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https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58331546 England captain Harry Kane says he will be "staying at Tottenham this summer" and is "100% focused on helping the team achieve success". Manchester City were keen to sign Kane, who believed he had a gentleman's agreement with chairman Daniel Levy to leave Spurs this summer. But Levy has refused to enter into negotiations for the striker, 28. Kane played his first game of the season on Sunday, coming on as a substitute in the 1-0 win over Wolves. Kane 'an option' for Europa League play-off game - Nuno "It was incredible to see the reception from the Spurs fans on Sunday and to read some of the messages of support I've had in the last few weeks," he wrote in a social media post on Wednesday, "I will be staying at Tottenham this summer and will be 100% focused on helping the team achieve success." Spurs boss Nuno Espirito Santo said it was "fantastic news" to see Kane's immediate future resolved. "I think since Harry joined us he has been working so this is what we value. His attitude in training has been excellent," said the Portuguese. "It's finished, Harry is going to be with us." Asked whether he was concerned about the word "summer" in Kane's statement, and if the issue was likely to arise again in the January transfer window, Nuno replied: "I'm not worried at all. It's day by day. "He's an option for tomorrow. This is the only thing and is my only thought, trying to make the best decisions to help the team and Harry is one of the options for tomorrow." Tottenham face Pacos de Ferreira in the Europa Conference League play-offs on Thursday, looking to overcome a 1-0 away defeat in the first leg last week. "He is an option. It is great news for everybody," added Nuno. "We are all very happy. [He is] one of the best players in the world. Delighted to have one more option for the season ahead of us." Long-running saga draws to a close Kane, whose contract at Spurs runs to 2024, has reaffirmed his commitment to the club just six days before the transfer window closes on 31 August. The transfer saga has dominated the summer after he was first linked with City in May, with Tottenham left reeling by reports Kane wanted to leave. As speculation around his future increased, the club issued a statement saying: "Our focus is on finishing the season as strongly as possible. That's what everyone should be focused on." Days later he said he wanted a "a good, honest conversation" with Levy about his future. After England lost in the Euro 2020 final to Italy, there were reports a £160m deal had been agreed with City - which had always been Kane's preferred destination if he left north London. But sources told the BBC City would not be willing to pay that much. Then at the beginning of August, Kane, who has been on an extended holiday after Euro 2020, did not turn up as scheduled at the training ground for his coronavirus tests. Later that week, he released a statement saying he "never refused to train" and would return to the club as planned. City boss Pep Guardiola confirmed City's interest on 6 August, but added: "If Spurs don't want to negotiate then there is nothing more to say." Kane missed the first two games of the season, a 1-0 win over City in the Premier League and a Europa Conference League defeat away to Pacos de Ferreira. Analysis - Levy gets his way BBC Sport's Simon Stone Harry Kane was right to mention Tottenham's supporters in his statement. Their reaction to his introduction at Wolves on Sunday was crucial in determining how this summer's longest-running transfer saga played out. Levy was determined to hold Kane to his contract, which still has three years to run. Yet Levy would have had a tough call to make if keeping Kane meant opposing his own fans. But by proclaiming Kane as "one of our own" at Molineux, the Tottenham fans signalled their willingness to forget the England skipper's barely concealed desire to leave. The can may just be being kicked down the road to subsequent transfer windows of course. After all, Kane is unlikely to become less ambitious over time. But for now, Tottenham's world-class striker stays where he is. Levy has got his way again. And while the news is a blow for Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, it could hardly be argued the Blues are now in a position of weakness. The £100m arrival of Jack Grealish has strengthened what was already the strongest squad in England and Guardiola has already proved adept at improving players, so more can be expected of last summer's signing Ferran Torres. The word from the City camp is that they still feel in a very strong position to compete.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58309026 As more people in the US are asked to prove they have been vaccinated in order to work, study or socialise, a flourishing black market in fake vaccination cards has sprung up. But what can be done to tackle it? The operator behind "Covid19vaccinecardsss" took just seconds to reply. One of a slew of Instagram accounts hawking fake proof of Covid-19 vaccination cards, whoever was running the page was eager to sell, inviting the BBC to move over to an encrypted messaging app to make a deal. For $100 (£70), the vendor would deliver a "registered" card, with either the logo of the US Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) or Britain's National Health Service. Payment could be made in Apple Pay or Bitcoin and delivery would be "discrete" and within 24 hours, they promised. "Your cards will be saved into the database system," they told the BBC. "[These are] very good original vaccine cards, no worries." As the Delta variant of coronavirus sweeps the US, businesses, universities and cities such as New York and San Francisco have introduced vaccine mandates to boost uptake of jabs. But vaccine hesitancy remains high and a cottage industry for bogus inoculation cards has emerged to help people get around the rules. Fakes have been sold on platforms from eBay to Whatsapp and there have been high profile busts, with warnings that counterfeiters and buyers could face jail. Yet users, authorities and many others are sceptical that the use of false cards can be stopped. Jennifer is head bartender at the busy Peculiar Pub in Greenwich Village, New York, where customers must show proof of vaccination in order to enter as part of a citywide mandate affecting bars, gyms and other indoor venues. No one's raised her suspicions yet but she thinks it will be "really hard" to spot fake vaccination documents, which in New York can take the form of a paper card from the health authorities or merely a photo of that card. "As long as it's printed and you can just write a date, how am I going to know the person that injected you and where you got it? There are hundreds and thousands of vaccination sites in the US, people can come to your home now to give you the vaccine." Counterfeiters appear to be doing brisk business. Last week, customs officials in Memphis, Tennessee and Anchorage, Alaska seized 6,000 false vaccination cards in separate shipments from China destined for recipients across the US. They were printed with the CDC logo and closely resembled the genuine cards given to US citizens when they get vaccinated. However, when officials looked closer they noticed spelling mistakes and poor printing quality.

