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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59806499 Elon Musk is facing a social media backlash after China complained that its space station was forced to avoid collisions with satellites launched by his Starlink Internet Services project. The country's space station had two "close encounters" with Starlink satellites, Beijing claimed. China's complaints, lodged with the UN's space agency, have not yet been independently verified. Starlink is a satellite internet network operated by Mr Musk's SpaceX. Mr Musk is well known in China even as his electric carmaker Tesla comes under growing scrutiny from regulators. The incidents occurred on 1 July and 21 October, according to a document submitted by China this month to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. "For safety reasons, the China Space Station implemented preventive collision avoidance control," Beijing said in the document published on the agency's website. SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the BBC. After the complaint was made public, Mr Musk, Starlink and the US were heavily criticised on China's Twitter-like Weibo microblogging platform. One user described Starlink's satellites as "just a pile of space junk". The satellites are "American space warfare weapons" and "Musk is a new 'weapon' created by the US government and military", others said. Another posted: "The risks of Starlink are being gradually exposed, the whole human race will pay for their business activities." Scientists have voiced concerns about the risks of collisions in space and called on world governments to share information about the estimated 30,000 satellites and other space debris that are orbiting earth. SpaceX has already launched almost 1,900 satellites as part of the Starlink network, and plans to deploy thousands more. Last month, the US space agency NASA abruptly postponed a spacewalk from the International Space Station over concerns about space debris.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59807241 The hospitality sector has strongly welcomed the decision not to impose further Covid restrictions in England. The sector has described it as a "lifeline" for pubs, bars and clubs, which have been relying on New Year's Eve trade for their survival. On Monday, Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced that the government would re-evaluate the situation in January. Some scientists advising ministers are concerned they may be taking an overly optimistic approach, as cases rise. Mr Javid said people should "remain cautious" and celebrate outside on New Year's Eve if possible. He added that the government would reassess whether more measures were needed in the new year. Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted on Monday that there would be "no new restrictions introduced in England before the New Year". Pubs, bars and restaurants have been hard hit in the run-up to Christmas, due to mass cancellations over Omicron variant fears. UK Hospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls said the decision to not go beyond Plan B measures in England had been a "pragmatic and proportionate" decision by the government. She said: "This will give a real lifeline for many who have struggled with the loss of trade in the run-up to Christmas and the loss of new year on top of that would have been devastating for many. "It will be a welcome boost and keeping restrictions to a minimum and lifting the remaining restrictions as quickly as possible to help the beleaguered sector back on to the road to recovery. The Night Time Industries Association described the decision as "amazing news" and Mark Davyd, chief executive of the Music Venue Trust, said there would "obviously be some relief" among hospitality bosses. However, he called for help to improve ventilation in venues along with "more clarity" on the government's long-term vision. Conservative MPs - who recently inflicted the largest rebellion of Mr Johnson's premiership over the introduction of Covid passes - were among those who welcomed Monday's announcement. Former minister Mark Francois told GB News: "It is remarkable how a backbench rebellion of 101 MPs focuses minds, isn't it?". Senior backbencher Sir Geoffrey Clifton Brown said that the data on hospital admissions did not support the imposition of further restrictions. Health Secretary Sajid Javid IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES However, some of the experts who advise the government were less enthusiastic. Prof Andrew Hayward - epidemiologist and a member of the advisory group Sage - told the BBC that ministers seemed to be acting "on the optimistic end of the spectrum". And Prof Danny Altmann suggested that there was now a great divergence between scientific advice and legislation. There is also now a clear divergence between the government at Westminster and the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - all of which have introduced further restrictions this week. People in Wales and Scotland are living with curbs on hospitality, including the closure of nightclubs. Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting urged the government to publish all relevant advice and data, so the public could be reassured that Boris Johnson was not simply "capitulating" to members of his own party. After a two-day halt in publishing data, it was revealed that more than 300,000 new Covid cases had been recorded on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. UK-wide hospital data has not been updated since before Christmas but NHS England revealed that there were 1,281 Covid-19 hospital admissions in the country on Christmas Day - the highest number for any day since 16 February.