Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85
Prowse appeared in some 70 films and his debut came as Frankenstein's monster in the 1967 James Bond parody Casino Royale . The towering 6ft 6in performer also earned an MBE for playing the Green Cross Code Man to promote road safety.

Boko Haram: Tears as Borno conducts mass burial for 43 slain farmers
The attack, which injured six other people, took place in the village of Koshobe in Nigeria's restive Borno state. President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the killings of rice farmers by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State.

New Covid-19 cases in Laois and seven more deaths in Ireland
Of the cases notified today , 137 are men while 104 are women, with 71pc of those infected under 45 years of age. Six further cases of Covid-19 have been reported in County Kildare today, out of a total of 243 nationwide.

Black Friday & Cyber Monday iPhone 7 & 7 Plus Deals (2020)
Interested in more deals? Apple recently introduced the new iPhone family, and the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro models were pre-ordered.

Women Accuses Babar Azam Of Physical Violence And Foul Play
The woman alleges that Babur Azam continued to exploit her physically by pretending to be married and later refused to marry. For now, there has been no official statement from either PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board ) or Azam regarding the matter.

China scientists allege coronavirus born in India
But these false claims of China were rejected by Professor David Robertson of Glasgow University, UK. He concluded that "it adds nothing to our understanding of coronavirus".

No luck for Indians during lunar eclipse
NASA says the eclipse should be visible around 4.30 am Eastern Standard Time (EST) early Monday morning. This leads to a part of the lunar surface getting darkened which is termed as the lunar eclipse.

Big news for Ola, Uber! Now, there's a definition for cab aggregators
The aggregators have been allowed to provide pooling facilities to customers, whose details and KYC information is available. Alongside this, the government has capped the surge pricing to 1.5 times the base fare.

Mads Mikkelsen confirmed to replace Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts
Depp, who had earlier begun production on the third Fantastic Beasts movie in London, said he was asked to leave by Warner Bros. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 3 is now in production, and is scheduled for release on 15 July 2022 .

Pak vs NZ: New Zealand authorities ease some restrictions for Pakistan squad
Two previously reported cases are now considered to have recovered, bringing New Zealand's total number of active cases to 69. However, since then things have improved and Pakistani squad members have cooperated with authorities in New Zealand.

China's top diplomat stresses S.Korea ties amid row with US
South Korea and the United States say the system is created to counter North Korean missile threats but China fears it undercuts its security interests.

Lions Fire Matt Patricia After Abysmal Head Coaching Tenure
The firing comes after the team was embarrassed by a 3-7 Houston Texans team on Thanksgiving, 41-25, their second straight loss. It's clear that this was the finals straw for Patricia who has been an enemy of Lions fans since his first season with the team.

Red Deer with 170 active COVID-19 cases
Hospitalizations have grown to 405, an increase of 22 people since yesterday, and there are 86 people in the ICU. The province then works with Alberta Health Services (AHS), the school and the school board to monitor cases.

Few African countries ready for Covid-19 vaccine
They expect to produce globally up to 50 million doses of vaccines in 2020 and up to 1.3 billion doses in 2021. The FDA plans a meeting on December 10 to discuss whether to authorise the Pfizer vaccine for emergency use.

NFL History Will Be Made on Monday
Looking to respond to Matt Gay's field goal, Brady was intercepted by Jordan Fuller for the second time as the Buccaneers fell to the Rams 27-24 on Monday.