While the iPad is undoubtedly the all-conquering best tablet range right now, without the best iPad apps it's basically just a souped-up Chromebook. Nobody wants that - so we're here to help you, whether you want the best iPad Pro apps to make use of the Apple Pencil, the best iPad mini apps to work on a smaller screen or just something to reivigorate your time with a tablet. We've spent hundreds of hours testing the best free and paid-for iPad apps, and have helpfully split them into multiple categories on the following pages to let you browse for what you actually need. Of course, if you need a better iPad, our list of the best iPads around is there for you too - but if you've just been given a new tablet, then these are the titles that you need to be checking out - starting with our favorite new app this week. Oh, and if you're looking for something fun, then we've also rounded up the best iPad games you can download right now. Looking for an upgrade? Check out the best cheap iPad deals available now Voxel Max is a pro-grade app for creating voxel art - essentially, pixel art in 3D. So instead of carefully placing pixels on a flat canvas, you plot cubes in a 256×256×256-pixel build area. Although compatible with iPhone, the Voxel Max experience revels in the iPad’s extra screen acres. You get more room to view and mani[CENSORED]te your creation, and Apple Pencil support for when getting all painterly with shaped brushes (spheres; larger cubes) rather than adding individual cubes one at a time. For professional illustrators, there are plenty of tools to dig into, including non-destructive transforms and face extrusions. But newcomers should find the app quite welcoming too, with its online help center and pre-built models to experiment with. These are the best photo editing apps you can download right now

John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, and rapper. He is signed to WWE, where he appears for both the Raw and SmackDown brands. Considered to be one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all-time by his peers, Cena was born and raised in West Newbury, Massachusetts, but moved to California in 1998, where he pursued a career as a bodybuilder, before transitioning into professional wrestling after debuting for Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW) in 1999. Cena soon signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 2000. In WWE, Cena gained industry fame after adopting a persona of a villainous trash-talking rapper,and won his first singles title, the United States Championship, in 2004. After winning the WWE Championship a year later, Cena's character transitioned into a heroic "goody-two shoes Superman", and subsequently led the company as its franchise player and public face for the next decade , gaining mainstream fame in the process. Cena has headlined several major WWE pay-per-view events, closing the company's flagship annual event, WrestleMania, five times. He has also won several championships in his career, being a five-time U.S. champion, a four-time world tag team champion, and a sixteen-time world champion, a WWE record.He is also a two-time Royal Rumble match winner, and a Money in the Bank ladder match winner. Despite his success, Cena is regularly met with mixed critical reception, with perceived criticisms against his in-ring move set and character limitations, thus making him one of the most polarizing professional wrestlers ever.Outside of wrestling, Cena has attained success as a musician, actor, and philanthropist. He released the rap album You Can't See Me in 2005, which gained platinum certification in the United States. He has had leading film roles in The Marine (2006), 12 Rounds (2009), Trainwreck (2015), Ferdinand (2017), Blockers (2018), and Bumblebee (2018). He is also known for his involvement in numerous charitable causes, namely the Make-A-Wish Foundation, where he has granted more than 500 wishes, the most in company history

The Centre has procured a record 873.68 lakh tonnes of paddy so far in the 2020-21 marketing year ending September for nearly Rs 1.65 lakh crore. Paddy procurement has reached at an all-time high level, surpassing previous high of 773.45 lakh tonnes in KMS (Kharif Marketing Season) 2019-20, an official statement said. "About 129.03 lakh farmers have already been benefited from the ongoing KMS procurement operations with MSP value of Rs 1,64,951.77 crore," it said. Paddy procurement in the ongoing KMS 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring states. Kharif marketing season runs from October to September. The Centre has purchased 873.68 lakh tonnes of paddy (including Kharif crop 707.69 lakh tonnes and Rabi crop 165.99 lakh tonnes) till August 23 against 763.01 lakh tonnes in the corresponding period of the previous year. The food ministry said that the Rabi marketing season (RMS) 2021-22 has concluded in wheat procuring states. Till August 18, a record quantity of 433.44 lakh tonnes of wheat has been procured as against 389.93 lakh tonnes in the year-ago period. "About 49.20 lakh farmers have already been benefited from the ongoing RMS procurement operations with MSP value of Rs 85,603.57 crore," the statement said. The Rabi Marketing Season runs from April to March. However, the bulk of wheat procurement is done during April-June period. “Farmers are facing repeated harassment by the insurance companies related to their assessment of the claims and payments under PMFBY,” he said. Patra said it is high time the Union government rectified these issues and helped the farmers in times of distress. “The government should use new technology such as drones to clear assessment of claims expeditiously and allow only government insurance companies to undertake PMFBY in order to safeguard the interest of the farmers,” he said.

The organisers hope to highlight the need for coexistence with wild animals after lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic slowed down human activity and helped some threatened species to recover. A herd of life-size model elephants will be paraded through central London on Saturday to trumpet the idea that humans and wild animals can share space in this crowded world. The 125 elephants, brought to London by the conservation group Elephant Family, are the work of indigenous people who live alongside real beasts in southern India’s Nilgiri Hills. The organisers hope to highlight the need for coexistence with wild animals after lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic It’s a matter of mutual survival, said Ruth Ganesh, Elephant Family’s principal trustee. “Saving them is really about saving ourselves,” she told Reuters. Following the parade in the Mall, the model elephants will be displayed in London parks – guarded by ex-Gurkhas – and be on sale for 30,000 pounds ($42,000) each to raise funds. Elephant Famly will use the money raised for conservation activities, such as planting crops for elephants to eat on the edges of farmland to distract them from food grown for humans.It is also working with Wild East, a charity trying to return English farmland to its wild state to help reverse declines in bird po[CENSORED]tions. Sculptors have made birds to stand on the elephants. Some will be on display at London’s Sladmore Contemporary gallery as part of an exhibition on coexistence in June and July featuring artist George Butler. Until lockdown, Butler documented war zones such as Iraq and Syria through illustrations. Lockdown shifted his focus to the conflict between man and nature. The result is depictions of elephants next to London landmarks and two giant maps.One shows the areas where man and nature compete – bears in North America, for example. The other shows successful coexistence, such as among people and pachyderms in southern India.