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59806163 "I didn't realise you were that good" were the first words put to Joelinton in a television interview after his masterclass in Newcastle's 1-1 draw with Manchester United. Allan Saint-Maximin gave the Magpies the lead before Edinson Cavani's equaliser denied them only a second win of the season. But everyone was talking about Joelinton, the £40m striker ridiculed for a lack of goals who is finding a new lease of life as a central midfielder. So just how good was the Brazilian - and how has he turned things around at St James' Park? The 25-year-old has been mocked by football fans, including Newcastle supporters, since his club-record move from Hoffenheim in 2019. Effectively a striker who rarely scores, he netted four times in 44 games in his first season - including against Oxford and Rochdale. His tally now reads 11 goals in 99 games in English football. But he has been reborn since a bit of fortune in disguise for Newcastle manager Eddie Howe. "When we initially came in we thought Joelinton would play as a number 10, a second striker," Howe, who succeeded Steve Bruce in November, said after the draw with the Red Devils. But that changed when Ciaran Clark was sent off after nine minutes against Norwich in Howe's first game in the home dugout in November. "We went down to 10 men against Norwich and reshuffled and played Joelinton as an eight [central midfielder] and he was brilliant defensively," said Howe. "He has a tactical understanding. From then on I thought he had technical capabilities. You've seen tonight he's been brilliant defensively. "His work-rate and the amount of ground he covers is incredible. He's a real team player. Such ability as well. He can only get better. "His technique and ability to find space and control the ball in tight areas is of the highest level. I love the lad to bits. I'm really glad he's performing so well." So what did he do well against Manchester United? He had more touches (63), played more passes (33) and successful ones (25), created more chances (three), made more interceptions (four), won the ball more times (11) and carried it forward more often (13) than any of his team-mates. His central midfield partner Sean Longstaff said afterwards: "We know how good Joelinton is and the disrespect he gets is a disgrace. Every day in training he's the best player and if you get him on your team in training you're buzzing because you'll always win. "He's shown since the manager came in what he's been like in training. Everyone at the club rates him so highly. The noise from outside is so disrespectful and if you watch him enough you see how good he is. I'm so happy for him and proud of him." Joelinton, who is yet to be capped, said: "It's a new position for me. I try to give everything for the team. "I understand what the manager is asking from me on the pitch. Some days things don't happen but today I tried to work and I hope to continue this and do good work and hope we can win the game and improve this situation." In the first half, former Scotland winger Pat Nevin, at St James' Park for BBC Radio 5 Live, said: "Joelinton is playing in his best position. He's a player who drives from midfield, using his power and pace. "When he first came to Newcastle he showed up well in that position. This is a formation that suits him well." Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher said on Sky Sports: "He was brilliant. That was an outstanding midfield performance. He was fantastic, he was running with the ball, he was a goal threat, he had everything. "He's taken a lot of criticism and, let's not sugar coat it, he was really poor as a centre forward but in that midfield position he's looked Newcastle's best player."

Something to look forward to: With CES 2022 just a couple of weeks away, we’re seeing more exciting hardware announcements from event participants. The latest two being Adata and Samsung, who have teased their first PCIe 5.0 drives with next-gen performance figures. The upcoming CES is showing even more signs of becoming a full-on virtual event, with several big names in the industry pulling out over fears of the latest Omicron variant. However, storage maker Adata has shared that it will be on location in Las Vegas to showcase some of its latest XPG-branded PC hardware. Among them will be ‘Project Nighthawk’ and ‘Project Blackbird,’ two prototype m.2 PCIe 5.0 SSDs that offer nearly twice the read/write performance of current-gen PCIe 4.0 drives. For Project Nighthawk, which uses a Silicon Motion SM2508 controller, Adata claims sequential speeds of up to 14GB/s reads and 12GB/s writes. The slightly slower Project Blackbird SSD features an InnoGrit IG5666 controller that offers the same read performance, but up to 10GB/s writes. Adata notes both drives pack up to 8TB of storage capacity. Expect additional details like IOPS performance, thermals, pricing and availability of consumer versions to be revealed during the showcase. Samsung, which is also attending CES (for now), has revealed its next-gen PM1743 drive. This enterprise-focused PCI 5.0 NVMe SSD uses the company's sixth-gen V-NAND memory and utilizes a proprietary controller to offer up to 13GB/s sequential read (2,500K random read IOPS) and 6.6GB/s writes (250K random write IOPS). Samsung says the PM1743 delivers up to 608 MB/s per watt, which is 30 percent more power efficient than last-gen SSDs. The upcoming drive will be offered in 2.5-inch and 3-inch EDSFF (E3.S) server-grade versions, and in storage capacities ranging between 1.92TB and 15.36TBs. Samsung is currently sampling this drive with chipset and server manufacturers and plans to mass-produce it in Q1 2022.

