27, 2019

Neil Armstrong's death and a $6m secret

Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov is often protrayed by state media as a champion equestrian, ace rally driver and keen cyclist. — AFP
Turkmen leader quells death rumors with return to TV screens
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — Turkmenistan's all-powerful leader returned to state television on recently, dispelling an online rumor that he had died.Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, 62, was shown on television instructing the mayor of the country's capital Ashgabat on forthcoming municipal projects in his usual domineering style, indicating drawings of bus shelters with a pointer.Berdymukhamedov is a mainstay of state television in a gas-rich Central Asian state which has no free media and few sources of information that are not controlled by the government that he dominates.This was his first appearance on TV since July 15 when he had been shown writing a book, playing with cats and reviewing footage of himself and his grandson performing a song together.Prior to that, his most recent...
July 27, 2019

Turkmen leader quells death rumors with return to TV screens

A snake burst onto the chamber floor of a Ondo State Assembly building in southwest Nigeria, sending lawmakers scampering and forcing an indefinite recess, officials said.
Snake chases lawmakers from Nigerian state parliament
LAGOS — A snake burst onto the chamber floor of a state parliament building in southwest Nigeria, sending lawmakers scampering and forcing an indefinite recess, officials said Friday."When we were about to enter into plenary, a big snake just ran out of the chamber which disrupted our sitting and we had to hurriedly leave the chamber," said Olugbenga Omole, a spokesman for lawmakers from Ondo State.The snake appears to have fallen from the roof into the plenary chamber. It did not bite anyone before it was caught and killed by parliament staff, said Omole.He blamed the incident on the dilapidated state of the assembly due to a lack of funds and overdue maintenance."That chamber is no longer safe for legislative business and because of that, we decided to adjourn...
July 27, 2019

Snake chases lawmakers from Nigerian state parliament

Johnny Clegg
S. Africa bids farewell to 'White Zulu' Johnny Clegg
JOHANNESBURG — South Africans bade an emotional farewell on Friday to singer Johnny Clegg, who defied apartheid with his unique fusion of African and Western culture and sounds.Ten days after Clegg succumbed to a long battle with cancer, hundreds of fans gathered at a memorial service in Johannesburg where fellow musicians paid homage to the "White Zulu" by performing some of his best-loved tunes.Actor John Kani delivered a moving eulogy for Clegg, whose music blended Zulu rhythms with Western styles and who defied the apartheid regime's laws of racial segregation."It was very easy for Johnny to make a choice and just enjoy white privilege and be a rock star, but he had a heart that told him: 'You have to see the plight of other people as well'," Kani...
July 26, 2019

S. Africa bids farewell to 'White Zulu' Johnny Clegg

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Recording artist ASAP Rocky, left, Swedish Prime minister Stefan Lofven, center, and US President Donald Trump, right. — AFP
Swedish politicians slam Trump for A$AP Rocky 'interference'
STOCKHOLM — Swedish politicians on Friday fired back at US President Donald Trump, after he rowed with Prime Minister Stefan Lofven over Sweden's move to press assault charges against American rapper A$AP Rocky.Several Swedish politicians protested Trump's remarks, after the president took to Twitter on Thursday to express his frustration."Very disappointed in Prime Minister Stefan Lofven for being unable to act. Sweden has let our African American Community down in the United States," Trump tweeted, adding: "Give A$AP Rocky his FREEDOM."He also tweeted "We do so much for Sweden but it doesn't seem to work the other way around."But Swedish politicians were quick to offer rebuttals, with some highlighting that the charges against the rapper,...
July 26, 2019

Swedish politicians slam Trump for A$AP Rocky 'interference'

Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton prepares to take part in the first practice session of the German Formula One Grand Prix at the Hockenheim racing circuit in Hockenheim, southern Germany, on Friday. — AFP
Hamilton confirms involvement in Hollywood documentary
HOCKENHEIM, Germany — Lewis Hamilton has confirmed he is an executive producer of an upcoming Hollywood documentary about nutrition and performance expected to be released in September.The defending five-time drivers world champion, taking part in this weekend's German Grand Prix for Mercedes, said he will appear in the film along with Novak Djokovic, Chris Paul, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jackie Chan."Performance is everything and it all begins with having the right kind of fuel in our bodies," Hamilton said on Twitter."I'm proud to be Exec Producer on 'The Game Changers'. It's a revolutionary new documentary movie and I can't wait for you guys to see it this September."The film, in which Titanic director James Cameron is also involved, focuses...
July 26, 2019

Hamilton confirms involvement in Hollywood documentary

Attorney Lisa Bloom, left, and Janice Dickinson speak during a press conference to announce a settlement in their defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby at The Bloom Firm in Woodland Hills, California, on Thursday. — AFP
Actor Janice Dickinson's defamation suit against Bill Cosby settled by insurer
LOS ANGELES, California — Actor Janice Dickinson reached a settlement with Bill Cosby"s insurance company on Thursday, ending a civil lawsuit she filed against the comedian after his representatives disputed her account that he had raped her, her lawyer said on Thursday.Dickinson, a successful model in the 1970s and 1980s who also appeared in several television shows, is one of dozens of women who have accused Cosby of sexual assault. Some of the allegations date back decades.Her attorneys reached an agreement with Cosby's insurer, American International Group Inc (AIG), despite objections from his lawyers. Financial terms of the settlement were not disclosed.A representative for AIG declined to comment.Cosby, the once-beloved star of American hit television sitcom "The...
July 26, 2019

Actor Janice Dickinson's defamation suit against Bill Cosby settled by insurer

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