While we will soon hop on the saddle of the new Royal Enfield Classic 350, here’s what we know about the motorcycle. HIGHLIGHTS First off, the upcoming Classic 350 is a completely new motorcycle from the ground up. Do expect Royal Enfield to use the same engine that features on the Meteor 350. We expect Royal Enfield to price the new Classic 350 around Rs 1.75 lakh – Rs 2.05 lakh (ex-showroom, India). Royal Enfield is all set to introduce the new-generation Royal Enfield Classic 350 on September 1, 2021. The announcement comes after months of speculation, spy shots, brochure leaks, and what not. While we will soon hop on the saddle of the new RE Classic 350, here’s what we know about the motorcycle. First off, the upcoming Classic 350 is a completely new motorcycle from the ground up, and will be based on the J-platform that also underpins the RE Meteor 350. Additionally, the new Classic 350 will also feature major updates on its chassis, meter-console, swing-arm among other elements. However, do expect Royal Enfield to use the same engine that features on the Meteor 350, which is essentially a 349cc, single-cylinder, four-stroke air-oil cooled engine that would develop 20bhp and 28Nm of peak torque. However, expect RE to offer a slightly different state of tune on the new Classic 350. Additionally, we expect the new-generation Royal Enfield Classic 350 to sit on a new double cradle frame. However, we will get to know the exact specifications of the motorcycle at the launch. Aesthetically, the new RE Classic 350 uses similar styling, with distinctive touches from the outgoing Classic 350. However, some elements such as the taillamps, turn indicators, and alloy wheels will be sourced from the Meteor 350. Moreover, the semi-digital instrumentation and Tripper navigation pod will be new on the Re Classic 350. We expect Royal Enfield to price the new Classic 350 around Rs 1.75 lakh Rs 2.05 lakh (ex-showroom, India).

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58312549 Denmark captain Simon Kjaer and the medical team that saved Christian Eriksen's life are the recipients of this year's Uefa President's Award. Eriksen, 29, suffered cardiac arrest during Denmark's Euro 2020 defeat by Finland in Copenhagen on 12 June. Kjaer has been recognised for showing "exceptional leadership qualities" in his response to the situation. Thanking the medical team, Inter Milan player Eriksen said: "You did a fantastic job and saved my life." "Also a big thanks to my friend and captain Simon and my team-mates in the Danish team for your support, both on 12 June and afterwards. "Thanks to all the fans who have sent messages to me and my family. It means a lot and has given us strength and support. Thank you." Former Tottenham player Eriksen collapsed shortly before half-time against Finland and needed to be treated with a defibrillator as he was resuscitated by medics. He was fitted with an ICD - implantable cardioverter defibrillator - and is now recovering. 'The team reacted as a unit' - Kjaer Kjaer was commended for his "admirable response" to the situation. The AC Milan defender, 32, put Eriksen in the recovery position, started the initial CPR procedure before leading the Danish players in forming a ring around Eriksen as he received medical attention and comforted Eriksen's partner. "It's something that will stay with us for the rest of our lives," said Kjaer. "The team reacted as a unit…as a team, we made the maximum effort to stick together and try to get through that situation and be as helpful as possible. "I try to lead the team on and off the pitch, in every aspect of life, as footballers, when we're together. I think it's one of the biggest privileges I have in my career. "I've known Christian for many years. He has a great family, he has a lot of friends, a lot of team-mates that want the best for him. As long as he's happy and his family is good, I'm happy." The medical team responded quickly and resuscitated Eriksen with CPR and a defibrillator before he was stretchered off and taken to hospital. "We rushed to the field to help [Christian] and to do our job," said Mogens Kreutzfeldt, chief medical officer for Euro 2020 in Copenhagen. "We did what we should, what we were taught, what we were trained to do. "Everybody knew their role, everybody knew what to do. We were not emotional at the scene. Afterwards, we were, of course, like everybody. We're very happy and proud of the outcome." "This year, the President's Award transcends football," said Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin. "It serves as an important and eternal reminder of just how precious life is and puts everything in our lives into the clearest perspective. "I would also like to send my very best wishes to Christian Eriksen and his family as he continues his recovery." Recipients of the 2021 Uefa President's Award: On-site medical team Mogens Kreutzfeldt (chief medical officer) Frederik Flensted (stadium medical manager) Anders Boesen (pitchside emergency doctor) Peder Ersgaard (paramedic) Uefa Venue medical officers Jens Kleinefeld Valentin Velikov Danish national medical team Morten Skjoldager (physio accompanying the team doctor) Morten Boesen (team doctor) Simon Kjaer (Denmark national team captain)

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58312949 Like many across the world, millions in Asia have been shocked by the scenes of desperation coming out of Afghanistan - with some asking if America can still be trusted. On Sunday evening - just a week after the Afghan capital Kabul fell to the Taliban - US vice-president Kamala Harris landed in Singapore for the start of a whirlwind Asian tour. She has since sought to smooth ruffled feathers by saying the region is a "top priority" for the US. But is it enough to reassure those concerned in Asia? And can America fend off China's attempts to seize on what some say is a golden opportunity for anti-US propaganda? Anxious murmurings On Monday, Singapore's prime minister Lee Hsien Loong warned that many in the region were watching how the US repositions itself in the fallout of Afghanistan. Kamala Harris on charm offensive in South East Asia Kamala Harris condemns China, deflects from Kabul For two of America's biggest regional allies in particular, South Korea and Japan, public confidence in the US has largely been unaffected - but there have been anxious murmurings from some quarters. Some conservatives have called for their militaries to be beefed up, arguing that they cannot fully trust in America's promise to back them up in a conflict. The US presently has tens of thousands of troops stationed in both countries, but former president Donald Trump's America First foreign policy had strained relationships. In an interview with ABC News last week, US President Joe Biden insisted there was a "fundamental difference" between Afghanistan and allies like South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, saying it was "not even comparable". Experts have agreed, pointing out that Afghanistan is not the same as more developed places in Asia which have their own substantial military resources and strong governments. As Asian democracies, they share similar values as America and have become significant trade and military partners. And with places like South Korea forming the bedrock of US military strategy in Asia, it would be unlikely that the US would pull out its troops any time soon. 'US is destructive' But as uncertainty swirls, China has ratcheted up its rhetoric. China's foreign Minister Wang Yi said last week that the US "hasty" pullout from Afghanistan has caused a "serious negative impact "while some hawkish government figures and state media have gone one step further. Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian has repeatedly compared it to the fall of Saigon, while his colleague Hua Chunying called the US "destructive", adding that "wherever the US sets foot… we see turbulence, division, broken families, deaths and other scars in the mess it has left." Nationalist tabloid Global Times carried an editorial urging Taiwan to stop "bonding themselves to the anti-Chinese mainland chariot of the US", arguing that the US would not bother waging a costly war with China over Taiwan. Its editor-in-chief also posted this tweet:

