Downsized, Hajj 2020 begins in Saudi Arabia
Pilgrims also said they were given ihram, the traditional seamless white hajj garment, made from a bacteria-resistant material. Some 70% of the pilgrims are foreigners residing in the kingdom, while the rest are Saudi citizens, authorities said.

Agent reveals how Osimhen made U-turn for Napoli move
Osimhen enjoyed an incredible debut season in France , scoring 13 Ligue 1 goals for Lille who ended the campaign in the fourth spot before the league was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Prime Minister Trudeau regrets not removing himself from WE Charity contract discussion
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau along with his Chief of Staff, Katie Telford, provided testimony at the committee on Thursday. As a result, the prime minister is now facing his third ethics investigation.

Russian Federation claims success in producing COVID-19 vaccine
Barouch, M.D., Ph.D., the director of the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center . But, according to reports monitored on CNN , there are safety concerns being raised over the vaccine.

British filmmaker Alan Parker dies at 76
A statement from a spokeswoman, sent on behalf of the family, said Parker died this morning "following a lengthy illness". In November 1995, he was made a CBE for services to the British film industry and he received his knighthood in 2002.

Oil prices jump on U.S. inventory drop
US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down 70 cents, or 1.7 per cent, at $40.57 a barrel. Distillates inventories grew by 503,000 barrels, while crude imports fell by 795,000 barrels a day.

COVID-19 app, backed by federal government, now available
The app then checks a list of codes from people several times a day from people who tell the app they've tested positive. Trudeau said the federal government is working with the Atlantic provinces to integrate their system with the app next.

Why Kim Kardashian Is 'Very Torn' About Divorcing Kanye West
They've circled around the kids and are insulating them from all of this. "She had the pills in her hand", Kanye said. 'Kim feels trapped, ' source tells the publication. 'She loves Kanye and she thinks of him as the love of her life.

New documents released on Ghislaine Maxwell's dealings with Jeffrey Epstein
Buckingham Palace has said that "any suggestion of impropriety with underage minors" by the duke was "categorically untrue". Giuffre also reports seeing former President Bill Clinton on Epstein's private island.

Blue Ivy Carter makes cameo in Beyoncé's 'Black Is King' trailer
If you enjoyed this story, you might like to read about why Lin-Manuel Miranda let Disney change parts of "Hamilton." For the last several months, the singer had been teasing the release of her new film, which is exclusive to Disney +.

Filipinos top signup for NASA's 'Send Your name to Mars'
The country has already made two successful rover missions to the moon and plans to build a space station by 2022. It is carrying 25 cameras and a pair of microphones that will enable Earthlings to vicariously tag along.

Sushant Singh Rajput's death: ED files money laundering charges
The Bihar Police have booked Rhea under Sections 340, 342, 380, 406, 420, 306 of the IPC, which includes "abetment of suicide"'. She mentioned that she had a live-in relationship with for a year but she shifted out of his home a week before his death.

Masks now required for all of Australian state
Former chief medical officer Brendan Murphy said Epping Gardens is the facility authorities are most anxious about in Victoria. Tate Reeves says he will put eight more counties under restrictions that include mandatory masks in public.

Google parent Alphabet posts first revenue decline in company history
Alphabet's shares have gained about 15 per cent this year. "We are really excited about the potential with Shopping", Pichai said. Still, overall revenue , which slipped 2%, was slightly higher than analysts had expected.

Phils visiting clubhouse staffer tests positive
I believe some guys got careless, at least one guy did for sure, he went out, and came back positive and spread it around. Four additional players tested positive for the virus on Tuesday, increasing the team's total number of cases to 17.