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Abuja, Nigeria CNN —Nigeria was forced Wednesday to delay plans to replace its banknotes with a redesigned currency after chaotic scenes at ATMs as millions of people struggled to get their hands on the new cash. The new naira notes are, however, “fortified with security features that make them difficult to counterfeit,” President Buhari said last year. Across the country, banks have increasingly become targets of mounting anger over the frustrating search for the new naira notes. Angry Nigerians vandalise Bank premises over frenzy of new naira notes. Nigerians are desperately relying on their banks to distribute new bills after the February 10 deadline to exchange the old currency saw many scrambling to deposit their old notes.

☆ NHL roundup: Connor McDavid leads streaking Oilers past Kraken
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/4] Jan 17, 2023; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid (97) carries the puck up ice during the first period against the Seattle Kraken at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY SportsJanuary 18 - Connor McDavid scored his NHL-leading 38th goal of the season as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Tuesday night. Derek Ryan, Warren Foegele, Ryan McLeod and Zach Hyman also tallied for the Oilers, who extended their winning streak to four games. Kyle Connor scored for the Jets, who had a three-game win streak come to an end. Carter Verhaeghe, Anton Lundell and Josh Mahura also scored goals for Florida.

☆ Pope praises ‘gentle’ Benedict ahead of funeral
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Francis is due to preside over the late German pope’s funeral on Thursday, an event that is drawing heads of state and royalty despite Benedict’s requests for simplicity and Vatican efforts to keep the first Vatican funeral for an emeritus pope in modern times low-key. In keeping with Benedict’s wishes, his remains will be placed in the crypt once occupied by the tomb of St. John Paul II in the grottos underneath the basilica. Benedict, who was elected pope in 2005 following John Paul’s death, became the first pope in six centuries years to resign when he announced in 2013 he no longer had the strength to lead the Catholic Church. After Francis was elected pope, Benedict spent his nearly decade-long retirement in a converted monastery in the Vatican Gardens. Thursday’s rite takes into account the unusual situation in which a reigning pope will preside over a funeral for a retired one, making important changes to a funeral ritual for popes that is highly codified.

☆ NHL roundup: Alex Tuch, Sabres knock off Bruins in OT
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 37 saves for Buffalo, facing 11 shots in the second period and 19 more in the third. Nic Dowd had a goal and an assist, while Dylan Strome, Anthony Mantha and Garnet Hathaway also scored. Emil Bemstrom and Kirill Marchenko also scored for the Blue Jackets in the comeback victory over the NHL's last-place team. They netted goals three times in the second, including Alex Killorn's go-ahead breakaway goal for a 4-3 lead. Stamkos scored his 498th career goal and had an assist, and Brayden Point notched a goal and a helper.

☆ Former Pope Benedict was first pontiff to resign in 600 years
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +14 min

[1/3] Pope Benedict XVI blesses a baby as he rides around St Peter's Square to hold his last general audience at the Vatican February 27, 2013. REUTERS/Max Rossi/File PhotoVATICAN CITY, Dec 31 - Former Pope Benedict, who died on Saturday aged 95, was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, leaving behind a Catholic Church battered by sexual abuse scandals, mired in mismanagement and polarised between conservatives and progressives. Benedict, the first German pope in 1,000 years, had good relations with his successor, Pope Francis, but his continued presence inside the Vatican after he stepped down in 2013 further polarised the Church ideologically. Although he said he would remain "hidden from the world", Benedict did not live up to that promise and in retirement sometimes caused controversy and confusion through his writings. Ganswein's role as a middleman between Benedict and the cardinal was unclear, with many believing he had misled Benedict, the cardinal, or both.

☆ When Does Life Begin?
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Elizabeth Dias | Bethany Mollenkof | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

“It is not black and white.”America’s fight over abortion has long circled a question, one that is broad and without consensus:When does life begin? The question of when life begins has been so politicized it can be hard to thoughtfully engage. Ancient Egypt gave the power to create new human life almost entirely to men. The scientific revolution, from Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution to reproductive science, disrupted centuries of thought on human life. “When does the responsibility for a life begin and end?”

Yet for former Ghana star Derek Boateng, they hold a personal truth. “Football saved my life, because without football I don’t know where I would be or what I would be doing,” he told CNN. Just four years earlier, Ghana had competed at its first ever World Cup, in Germany, with Boateng again featuring. “Playing the World Cup is everything to me, as a football player. Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP via Getty ImagesThat mantra lay at the heart of Boateng’s playing career, and it is a message he repeats to aspiring student-athletes at the academy.