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The Executive will present the Law of Labor Opportunities, soon. President Guillermo Lasso led the first Productive Cabinet of this period. After a meeting of approximately three hours, the ministers that are part of the Government's Productive Cabinet announced some measures that will be taken for the economic reactivation of the country and, consequently, the generation of employment. At the beginning of the meeting, President Guillermo Lasso stated that the objective is to promote investment and generate employment and, for this, they seek to make the most appropriate decisions. The Minister of Labor, Patricio Donoso said that the Government will implement three measures to generate employment: progressive return to work with biosafety measures, Plan 2/14, two doses of vaccines in fourteen days so that citizens can return to work; presentation of the Law of Labor Opportunities, for the informal or unemployed employee who tries to find a source of work; promote investment with legal certainty; and the Violet Economy Law, which, among other things, seeks to provide tax incentives to companies that employ women at hierarchical levels, and which analyzes other measures because a large part of the Economically Active Po[CENSORED]tion (EAP) is in the informal sector. The Minister of Production, Julio José Prado, pointed out that more than 22,000 formal companies have disappeared in Ecuador during the pandemic, the real losses exceed $ 14,500 million in sales during the pandemic, and it is the worst crisis in the productive sectors. For this reason, he announced a tariff reform to lower production costs in more than 60 industries, the start-up of the National Council for Competitiveness and Innovation with public-private collaboration and the start-up of twenty sectorialized and territorialized industrial blocks to find mechanisms reactivation. In addition, the Minister of Agriculture, Tanlly Vera, said that long-term loans will be provided to farmers through BanEcuador or Banco Nacional de Fomento. Targeted credits and new lines of credit. They will implement parcel irrigation in approximately one thousand hectares throughout the country, in the first one hundred days of Government.

Achanakmar tiger reserve now comes under a Maoist-dominated area in Chhattisgarh, after a recent classification of affected districts. The other two tiger reserves of Chhattisgarh were already in Maoist districts. The tiger numbers in the state have dropped over the years with 46 tigers counted in the 2014 census, while the 2018 census estimated the state to have around 19 tigers. The increasing influence of Maoist ideology and resultant insurgency in these areas is making conservation difficult and poses a threat to the animals as well as the forest department staff. Everything from installing camera traps to monitoring the tiger prey, becomes more challenging. The threat of Maoist conflict is now looming in Chhattisgarh’s Achanakmar Tiger Reserve. The central government recently included Mungeli district, where the tiger reserve is located, in the list of Maoist-affected districts of the state. The classification of districts affected by Maoist insurgency is done to deploy resources and plan interventions. Mungeli has been included in the list of districts that are covered under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme as well as under a new category, ‘Districts of Concern’, created to counter the spread of Maoist ideology and insurgency to new areas and stop resurgence in some areas where it is controlled. Two of the three tiger reserves in Chhattisgarh, Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve and Indravati Tiger Reserve, have been Maoist-dominated areas for years. Now, the increasing threat of Maoists in the Achanakmar Tiger Reserve has also increased concerns within the state Forest Department. This comes at a time when the tiger po[CENSORED]tion in Chhattisgarh has reduced to less than half in just four years. There were 46 tigers in the state according to the 2014 tiger census, while the 2018 census estimated that the state has only 19 individuals. Since the 2018 census, three tigers have also died in the Achanakmar Tiger Reserve. The presence of Maoists in large parts of the states has curbed the activities of the Forest Department. The department’s officials and employees avoid stepping into the forest as they fear violence from the insurgents. The entrance of the Achanakmar Tiger Reserve. The central government recently included Mungeli district, where the tiger reserve is located, in the list of Maoist-affected districts of the state. Photo by Abhishek Agrawal/Wikimedia Commons. Regarding the presence of Maoists in the new area of Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, S.P. Yadav, Additional Director General of Project Tiger in India and Member Secretary of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) told Mongabay-India, “Tiger conservation efforts will be negatively impacted due to left wing extremism. The problem causes poor presence and reach of forest front line staff in tiger reserve areas which result in poor monitoring of tigers and prey species, weakened anti-poaching activities, adversely affecting conservation efforts.” Threat of violence hampers tourism and conservation Indravati Tiger Reserve was the first tiger reserve to be notified in this area of Chhattisgarh in 1983. Spread over 2799.07 sq km, this tiger reserve has a core area of 1258.37 sq km and connects to Kanha in Madhya Pradesh and Pench in Maharashtra via Chhattisgarh’s Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve and Achanakmar Tiger Reserve. It is also connected to Tadoba and Sironcha in Maharashtra through Kawal in Andhra Pradesh. A part of this tiger reserve also joins Sunabeda Sanctuary in Odisha through Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve. The Bijapur district, where this tiger reserve is located, has been dominated by Maoists for more than three decades and incidents of Maoist violence continue to happen here. On April 3 this year, 22 security-force personnel were reported to have been killed in an attack by Maoists in Bijapur. In September last year, Ratiram Patel, a range officer of Indravati Tiger Reserve posted in Bhairamgarh range, was also suspected to be killed by Maoists. Due to Maoist violence, tourism in Indravati Tiger Reserve has been completely shut down for the last several years. Officials say it is impossible to install camera traps even in the buffer area for counting tigers. Further, the forest department has not been successful in rehabilitating or shifting even one out of 107 villages that lie in Indravati Tiger Reserve and Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve. New challenges in new terrain There have been reports of Maoist movement in the area of Achanakmar Tiger Reserve from time to time for the last 20 years, but the authorities always dismissed these reports. Officials say that now, when the pressure of security forces has increased on the Maoists in the Bastar area, they have started expanding their MMC Committee (Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Committee) and have begun their activities in the forests of Achanakmar in Mungeli district. Spread over a total of 914.017 square kilometers, this Tiger Reserve has a core area of 626.195 square kilometers, and connects to Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh via Bhoramdev. A leopard in Achanakmar Tiger reserve. There have been reports of Maoist movement in the area of Achanakmar Tiger Reserve from time to time for the last 20 years. Photo by Harsh.can/Wikimedia Commons. Ratan Lal Dangi, IG Police, Bilaspur Range, says, “There is a need to increase the number of security forces in sensitive places where such activities are likely to increase in future. We do not want the Mungeli area to come under the control of Naxalites (Maoists) under any circumstances.” However, S. Jagadeesan, field director of Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, says that they have not seen any such activities in Achanakmar on the basis of which they can surely say that Maoists are active in the area. The state’s Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Narasimha Rao is unaware that the state government has included Mungeli in the Maoist-affected districts, which is home to Achanakmar Tiger Reserve. He also denies any difficulty due to Maoist interference in Indravati Tiger Reserve and Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve. On the issue of the lack of tourism in Chhattisgarh’s tiger reserves, he says, “It is not because of the Maoists but because of lack of facilities here that there is hardly any tourism here. There should be proper development, rest-houses for guests and activities to increase tourism here.”