What just happened? Windows 11 arrived with a relatively minor set of issues and Microsoft has been working hard to address them one by one since the official launch. Most recently, the Redmond firm has confirmed a problem affecting color profile management and color rendering on the new OS. A patch is already in development but it won't arrive for at least another month. As reported by Windows Latest, the bug is preventing some image editing programs from rendering colors correctly on certain HDR displays. The problem is especially apparent with white shades, which can often display in bright yellow or other colors. Microsoft writes that the issue occurs when certain color-rendering Win32 APIs return unexpected information or errors under specific conditions. It emphasizes that not every color profile management program is affected, and color profile options available in the Settings page of the stable Windows 11 build, including Microsoft Color Control Panel, are expected to function correctly. Microsoft said it is working on a fix for the color issue, which affects Windows 11 version 21H2, though it’s not expected to arrive until late January. Elsewhere, the Windows 11 KB5008215 patch that arrived on December 15 has brought user reports of several other problems, including one that sees it failing to install. There are also reports of SSD/NVMe performance issues still being found, despite the bug being present since August. If you’ve made the jump to Windows 11 but are missing some of Windows 10’s distinctive elements, check out this feature on how to make Windows 11 look and feel more like its predecessor.

Oppo Enco M32 neckband-style earphones India launch has been teased by the company. The earphones will come with a fast charging technology, bass drivers and ergonomic fin design. These upcoming Oppo earphones are the successor to the Enco M31 earbuds that were launched in May last year. There is not much information about the price and specifications. These upcoming earphones will be available on Amazon just like the Oppo Enco M31. They are expected to be offered in multiple colour options. The Oppo Enco M32 earphones are listed on a microsite on Amazon.in, which means they will be available for purchase on the e-commerce website. The microsite also has a small video which shows the features of the earphones. They will come with a fast charging technology that is claimed to offer up to 20 hours of playback in 10 minutes charging. We can also see a USB Type-C port in the video. Oppo claims that the earphones can be fully charged in 35 minutes. The Oppo India site has also created a microsite for the new headphones, detailing the same information. Additionally, the video clip shows that the Oppo Enco M32 will feature an ergonomic fin design, and will be equipped with 10mm large dynamic drivers to boost bass. Other features include magnetic earbuds which join together in case they are not being used. There is a Black colour option, and they weigh 33 grams. In comparison, the Oppo Enco M31 earphones offer 3 hours of music playback with 10 minutes of charging. They are equipped with 9.2mm dynamic drivers, and use Bluetooth 5.0 for connectivity. They have IPX5 rating for water resistance, and an AI-powered noise cancellation feature. They also feature Magnetic Control for pausing and starting music by joining and separating the earbuds. The earphones are offered in Black and Green colour options.

It looks like we’re going to have wait a while longer for our next good look at Final Fantasy XVI. Producer Naoki Yoshida has confirmed that, due to the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the game’s development has been delayed “by almost half a year”, and that its “next big reveal” will come in spring 2022. “When we last spoke, I promised I would have more information on Final Fantasy XVI sometime later in 2021,” Yoshida explains in a statement shared on the game’s Twitter channel (below). “However, I regret to inform you that I will be unable to keep that promise as complications stemming from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have delayed the game’s development by almost half a year.” The producer explains that the studio has needed to “decentralise” the large team of creators working on the game and let them work from home due to the ongoing pandemic. This has unfortunately meant, though, that communications from the head office in Tokyo have been “hampered”, which has had a knock-on effect on the delivery of assets. However, it sounds like the effects of this are in hand, and the studio’s set to focus on fully polishing the game ready for its launch. Yoshida explains that the studio spent “much of 2021 addressing this issue”, and that it hopes to see “its impact to a minimum by the new year”, which will let it focus on tasks such as “increasing graphic resource quality, refining combat mechanics, fleshing out individual battles, putting the finishing touches on cutscenes, and conducting overall graphical optimisation”. Here’s the statement on Twitter in full: While it might be disappointing news for those excited to see and hear more about the game ahead of its launch, the good news is that we’re due to get another big reveal in the coming months. There’s no window given other than “spring of 2022”, but with that just around the corner, hopefully it won’t be long before we get another good peek at what’s in store. YouTube Thumbnail “I deeply apologise to all those who have been looking forward to learning more about Final Fantasy XVI, and thank you for your continued patience while we focus our combined efforts on development,” Yoshida concludes in the post.