☆ NHL roundup: Red Wings rally to edge Rangers in OT
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Nov 6, 2022; New York, New York, USA; Detroit Red Wings left wing Dominik Kubalik (81) skates down ice on a breakaway in the third period against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Detroit won its third straight when Kubalik waited at the right side of the net for a pass from David Perron and tipped in the puck past goaltender Jaroslav Halak. Officials briefly reviewed the play to see if the Red Wings were offsides and did not change the call, allowing Detroit to end its three-game road losing streak. Matt Luff and Pius Suter scored in the second period for Detroit, which also beat Washington and the New York Islanders before Sunday. The Ducks entered allowing an NHL-high 478 shots on goal -- and have yielded at least 44 in four straight games.

☆ NHL roundup: Kraken stun champion Avalanche
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 21, 2022; Denver, Colorado, USA; Seattle Kraken left wing Jared McCann (19) celebrates his goal in the second period against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena. Kraken goalie Philipp Grubauer turned away 17 of 19 shots against his former team before being replaced by Martin Jones midway through the third period. Burakovsky was a member of the Stanley Cup championship team last season and scored an overtime goal to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the finals. Nikita Kucherov added two primary assists for Tampa Bay, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 35 saves for the win. Dominik Kubalik registered a goal and an assist and Pius Suter and Dylan Larkin also scored for the Red Wings.

Dosarul beatificării lui Robert Schuman a fost lansat în urmă cu peste 30 de ani de dioceza din Metz, unde a fost înmormântat fostul politician născut în Luxemburg în 1886 şi decedat în 1963. „Nu mai este vorba despre cuvinte goale, ci despre un act, un act îndrăzneţ, un act constructiv", a subliniat Robert Schuman, pe atunci ministrul de Externe al Franţei. CECA a fost parafat printr-un tratat semnat în 1951 de Germania, Franţa, Italia, Belgia, Luxemburg şi Ţările de Jos. Robert Schuman a fost ales după Primul Război Mondial deputat de Moselle şi a devenit în martie 1940 subsecretar de stat pentru Refugiaţi. Marele cancelar al regelui englez Henric al VIII-lea, Thomas More (1478-1535), care s-a opus divorţului regelui şi a fost apoi decapitat, a fost proclamat sfânt în 1935.

Persons: Robert Schuman, Monseniorul Marcello Semeraro, papa Francisc, CECA, Bernard Ardura, -, englez Henric al VIII - lea, Thomas More, Schuman, oficializarea, Scaun, Pius al XII, lea, Petru, german Benedict al XVI - lea, Ioan Paul al II - lea, Vaticanul, Papa Francisc Organizations: Externe, ONU, Uniunea Europeană, UE Locations: Metz, Luxemburg, Vatican, francez, Franţei, Germaniei, Europa, Germania, Franţa, Italia, Belgia, Ţările de Jos, Moselle, Refugiaţi, Roma, englez, Vaticanului, german, Europei, Argentina, american

☆ (foto) Cum arătau în realitate împărații Imperiului Roman. Chipurile acestora au fost reconstruite după modelul propriilor busturi
▼ + stars: | 2020-08-15 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +18 min

Flavius Iulius ConstansFlavius Iulius Constans a fost împărat roman care a domnit din 337 până în 350. DiadumenianMarcus Opellius Antoninus Diadumenianus sau Diadumenian a fost fiul împăratului roman Macrinus și a fost pentru scurt timp Cezar și Augustus. El a fost fiul lui Gordian I. Gordian II a fost fiul lui Gordian I și al Fabiei Orestilla. Iulian ApostatulFlavius Claudius Iulianus a fost un împărat roman care a domnit între 361 și 363, el fiind ultimul împărat roman păgân. Valentinian al II-leaValentinian al II-lea a fost împărat roman din anul 375 până în anul 392, când a fost asasinat.