Kia India has revealed its plan to sell 2 lakh cars in the current fiscal. Also, the South Korean automaker aims to reach a cumulative sales number of four lakh units by January next year, reports PTI. Also, Kia India aims to ship about 50,000 units to various global markets during the current financial year. Kia India has revealed its plan to sell 2 lakh cars in the current fiscal. Also, the South Korean automaker aims to reach a cumulative sales number of four lakh units by January next year, reports PTI. Also, Kia India aims to ship about 50,000 units to various global markets during the current financial year. Talking about its future plan, Kia India Vice-President and Head (Sales and Marketing) Hardeep Singh Brar told the news agency that the automaker's first priority right now is to overcome supply chain challenges. "The first step is to come back to normal and achieve a target of two lakh units in the domestic market and about 50,000 units in exports so that we can hit the 2.5 lakh sales mark during the year (FY22). This is our short term goal," he said. Kia has already become the fastest car brand in India to cross the 3 lakh cumulative sales mark in less than two years. Brar has pointed to the pent-up demand plus shift towards personal mobility options due to pandemic that has helped it to drive the sales demand. However, the chip shortage is affecting its production, accepted Kia. "Supply chain challenge is the only negative we can think of at the moment," Brar said while talking about the issues which could derail the growth story for the brand. He also said that the company's production has been down by around 10% currently due to a semiconductor shortage. However, he expects the crisis will be over in near term. "By October, we should be running at the capacity we would like to run. Right now, we are doing between 15,000-17,000 units per month and we would be running around 18,000-20,000 units by the fourth quarter (calendar year)," Brar said.

[Saba Sports News] James Rodriguez's time at Everton is all but over after reportedly being told he's not in manager Rafa Benitez's plans. The 30-year-old hinted he is ready to leave on his Twitch stream, "I will start training on Monday, I think. On the weekend I will not play, I don't even know who Everton is playing, can you please tell me? I think it is away because the past was here at home." He later added: "Ah, against Leeds they play, away from home, against (Marcelo) Bielsa, a difficult game, let's see what happens, hopefully they win. I have faith that this season will be good for me, big things are coming for me. Between now and August 30, anything can happen, I don't know where I'll play, I'll be where things go well."

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58286766 Declaring his support for the Afghan war decades ago, Joe Biden warned: "History is going to judge us very harshly, I believe, if we allow the hope of a liberated Afghanistan to evaporate because we are fearful of the phrase nation-building or we do not stay the course." Will this be the week that history judges his presidency? West Wing assistants tapped at keyboards, heads down, while aides chatted away as if business as usual, belying the chaos unfolding in the wider world. The stunning fall of Afghanistan back into Taliban hands as the US was ending its 20-year war had brought about a crisis gripping all corners from Kabul to Camp David. Over the six days that saw Western allies forced to airlift citizens, Afghans desperately clinging to planes to leave the country and a volte-face on Mr Biden's promise to withdraw troops by 31 August, his promises of competence and strength had for some begun to ring hollow. Heading into a week that will bring a congressional hearing on the exit and massive efforts to step up the pace of evacuations, few seemed satisfied with what little answer the administration has provided about what has been widely seen as Mr Biden's worst days of governance.

Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan widely known as Aamir Khan, is an Indian film actor, director, filmmaker and television talk-show host. Through his thirty-year career in Hindi films, Khan has established himself as one of the most po[CENSORED]r and influential actors of Indian cinema.He has a large global following, especially in Southern Asia and Greater China, and has been described by Newsweek as "the biggest movie star" in the world.Khan is the recipient of numerous awards, including nine Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, and an AACTA Award, as well as an Academy Award nomination. He was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri in 2003 and the Padma Bhushan in 2010,and received an honorary title from the Government of China in 2017.Khan first appeared on screen as a child actor in his uncle Nasir Hussain's film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973). As an adult, his first feature film role was in the experimental film Holi (1984), and he began a full-time acting career with a leading role in the tragic romance Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988). His performance in the film and in the thriller Raakh (1989) earned him a National Film Award in the Special Mention category. He established himself as a leading actor of Hindi cinema in the 1990s by appearing in a number of commercially successful films, including the romantic dramas Dil (1990) and Raja Hindustani (1996), for which he won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor, and the thriller Sarfarosh (1999).He also played against type in the acclaimed Canadian-Indian co-production 1947: Earth (1998).In 1999 he founded Aamir Khan Productions, whose first film, Lagaan (2001), was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and earned him a National Film Award for Best Po[CENSORED]r Film and two more Filmfare Awards (Best Actor and Best Film). After a four-year absence from the screen, Khan returned to portray leading roles, notably in the 2006 box-office hits Fanaa and Rang De Basanti. He made his directorial debut with Taare Zameen Par (2007), a major success that garnered him the Filmfare Awards for Best Film and Best Director. Khan's greatest global success came with the thriller Ghajini (2008), the comedy-drama 3 Idiots (2009), the action film Dhoom 3 (2013), the satire PK (2014), and the sports biopic Dangal (2016), each having held the record for being the highest-grossing Indian film,while Secret Superstar (2017) held the record for being highest-grossing Indian film featuring a female protagonist.Khan won his third Best Actor award at Filmfare for Dangal.His films are known for dealing with social issues in Indian society,and they often combine the entertainment and production values of commercial masala films with the believable narratives and strong messages of parallel cinema.Within and beyond the film industry, Khan is an activist and humanitarian, and has participated and spoken out for various social causes, some of which have sparked political controversy. He has created and hosted the television talk show Satyamev Jayate, through which he highlights sensitive social issues in India, occasionally influencing the Indian parliament. His work as a social reformer, tackling issues ranging from poverty and education to abuse and discrimination, earned him an appearance on the Time 100 list of most influential people in the world.Khan was married to his first wife, Reena Dutta, for fifteen years, after which he married the film director Kiran Rao. He has three children—two with Dutta, and one with Rao through surrogacy.Khan was born on 14 March 1965 in Bombay to Tahir Hussain, a film producer, and Zeenat Hussain.Several of his relatives were members of the Hindi film industry, including his late paternal uncle, the producer-director Nasir Hussain.He has a relation to the cinema of Pakistan as well, being a relative of movie director Syed Sibtain Fazli (Allahabad, 1916-Lahore, 1985),and who's grandson, Umair Fazli,also a movie director, made the 2016 box-office success Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal, himself being the brother of Ayesha Fazli, the wife of singer-actor Ali Zafar of Pakistan.Outside the movie industry, he is also related to the Indian Islamic scholar, philosopher and politician Abul Kalam Azad through his grandmother.Khan is the eldest of four siblings; he has a brother, the actor Faisal Khan, and two sisters, Farhat and Nikhat Khan .His nephew, Imran Khan, is a contemporary Hindi film actor.As a child actor, Khan appeared on screen in two minor roles. At the age of eight, he appeared in a highly po[CENSORED]r song in the Nasir Hussain-directed film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973), which was the first Bollywood masala film.The following year, he portrayed the younger version of Mahendra Sandhu's character in his father's production Madhosh.Khan attended J.B. Petit School for his pre-primary education, later switching to St. Anne's High School, Bandra until the eighth grade, and completed his ninth and tenth grade at the Bombay Scottish School, Mahim.He played tennis in state level championships, and became a state-level champion. He has professed he was "much more into sports than studies".He completed his twelfth grade from Mumbai's Narsee Monjee College.Khan described his childhood as "tough" due to the financial problems faced by his father, whose film productions were mostly unsuccessful. He said, "There would be at least 30 calls a day from creditors calling for their money." He was always at risk of being expelled from school for non-payment of fees.At the age of sixteen, Khan was involved in the experimental process of making a 40-minute silent film, Paranoia, which was directed by his school friend Aditya Bhattacharya.The film was funded by the filmmaker Shriram Lagoo, an acquaintance of Bhattacharya, who provided them with a few thousand rupees.Khan's parents did not want him to make films, wishing that he would instead pursue a "steady" career as an engineer or doctor.For that reason, the shooting schedule of Paranoia was a clandestine one.In the film, he played the lead role alongside actors Neena Gupta and Victor Banerjee, while simultaneously assisting Bhattacharya.He said that the experience of working on it encouraged him to pursue a career in film.Khan subsequently joined a theatre group called Avantar, where he performed backstage activities for over a year. He made his stage debut with a small role in the company's Gujarati play, Kesar Bina, at Prithvi Theatre.He went on to two of their Hindi plays, and one English play, which was titled Clearing House.After completing high school, Khan decided to discontinue studying, choosing instead to work as an assistant director to Nasir Hussain on the Hindi films Manzil Manzil (1984) and Zabardast (1985).