In brief: Remember mClassic, the plug-and-play graphics processor that promised to upgrade the graphical experience when playing older console games? The Indiegogo campaign smashed its funding goal in the summer of 2019 but what you may not know is that the add-oh hardware is now shipping worldwide. The mClassic is an inline graphics adapter designed to plug directly into your game console of choice (either directly or via an HMDI adapter). From there, you’ll need to run another HDMI cable from the mClassic to your television and power the device via USB. mClassic has three modes of operation: scaling off, scaling on and retro. With scaling off, your console’s original signal will pass right through, completely unaltered. With scaling on, mClassic will redraw every pixel, add an antialiasing layer and output at a higher resolution. Retro mode will add in the other processing effects but maintain the original aspect ratio. The mClassic is available to purchase from writing at a 15 percent discount, yours for only $84.99. You can also score an extra five percent off when you sign up for their mailing list. It’s no PS5 or Xbox Series, but with those consoles being so hard to track down right now, perhaps dusting off your old systems, boosting the visuals and revisiting some classics will be enough to hold you over until the inventory / bot issues get worked out.

In brief: Between December 9 and 17, a data center of HP servers was the largest contributor to the Raptoreum cryptocurrency’s blockchain. At its peak, the center’s output exceeded that of every other mining system combined. A later investigation found that the servers were most likely under the control of hackers during the period, who would have made approximately $110,000. At present, the company whose servers were hacked hasn’t made itself known. They’re likely one of the hundred or so major computing groups that have reported themselves as victims of the viral Log4J vulnerability this month, whose number include Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft. The Log4J vulnerability was found in early December to enable the remote execution of arbitrary code, even on systems running as a localhost with no external connections. It’s since broadly been patched, although it continues to plague servers in niche circumstances. It was the sudden disappearance of the HP server group on December 17 indicating that the servers had been patched which revealed they were being used non-consensually. One of them, though, has been continuing to mine; possibly it failed to patch, or else it’s being kept as a honeypot. All of this information is viewable through the Raptoreum blockchain. Its developers are bringing attention to it to dispel the rumor that Raptoreum is unstable. Raptoreum’s base algorithm, GhostRider, is a proof-of-work and proof-of-stake blend that’s intentionally resistant to accelerators and other causes of instability. GhostRider is particularly fond of AMD CPUs because of their large L3 cache. Raptoreum is surprisingly profitable on AMD’s pricy Epyc server CPUs because of their 256 MB of cache on models with 32 or more cores. This likely prompted the hackers to target the HP servers, which were found in an informal investigation conducted by Raptoreum’s developers to be 9000-series and using Epyc processors. During the period in which the HP servers were mining, the address they belonged to accumulated about 30% of the total block reward or 3.4 million RTM. It was worth around $110,000 when the hackers sold half of it on CoinEx but the half they’ve kept has slightly decreased in value since.

Google Fit for iOS has reportedly gained the ability to track and measure heart and respiratory rate using an iPhone's camera. The fitness app can measure a user's heart rate when they apply light pressure on the rear camera lens. It can also work if the user's smartphone doesn't have an active internet connection. The front camera, on the other hand, tracks a user's breaths per minute (BPM). Google Fit's heart and respiratory rate tracking feature was first introduced for Google Pixel smartphones in February. 9to5Google reported that Google Fit on iOS is receiving heart and respiratory rate measurement features. Google tracks subtle movements in a user's body to measure their heartbeat and BPM. Google Fit measures a user's heart rate when they place a finger on the rear camera sensor and apply light pressure. If a user is in a low light environment, the fitness tracking app can use the smartphone's flash to increase accuracy. Alternatively, users can place their hand and iPhone handset in front of a light source. Google measures the heartbeat by tracking "subtle changes in the colour of your fingers" to approximate blood flow. The heart rate algorithms also account for lighting, skin tone, age, and other such factors. The heart-rate measurement takes approximately 30 seconds and previews a graph with beats per minute (BPM). Once the process is complete, the user has the choice to save the vitals to Google Fit. Also with Google Fit for iOS, the selfie camera of an iPhone can track a user's respiratory rate by tracking their breaths per second. For this to work, users need to keep their phone steady and stable with their head and torso clearly visible in the app's display. Prompts on the screen guide the user to "hold still" for about half a minute. Subtle chest movements with computer vision tracking tiny physical movements measure the user's respiratory rate. Alternatively, measurements on Google FIt can also be initiated by heading to the Browse tab and clicking on Vitals. Users also have the option to set reminders for measurements. 9to5Google mentioned that they were able to view the new heart and respiratory rate measurements on iPhone 7 and iPad Pro. The report also said that if users have recently downloaded Google Fit and it doesn't show the new cards, closing the app from the multitasking screen and reopening should make it work. Google first introduced heart and respiratory rate measurement features for Google Fit in February. The features were initially released for Pixel smartphones, reaching other Android smartphones eventually.

The Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series continues, even with a delay to the update for the beloved Final Fantasy VI. The devs are eager to share a bit of what you can expect, though, and have revealed the first official screenshot of Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster. Technically you might’ve seen this image before, but either way it’s looking like there’s going to be a much bigger visual overhaul for this entry in the series. The image comes from Final Fantasy VI’s opening, where a group of magitek mechs trudge through the snow toward a mountain village. The shot is framed completely differently than it is in the original – the mechs are placed differently in the scene, the vista in the background appears entirely redrawn, and there looks to be a subtle fog effect that’s definitely new. This same screenshot was included in a recent issue of Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, alongside an image of the FFVI’s iconic opera scene. The stage there appears to have gotten an even heavier facelift, with fully 3D background effects that give the game a vibe similar to Square Enix’s own Octopath Traveler. Whether these sorts of facelifts carry across the entire game or are limited to its most memorable scenes remains to be seen, but it looks like we can expect far more new visual tricks than we got with the previous Pixel Remasters.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59787060 A caller has pranked US President Joe Biden by dropping an anti-Biden taunt into their chat during a White House Christmas event. Mr Biden and First Lady Jill Biden were hosting the festive call for families when a father told the president: "Let's go, Brandon." Apparently unaware of the gibe, Mr Biden said he agreed. The term, which has become a rallying cry for many conservatives, is code for a profane insult directed at Mr Biden. The first couple were speaking virtually with children for a White House custom, tracking the journey of Santa's sleigh via the North American Aerospace Defence Command. During Friday's event in the South Court Auditorium of the executive mansion, the Bidens spoke with a family from Oregon: Griffin, 11, Hunter, three, Piper, four, Penelope, two, and their father, Jared. "I assume you're dad," the Democratic president said. "Hi. Yes sir," replied Jared. "OK, Dad, what do you want for Christmas?" asked Mr Biden. "Maybe a quiet night," he replied laughing. line How did 'Let's go, Brandon' start? It all began at the end of a televised Nascar stock car race in Talladega, Alabama, on 2 October. NBC reporter Kelli Stavast was interviewing the winner, driver Brandon Brown, when members of the crowd in the grandstand behind them began chanting an obscenity directed at the president. It was clearly picked up on the broadcast's audio. Whether by mistake or as an attempt to deflect from the swearing on live television, Ms Stavast told Mr Brown the crowd was cheering him on with chants of "Let's go, Brandon." A meme was born. How 'Let's go Brandon' became an anti-Biden jeer line The president said: "You know, Dad, we have a Hunter, too. We have a son named Hunter and a grandson named Hunter." "I didn't know you had a grandson named Hunter, that's cool," said Jared. The president asked how old was Griffin. "I'm 11," Griffin said. He said he wanted a piano. Jared interjected: "I was going to say he has to cut some trees down to get a piano!" Hunter wanted a Nintendo Switch, Piper wanted a Barbie. The chuckling president reminded the children to be in bed by nine o'clock otherwise Santa might not show up. The first lady said: "Have a merry Christmas, have a wonderful Christmas." Mr Biden told Jared: "I hope you have a wonderful Christmas." The father replied: "Yeah, I hope you guys have a wonderful Christmas as well. Merry Christmas and let's go, Brandon." The president replied: "Let's go, Brandon. I agree." There was silence. Mr Biden added: "Hey, by the way, are you in Oregon? Where's your home? I think we lost him." According to a recent Gallup poll, only 5% of voters who identify as Republican currently approve of the president's performance. That same poll shows Mr Biden's overall approval rating has dipped to 43%.