Persons: Marcus Aemilius Aemilianus Marcus Aemilius Aemilianus, Maur, Aemilian, Cornelia Supera, Titus Aurelius Fulvus, Antoninus Pius Titus Aurelius Fulvus, Antoninus Pius, Aurelius Fulvus, Asia . Octavianus Augustus Octavianus Augustus, Octavius, Lucius Domitius, Lucius Domitius Aurelianus, Aurelian, Claudius II . Decimus, Decius Caelius, Balbinus Decimus, Decius Caelius Calvinus Balbinus, Balbinus, Pupienus, . Caligula Caligula, Gaius, . Caligula, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Caracalla, Septimius Severus, Caesar, Augustus, Marcus Aurelius Carinus Marcus Aurelius Carinus, Carinus, Nigrinianus . Carinus, Carus, Marcus Aurelius Claudius Gothicus, Aurelius Claudius Gothicus, Claudius II, Gallienus, Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Gemanicus Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Gemanicus, Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus, Marcus Aurelius, Faustinei, Commodus, Flavius Iulius Constans Flavius Iulius Constans, Constantin cel Mare, Constant, Constantin II, Constanțiu II, Gaius Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Gaius Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus, Constantin I, Împărat, Gaius Flavius Valerius Constantius Gaius Flavius Valerius Constantius, Constanțiu I, Constantius Chlorus, Constantin cel Mare . Constanțiu al II - lea Constanțiu al II - lea, Decius Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius, Diadumenian, Opellius Antoninus Diadumenianus, Macrinus, Cezar, Augustus . Didius Iulianus Didius Iulianus, Didius Iulianus, Gallia . Dioclețian Dioclețian, dioclețiană, Domițian Titus Flavius Domitianus, Domițian, Eliogabal, Aurelius Antoninus, Florianus Marcus Annius Florianus Pius, Tacitus, Florianus, Galba Servius Sulpicius Galba, Terracina, Galba, Galerius Galerius Maximianus, Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus, Felix Romuliana, Galerius, Probus, Gallienus Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus, El, Valerian ., Geta Publius Septimius Geta, Geta, Gordian I Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus Africanus, Gordian I, Gordian al II - lea Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus Africanus, Gordian II, Gordian I . Gordian, Gordian al III - lea Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius, Gordian al III - lea, Grațian Flavius Gratianus Augustus, Grațian, Hadrian Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus, Hadrian, Împărat Roman . Hadrian, Honorius Flavius Honorius, Teodosiu I, Arcadius, Hostilian Gaius Valens, Quintus, Hostilian, Trebonianus Gallus, Decius, Herennius Etruscus . Hostilian, Iulian Apostatul Flavius Claudius Iulianus, . Licinius Flavius Galerius Valerius Licinianus Licinius, Licinius, Lucius Verus Lucius, Commodus Verus Armeniacus, Lucius Verus, Macrinus Marcus Opellius Macrinus, Magnus Maximus Magnus Maximus, Maximianus, Teodosie I . Marc Aureliu Marc Aureliu, ., Marcus Annius Verus, Marcus Catilius Severus, Marcus Aelius Aurelius Verus . Maxentius, Aurelius Valerius Maxentius, Maximian, Maxentius, Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius, Maximinus Daia Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximinus, Galerius . Maximin Tracul Gaius Iulius Verus Maximinus, Maximin Tracul, . Maximin Tracul, Imperiul Roman . Nero Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Nero, Nerva Nerva, Nerva, Aurelius Numerius Numerianus, Carinus ., Carus . Otho, Salvius Otho, Pertinax Publius Helvius Pertinax, Pertinax, Filip Arabul Filip, Iulius Marinus, Filip, Probus Marcus Aurelius Probus, Valerian, Tacit, Pupienus Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus, Balbinus . Quintillus, Aurelius Claudius Quintillus, Claudius Gothicus, Publius Licinius Cornelius Saloninus Valerianus, Septimius Severus Lucius Septimius Severus, Lucius Septimius Severus Augustus, Septimius Sever, Alexandru Sever Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus, Alexandru Sever, Marcus Julius Gessius, Corneliu Tacit, Pliniu cel Tânăr, Teodosiu I Flavius Theodosius, Teodosiu cel Mare, Flavius Theodosius, Teodosiu, Tiberius Tiberius Caesar Augustus, Tiberius Claudius Nero, Titus Titus Flavius Vespasianus, Vespasian, Traian Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus, Trebonianus Gallus Gaius, Gallus, Gaius Vibius, Valens Flavius Julius Valens, Valentinian I Flavius Valentinianus, Valentinian, Valentinian al II - lea Valentinian al II - lea, Valentinian al III - lea Flavius Placidius Valentinianus, Valentinian III, Constanțiu III, Valentinian I . Publius Licinius, Aemilianus ., Aemilianus, Vespasian Vespasian, Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, Titus Flavius Vespasianus, Vitellius Aulus Vitellius Germanicus, Volusianus Gaius, Trebonianus Gallus . El Locations: Imperiului Roman, Africa, Roman, Italia, Lanuvium, Asia ., Moesia, Sirmium, Galia, Lugdunum, Imperiul Roman, Dalmația, Balcani, Roma, Italiei, Africii, Împărat Roman, Imperiului Roman de Apus, Gallia ., Orient, Hispania Tarraconensis, Gamzigrad, Imperiul Roman de Apus, Romuliana, Moesia Superioară, Dacia Ripensis, Dacia, Caesarea, romană Mauretania, Mesopotamia, Țara Galilor, Tibru, Daia, Dunăre, Narnia, Tarent, Liguria, Shahba, Damasc, romană Siria, Pannonia, Cauca, Cibalae, Ravenna, Rin, Noricum, Raetia, Spoleto, senatul

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