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Dogs have long enjoyed the privilege of residing in the White House, with President Warren G. Harding's Airedale Terrier Laddie Boy the first 'First Dog' to get regular press coverage. The last pups to join their owners in the White House were the Portuguese Water Dogs Bo and Sunny, belonging to President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle.

British actress Keira Knightley earlier revealed that she stopped offering nude scenes in films after she became a mother of two children. At the moment she has no-nudity clause in her contract.

Social media companies have long come under fire for permitting the circulation of false claims and misinformation on their sites. In recent months, internet corporations have pursued new ways of controlling what information is posted to their platforms.

The wizarding world of the iconic Harry Potter saga has been brought to screens in an eight-film franchise and a prequel series of "Fantastic Beasts". However, the magical story has faced recent controversy due to scandals around its creator, J.K.Rowling, and Johnny Depp, the former Gellert Grindelwald actor.

Located in Egypt's western desert, the pyramid of Senusret II resides in an area known as the Faiyum Oasis.

The term the blogger used to describe the strange object was originally employed by Allied pilots during World War II to describe inexplicable aerial phenomena they encountered.

WhatsApp had to delay the implementation of the new terms, slated for 8 February while its competitors have welcomed fleeing users.

Psychologist, author and niece of the ex-president of the Unites States, Mary Trump, had long been known as an ardent critic of her uncle, whom she earlier blasted as "psychologically incapable" of running the country.

The study explored 30 individual metrics such as research activity, business development, investment and human talent and found that China was steadily rising against the United States in the emerging technology, adding Brexit would also impact Europe's AI capacity, a report from a leading think tank on technology based in Washington found.

Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have decamped to Florida following her father’s presidency, and the possibilities of the ex-First Daughter’s future politic arc have been triggering a spate of speculations.

Documents filed with the US National Labor Relations Board on 21 January showed the world's largest online retailer Amazon had requested the labor board intervene to halt an upcoming mail-in vote on unionisation, insisting it be held in person.

Earlier, the Dutch government extended the almost full lockdown introduced on December 15 until February 9. It orders all non-grocery and non-essential shops to close, shutting down all cafes, museums, theaters, pools, gyms, barbers and other public venues. Also, it calls for all educational facilities to operate remotely.

Other rocket firms, such as Rocket Lab and Virgin Orbit, are launching dedicated missions such as these with small payloads, but SpaceX is positioning itself as a potentially cheaper option for clients that do not need a dedicated launch.

The uptick in hate crimes could be tied to the spread of conspiracy theories claiming Jews were "responsible" for the COVID-19 outbreak, and will likely continue even after the coronavirus pandemic is over.

The special type of lightning is hard to spot from the ground because it sprouts towards the heavens from above thunderclouds.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rack up a death toll across the globe, with governments rolling out vaccination programmes in an effort to stop the spread of the respiratory disease, extensive research continues to probe the plethora of factors that are behind the different outcomes of the infection among diverse populations.

Planet Jupiter's radio emissions were discovered in 1955, and over the past 66 years, increasingly more discoveries have been made, offering a tantalising glimpse into how the signals operate.

This is already the second time this year that Francis has been forced to cancel public appearances due to his condition. On 1 January, he had to skip the Mass for World Peace and a Vespers service on New Year’s Eve before that.

The scientists behind the new study pointed at the nature of the numerous small tunnels they found in what was once the ocean floor, arguing that they are in fact burrows left by the predatory creatures.

The pilot reportedly claims that the Duke of York flew at least ten times on Epstein's jet, even though his flight logs do not seem to feature the prince's name.