Economy Holiday travel plans around the world continue to be disrupted with thousands of flights cancelled for the Christmas weekend as Covid infections surge. Airlines have blamed shortages of healthy staff for the cancellations of nearly 2,400 flights on Friday and more than 2,300 on Saturday. More than 800 of those cancelled on Saturday were to or from US airports. In Europe, travel restrictions are among measures aimed at reducing cases, largely driven by the Omicron variant. Despite early findings that Omicron is milder than other variants, scientists are concerned by the sheer number of infections being recorded. Many of the flight cancellations are the result of airline crews testing positive, or being forced to self-isolate to stem the spread. Further delays and disruption is expected with hundreds more flights cancelled on Sunday, according to website FlightAware. The US, like many countries around the world, has seen a sharp rise in cases. "When we have millions and millions and millions of people, all sick, all together at one time, it doesn't take a large percentage of those people to topple over the hospitals," Dr Hallie Prescott, associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan, told the New York Times. In the UK - which once again saw record-breaking case numbers confirmed on Friday - volunteers are preparing for a Christmas Day booster jabs push to reduce the impact of Omicron. Across Europe, governments are bringing in their own measures to combat the increase: But in South Africa - where the Omicron variant was first identified - the government has ended Covid contact tracing, except for serious cluster outbreaks or prisons. The health department announced that as most of the po[CENSORED]tion had now been exposed to the coronavirus, the policy is now shifting from a containment strategy to one of mitigation including self-monitoring, mask wearing and social distancing. The US earlier announced it would lift travel restrictions imposed on South Africa and seven other African countries because of concerns about the Omicron variant on 31 December. Travellers from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi had been blocked since 29 November. America's top infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, warned earlier this week that Christmas travel would increase the spread of the variant even among the fully vaccinated. However, thousands found their plans thrown into disarray as flights across the country were cancelled or delayed. The worst affected US companies are Delta, United Airlines and American Airlines. United Airlines said rising numbers of Omicron cases had "had a direct impact on our flight crews and the people who run our operation", adding that it was contacting impacted passengers in advance of them coming to the airport. Overall, global airlines have cancelled more 4,700 flights scheduled to take off on Friday and Saturday. In Australia, thousands of festive journeys were affected on Friday with more than 100 domestic flights from Sydney and Melbourne to other cities cancelled. A spokesperson for the Australian airline Jetstar, which accounted for many of the cancellations, said the company had rebooked "the vast majority" of affected passengers "within a few hours of their original departure time so they can get to their destination in time for Christmas". Meanwhile, Britons stranded in Australia have been making the most of the situation by spending time on Sydney's Bondi Beach. "There's no flights home. I'm celebrating in the best way I can. I love being in Australia, I love being in Bondi," Matthew Ryan Johnson said, adding: "Being on the beach for Christmas day is a dream come true." More than 5.3 million people have died with coronavirus worldwide, according to America's Johns Hopkins University. There have been 279 million confirmed cases.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59781300 Tottenham boss Antonio Conte says Thursday's meeting between managers and the Premier League to discuss issues around the Covid-19 pandemic was like talking to a brick wall. On Monday the league chose to continue playing through the Christmas period. Three games on 26 December have now been postponed, taking the total to 13, while players and club staff returned a record 90 positive tests last week. Asked if the meeting was a waste of time, Conte said: "I think so." The Italian added: "Yesterday it was [like talking to] a wall and for this reason I also prefer to not go into it." The Premier League has declined to comment and BBC Sport has been told Spurs boss Conte did not contribute to any discussions within the meeting. "If I have to be honest, it was a meeting that we tried to speak and some coaches tried to speak, to ask about solutions but I think everything was decided," added Conte. "Because when you have a wall in front of you, you can speak and ask what you want but every decision was taken." At Monday's meeting, clubs were advised that if they have 13 fit players, plus a goalkeeper, they should fulfil their games. Guardiola raises prospect of strike over their welfare Liverpool captain concerned player welfare not taken seriously Norwich boss Dean Smith added: "We went into a [Premier League managers'] meeting yesterday where the decisions had already been made, so I think we had already missed the boat in terms of decision making. "They [the Premier League] decided the season would continue as was and we have got to fulfil fixtures now, so we have to cope as best we can." Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira added: "When you have a meeting like that with 20 managers it is difficult to put your ideas across. "When the meeting finished you just try to understand what the outcome of the meeting was and what the meeting was for. I still didn't understand what the conclusion was of the meeting." Vieira says Afcon deserves more respect Amid the rise in cases, Liverpool and England midfielder Jordan Henderson told BBC Sport earlier this week he was "concerned" that "nobody really takes player welfare seriously". Meanwhile, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola raised the possibility of players going on strike over their welfare. He said he does not think it will happen, but that a strike may be the only way to get the authorities to listen. Covid cases as Norwich and Palace Smith said on Friday it was "lunacy" his side are having to play two games in 48 hours despite more Covid cases in the squad. The Canaries, who bottom of the table and three points from safety, host Arsenal on Sunday at 15:00 GMT before playing away at Crystal Palace on Tuesday, kick-off 15:00. Smith said Norwich, who have not played since 14 December because of the virus, had "fresh cases". "We are not sure how many will miss Boxing Day," he added. "There has got to be a question about the integrity of the competition when teams are playing weakened teams against other teams and it is affecting league positions." Asked whether he would back a players' strike, he added: "I don't think you can. We have to follow the guidelines of the league that we are in." Vieira, who said Palace have a "a couple of cases" of Covid at the club, was against a strike. "I don't know if they would be right to do it, the only thing I can tell you is I am against this kind of strike," said the Frenchman. "What is really important at the moment is the voice of players or managers should be heard a little bit more."