(CNN)The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance Friday with an unmistakable message: Kids should be back in school in person this fall and schools should be very cautious about removing the measures meant to protect them. But as the Biden administration struggles to boost low vaccination rates in Southern states amid a troublesome level of Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy, decisions about safety precautions in schools will be made, as always, at the local level. Those decisions have already become a hot political topic as fall approaches, with Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, for example, banning mask mandates in public schools earlier this year, while California health officials announced Friday that they would continue to require students and teachers to wear face coverings indoors even though the CDC's new guidance said vaccinated teachers and students don't need to wear masks inside school buildings. The CDC's new guidance comes when many parents are still anxious about the risks of Covid-19 variants, as well as the many unknowns about what the long-term effects of Covid infections could be in children. As school districts brace for the uncertainty of another semester with many unvaccinated children, Pfizer sent a jolt of alarm through the country by announcing Thursday that it is seeing waning immunity from its coronavirus vaccine and it will seek emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration in August for a booster dose. In an unusual rebuke, the FDA and the CDC released a joint statement hours after the Pfizer missive saying boosters were not needed yet, and Biden administration officials sought to amplify that message Friday. A very small number of children up to age 18 have died from Covid-19 in the US -- 391 out of more than 606,000 deaths, according to CDC data. But there is great uneasiness among parents since only children 12 and older are currently eligible to be vaccinated. There have been notable outbreaks at summer camps this year, including infections among more than 125 campers and adults who attended a summer camp run by a South Texas church. And the risk of new variants remains an intense concern in communities with high numbers of unvaccinated people. Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, voiced those concerns about the lack of study on the long-term effects of Covid-19 in children during an interview on CNN's "The Lead" Friday afternoon. He noted that the data about children is often presented in terms of deaths and hospitalizations, numbers he acknowledged are "relatively low" in that po[CENSORED]tion. "We need clarification on the percentage of children who have debilitating effects from Covid, especially neurological effects in the developing brain," Hotez told CNN's Pamela Brown. "We need the pediatric neurological societies to really look into this more in depth. ... We tend to use very blunt instruments when talking about either adolescents' or children's deaths, and only hospitalizations. There are so many more dimensions to Covid than that." New confusion about booster shots This week's Pfizer announcement not only sparked new confusion about when booster shots might be needed for adults but also created a potential opportunity for anti-vaccine activists who are looking to undermine public confidence in the shots. Back in April, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla suggested that "there will be likely a need for a third dose, somewhere between six and 12 months" after the first round. On Thursday, the company confirmed his prediction in a formal statement, citing a recent statement from Israel's Ministry of Health that said the efficacy of the Pfizer vaccine declined after six months, along with unreleased data from the company's ongoing studies. Pfizer offered an important caveat that was mostly lost in the shock of its announcement, confirming that the vaccine's protection against "severe disease remained high across the full six months." The drop in efficacy manifested as a rise in symptomatic illness, the company said, while also pointing to the emergence of dangerous new variants as reason to get a jump on authorization for a booster. But the hazy reasoning behind Pfizer's declaration, which was delivered without clear clinical evidence of its underlying assertion, was met with the sharp contradictory statement from the leading US regulatory agencies. "Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not need a booster shot at this time," the CDC and FDA said in their rare joint statement. "FDA, CDC, and NIH (the National Institutes of Health) are engaged in a science-based, rigorous process to consider whether or when a booster might be necessary." The message from the government agencies was clear: The decision was not Pfizer's to make. "This process takes into account laboratory data, clinical trial data, and cohort data -- which can include data from specific pharmaceutical companies, but does not rely on those data exclusively," they said in the statement. In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Friday night, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious diseases specialist, disputed the idea that Americans were receiving a "mixed message" and said it is important for them to trust that their government agencies will tell them when and whether they might need a booster shot. "We respect what the pharmaceutical company is doing, but the American public should take their advice from the CDC and the FDA," said Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. "The important bottom line in all of this is that the efficacy (of the vaccine) against severe disease -- particularly hospitalization that might lead to death in some individuals -- was still really very good." White House press secretary Jen Psaki stressed Friday afternoon that the decision about when a booster might be needed is "going to be led by the data and by the science." "We wanted to make clear that that is not something that the American people need to plan for at this moment," Psaki said. As concerning as Pfizer's claim might have been to some, the public clash between the pharmaceutical giant and top US government agencies could foreshadow something worse. Public and private institutions have largely spoken with one voice as the vaccines were developed and distributed, a useful tool for public health leaders working to chip away at hesitance as they pushed forward with this unprecedented mass vaccination campaign. But signals of a divide between the two could deal a devastating setback to that project, offering fodder to anti-vaccination agitators. Asked at the briefing whether the administration would push for coordination on these kinds of announcements -- as a way of preventing another similar back-and-forth -- Psaki appeared to betray some frustration with Pfizer's actions. "They are a private-sector company. I can't speak to the origin or the motivation of their announcement. You'd have to ask them that," Psaki said. "But the role we can play, from the US government, is to provide accurate information and public health information, which is what we've ventured to do last night pretty rapidly in response to the announcement." Huge challenge in regional divide over vaccines As school districts look to the fall semester, Biden's team is redoubling its efforts to deploy trusted messengers into communities where vaccine uptake is low, but the challenge is monumental given the political polarization in this country and the unfortunate fact that masks and vaccines remain divisive territory. An analysis by Georgetown University this week underscored the political challenge of changing the mindset of those who remain unvaccinated by showing the huge clusters of unvaccinated people in the Southern United States. An increasing number of studies have demonstrated that vaccine coverage maps bear a striking resemblance to the 2020 election results map -- meaning it may be very hard for the Biden administration to shift attitudes toward vaccine acceptance in those regions. The CDC guidance on schools is likely to become part of that debate, just as it was last year when President Donald Trump was in office. The CDC stressed Friday that schools should continue using safety precautions, including masking and physical distancing, while encouraging those who are eligible to get vaccinated, such as offering vaccines on site and providing paid sick leave for employees to get vaccinated. Fully vaccinated teachers and students do not need to wear masks, the guidance said, but the CDC still wants to see unvaccinated children masked indoors and for schools to continue physical distancing if not everyone is vaccinated. Schools that want to begin phasing out pandemic precautions should do so carefully, the CDC said, by removing them one at a time -- if community transmission levels are low -- while continuing a robust testing regimen to monitor for increases in spread before removing the next safety measure. Dr. Megan Ranney, an emergency physician at Rhode Island Hospital and an associate professor at Brown University, noted that she has been a proponent of schools being open even before vaccines were on the scene. But now she is concerned that "the states that have low vaccination rates are also the states that are less likely to put the non-pharmaceutical interventions in place." "They're going to be less likely to say that kids should mask in school," Ranney said Friday on CNN's "Inside Politics." "So they're going to be setting up their communities, not just for the spread of the virus within the kids, but also within the larger community. Because those kids are then going to spread Covid on to their parents and grandparents and extracurricular school instructors. That's what worries me even more than whether we can open the schools or not."

The wolf is known as one of the beasts that humans are quite afraid of. Apart from being known to be savage, wolves also have some physical similarities to dogs, but are wilder in nature. It is not surprising that wolves have some similarities with dogs, because these two animals still come from the same family, namely Canis. In fact, the wolf is the largest member of the genus Canis and has an interesting relationship with humans. Quoted from Wonderopolis, humans describe wolves as wild animals that like to make howling sounds. Wolves rarely attack humans, but many feel terrified when faced with this animal. The reason is because wolves often attack pets and livestock that are owned by humans. The wolf is the ancestor of dogs. It is estimated that around 20 thousand and 40 thousand years ago, the ancestors of these dogs underwent a process of domestication (taming wild or wild animals) through evolution. Until now, dogs have become one of the favorite pets of humans. Can wolves be tamed....!? Experts explain that wolves are very difficult to tame. Because the majority of these herds have a much higher quality of life in the wild. Humans of course will also find it difficult to make ends meet for a wolf. Launching from the Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary website, wolves need a lot of space to roam around, as a form of their natural instincts. These animals also cannot eat any food, because their digestive system has undergone an adaptation process for hundreds of thousands of years. As carnivores, wolves need raw meat for growth and survival. The pattern of space and food is very different from that of dogs, which is the main reason why wolves cannot be tamed or even kept. The natural instincts of wolves and dogs Quoting from Seeker, experts say that dogs and wolves have very different early growth periods. So that even as adults, the instincts and characteristics of these two animals are different. Dogs can be humans' best friends and wolves can still be wild animals. At the age of two weeks, wolves are still blind, deaf and trying to recognize their surroundings. When their hearing and vision sensors start to activate, wolves have a sensory shock so they tend to feel scared. Unlike dogs, when their hearing and vision sensors are active, dogs tend to like and try to explore this ability. Dogs do not have sensory shocks and so are not afraid of changes in them. A puppy at two weeks old cannot get up and walk around. Meanwhile, when the wolf pups are two weeks old, they are able to walk vigorously, explore their surroundings, and begin to climb small hills. The researchers revealed that humans only need 90 minutes of interaction to eliminate fear and become more familiar with puppies. This interaction can begin when the puppies are four and eight weeks old. As for the wolf pups, humans have to interact for 24 hours straight to get rid of a little fear and build intimacy with these animals. Interaction with wolf pups should begin before three weeks of age.