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Artist: Sonu Nigam Real Name: Sonu Nigam Birth Date /Place: 30 July 1973 (age 48) Faridabad, Haryana, India[1] Age: 48 Social status (Single / Married): Married Artist Picture: Musical Genres: Filmi music | Classical Music Awards: ---- Top 3 Songs (Names): jab tum aa jaate ho , dil dooba , kabhi khushi kabhie gham Other Information: Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973)[2] is an Indian singer, music director and actor.[3] He is one of the most po[CENSORED]r Bollywood singers of recent times[4] and is recognised as one of the most versatile singers of all time.[5] He sings predominantly in Hindi and Kannada language films but has also sung in Odia,[6] Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Nepali, Malayalam, Kannada, Bhojpuri and other Indian languages.[7] Nigam has also released a number of non film albums and acted in some Hindi films.[8] He is the son of the singer, Agam Kumar Nigam. He is known as the “Modern Rafi” after his idol Mohammad Rafi.[9] He is also regarded as "The Lord Of Chords"[10] and "The master of melody".[11] He has recorded more than 4000 songs till date.[12]

Musician Name: Ilaiyaraaja Birthday / Location: 2 June 1943 (age 78) Pannaipuram, Madura District, Madras Presidency, British India Main instrument: Vocals (playback singing) | guitar | keyboard | harmonium | flute | organ | piano | violincello Musician Picture: Musician Awards & Nominations: 32 Best Performance: -- Other Information: R. Gnanathesikan (born 2 June 1943), known as Ilaiyaraaja, is an Indian film composer, conductor-arranger, singer and lyricist who works in the Indian film industry, predominantly in Tamil. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Indian music composers, he is often credited for introducing Western musical sensibilities in the South Indian film musical mainstream.[1][2] He has composed more than 7,000 songs, provided film scores for more than 1,000 movies and performed in more than 20,000 concerts. Ilaiyaraaja is nicknamed "Isaignani" (musical genius) and is often referred to as "Maestro", amongst others by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London.[3] He is known for integrating Indian folk music and traditional Indian instrumentation with western classical music techniques. In 1986, he was the first Indian composer to record film songs through computer for Tamil films for Vikram.[4] He was one of the earliest Indian film composers to use Western classical music harmonies and string arrangements in Tamil film music,[5] and the first South Asian to compose a full symphony.[6][7] He also composed Thiruvasagam in Symphony (2006), the first Indian oratorio. Ilaiyaraaja is a recipient of five National Film Awards—three for Best Music Direction and two for Best Background Score. In 2012, he received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the highest Indian recognition given to practising artists, for his creative and experimental works in the music field. In 2010, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour in India and the Padma Vibhushan in 2018, the second-highest civilian award by the government of India. In a 2013 poll conducted by CNN-IBN celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema, Ilaiyaraaja was voted as the all-time greatest film-music director of India. According to Achille Forler, board member of the Indian Performing Right Society, the kind of stellar body of work that Ilaiyaraaja has created in the last 40 years should have placed him among the world's top 10 richest composers, somewhere between Andrew Lloyd Webber ($1.2 billion) and Mick Jagger (over $300 million).

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