What were the least patented models of the year in Argentina? Some achieved this achievement by being expensive. Others for being discontinued. Some for being very new or having been repatriated. And others because they simply sell little. Haval H6 49 Citroen Grand C4 Spacetourer 47 Volkswagen Scirocco 47 Mercedes Benz E-Class 46 Volvo XC40 43 Volvo XC60 43 Baic X55 39 Suzuki Swift 39 Chery Fulwin 38 Kia Picanto 37 Mercedes Benz AMG GLC 43 36 Alfa Romeo Mito 35 Mercedes Benz CLA Class 34 Porsche Cayenne 31 Honda Accord 30 Ford Mustang 29 Shineray X7 28 BMW X6 27 Changan Cs15 27 DS 3 Crossback 27 Jac S5 26 Nissan Murano 25 Alfa Romeo Stelvio 23 Audi Q7 22 Geely Emgrand FE3 22 Mitsubishi Outlander 22 Lexus NX 21 Suzuki Jimny 21 Volkswagen Touareg 20 Lexus IS 19 Bmw 5 Series 17 Geely LC 17 Land Rover Range Rover Velar 17 Lexus GS 16 Renault Fluence 15 Ds4 14 Mini John Cooper Works 14 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 13 Audi TT 12 Audi A6 12 BMW M2 12 Mercedes Benz AMG Gle 63 11 Subaru Impreza 11 Volvo S60 11 Baic D20 10 Ford S-Max 10 Mercedes Benz AMG A45 10 Porsche 911 10 Subaru Wrx 10 BMW M3 9 BMW M5 9 Mini Clubman 9 Nissan Leaf 9 Volvo XC90 9 Hyundai Santa Fe 8 Jaguar XE 8 Maserati Levante 8 Porsche Macan 8 Smart ForTwo 7 BMW M4 6 Jaguar F-Pace 6 Porsche 718 6 Volvo V40 6 Alfa Romeo Giulia 5 Land Rover Discovery 5 Lexus LS 5 Peugeot 508 5 Audi RS5 4 Ferrari 488 4 Mercedes Benz AMG GT 4 Mercedes Benz AMG GTC 4 Mercedes Benz AMG SLC 43 4 Audi A7 3 BMW 7 Series 3 BMW Z4 3 Changan CS75 3 Hyundai Genesis 3 Hyundai Ioniq 3 Land Rover Range Rover Sport 3 Lexus Rc F 3 Lifan X50 3 Mercedes Benz AMG C63 3 Mercedes Benz AMG GT R 3 Mercedes Benz G-Class 3 Renault Clio Mio 3 Smart Forfour 3 Subaru Legacy 3 Audi A8 2 Chery Tiggo 7 2 Chevrolet Corvette 2 Chrysler 300C 2 Ferrari 812 2 JAC S7 2 Jaguar XF 2 Lexus RX 2 Lotus Exige 2 Maserati Quattroporte 2 Mercedes Benz GLS Class 2 Sero Cargo High 2 Sero Sedan 2 Volvo S90 2 Alfa Romeo 4C 1 Audi Q8 1 Audi R8 1 Baic BJ20 1 Bmw M850i 1 Chrysler Town & Country 1 Dodge Challenger 1 Ferrari F12 1 Foton Gratour T3 1 Lamborghini Aventador 1 Lifan M7 1 Lifan X60 1 Maserati Ghibili 1 Mercedes Benz AMG SL 63 1 Mercedes Benz AMG E63 1 Mercedes Benz S Class 1 Nissan GT-R 1 Porsche Panamera 1

SAN FRANCISCO: Netflix said Tuesday it added millions of new subscribers globally over the past quarter as it prepared up for a tougher competitive landscape, but scaled back its outlook for early 2020. The global television streaming giant beat expectations with a profit of $587 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 as revenue rose 31 percent from a year ago to $5.5 billion. Netflix added a better-than-expected 8.8 million subscribers worldwide to hit 167 million, but growth in North America was below forecasts with 550,000 new members, including 420,000 in the United States. After-hours trading showed Netflix shares in a narrow range, dipping slightly and then rising about 2.2 percent. Netflix said it expects to add around seven million new subscribers in the first quarter of 2020, well below the level logged in a record-setting quarter a year ago. "We have seen some elevated churn in the US from combination of pricing and competition," chief financial officer Spence Neumann said during an earnings interview.. "We anticipate that competition to roll out globally throughout the year, so we are trying to be prudent thinking about the impact throughout the business." Traditional TV in trouble? The California-based company scaled back expectations for the current quarter, with nascent services such as Apple TV+, Disney+ and soon-to-launch rivals such as NBC´s Peacock now competing for viewers. With so many media and tech companies wading into streaming services, a cultural shift from "linear" television consumption — such as through cable services — to streaming entertainment could be on the horizon, according to Netflix executives. "We've had the same strategy basically for 20 years — please our members and they help us grow," Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings said in an earnings interview. "In the next decade, expect to use the great resources we have to do even better." Netflix, whose hit original shows include The Crown, and Stranger Things, is strong in many global markets outside of its stronger competition in the US, having bolstered its lineup of international shows. Analyst Eric Haggstrom of eMarketer said Netflix "ended 2019 on a strong note with new subscriber additions above expectations" but faces challenges. "Netflix will need to continue to produce hit shows as Disney, Apple, HBO and others launch and scale new services," Haggstrom said. "Netflix´s scale allows it to reach mass audiences, which makes it easier for them to create hits when compared to newcomers to the market." Hastings considered Disney+ more of a threat to traditional cable television services than Netflix. "Disney is going to be a global service quite quickly, but there are many global services," Hastings said. "We compete a lot for viewing with YouTube, and viewing per member is up — that is all coming from linear TV." Netflix noted that it is changing the way it calculates the po[CENSORED]rity of shows. Previously, 70 percent or more of a film or television show had to be watch to count as being viewed at a household. Under the new method, a show will only need to play for at least two minutes for a view to be counted, deemed "long enough to indicate the choice was intentional," Netflix said in a letter released with the earnings figures. "Given that we now have titles with widely varying lengths — we believe that reporting households viewing a title based on 70 percent of a single episode of a series or of an entire film, which we have been doing, makes less sense," Netflix said. The new method is similar to the way YouTube counts views, and results in viewer counts being about 35 percent higher, according to Netflix. No plans for ads Hastings held firm that Netflix has no plans to get into the online advertising business, saying the company is not interested in battling with Amazon, Facebook and Google in that market. "We are really focused on just making our members happy," Hastings said. "We want to be the safe respite where you can enjoy, be stimulated, have fun and relax with none of the controversy around exploiting users with advertising."