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Visit the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology for a crash course in the country’s 54 ethnic groups, explained through beautiful displays of daily life. The sprawling grounds feature several examples of different tribal houses and tombs (Nguyen Van Huyen Street; vme.org.vn). Dine at KOTO, a not-for-profit restaurant and vocational-training program for disadvantaged youths, which offers sandwiches, pastas and traditional Vietnamese dishes (59 Van Mieu Street). Explore the Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first university....

The CoA was entrusted with the task of preparing a draft Constitution keeping in line with the Lodha Committee recommendations and also previous judgments/orders of the top Court accepting those recommendations. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Mishra passed the judgment diluting some of the key recommendations of the committee in order to ensure maximum efficiency in the administration of Cricket by the BCCI. The draft Constitution will have to be presented to The Registrar of Societies under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 which shall register it and submit a report to the Court within four weeks....

The banana skin was thrown onto the perimeter of the field after Aubameyang scored the opening goal of Arsenal’s 4-2 win on Sunday and celebrated in front of Tottenham’s travelling supporters. The Metropolitan Police said three men have been charged with throwing a missile onto a soccer field and were bailed to attend court on Dec. 18. Another man was charged with a public-order offense. Tottenham said on Sunday the supporter who threw the banana skin will be issued with a ban....

Elsewhere on the show, Brock Lesnar controversially defeated Roman Reigns in a short rematch to their ‘Mania disaster, Styles and Nakamura’s rivalry took a vicious turn as their rematch ended in a count-out and Hardy/Wyatt duo finally completed their journey to the top of Raw’s tag team division. The show had a series of impeccable performances, with Daniel Bryan breaking the record for longest stint in the Rumble and the ladder match participants stealing another show....

There were shock victories, such as Spain’s 6-1 win over Argentina and Brazil exacting a small bit of revenge on Germany by beating them 1-0, as well as tightly contested affairs like Spain’s 1-1 draw against Germany. But, it is time to forget everything about the international matches until the summer as league matches return this week after a long 14 days! We are well into the business end of the season as the league leaders look to wrap up the title in the coming weeks and the quarter-finals of the Champions League gets underway in 5 days....

They have won the Champions League in 4 out of the last 5 competitions. This has been possible due to some extraordinary players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale. They had the famed striking triumvirate in the form of BBC, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo. However, the trio have been broken with Ronaldo completing his move to Juventus from Los Blancos. Gareth Bale has been linked with a move away from Real, with Manchester United leading the race to lure him away to The Theatre of Dreams....

In the aftermath of a 2-0 loss against reigning champions Liverpool, Chelsea embarked on a nine-game unbeaten run that saw them emerge as one of the darkhorses for the league title. However, the Blues lost four of their next six games to slip to ninth in the league table. Chelsea’s dip in fortunes has a lot to do with the underwhelming returns of a plethora of players, especially some of their summer arrivals....

Mauricio Pochettino’s men will be looking to get on top of their opponents and put them under pressure from the first whistle. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, on the other hand, will be looking to encourage his players to just go out and express themselves without any reservations. City have been fantastic this season and they will look to extend their winning run. The last time Tottenham defeated Manchester City was in October 2016 but since then, the defending champions have beaten them in three games and drawn one....

Following Manchester United’s draw against newly-promoted side Wolverhampton Wanderers, the Portuguese manager has since expressed his disappointment at his team’s performance, questioning their attitude in the game. Pogba responded to Mourinho’s criticism, saying that he wants the team to be allowed to play more attacking football especially at Old Trafford. Mourinho then replied to Paul Pogba’s criticism saying that he has decided that Pogba can no longer be the vice-captain of the team....

United’s transfer strategy has been poor too, with the club failing to back managers and deliver key targets. At the start of the season, Jose Mourinho was not given a center-back and United have shipped in over 50 league goals this season as a consequence. While Solskjaer’s arrival brought some brief relief, many players at the club are simply not good enough. New signings need to be brought in and the deadwood must be cleared out....

It’s a period that involves a lot of new information, and it’s easy to lose track of things. Here are some tips to guide you through your new start, and keep you confident. 1. Create a Space for Dedicated Notes There’s no way to know which things will stick in your memory, and which things you’ll forget. It’s impossible to remember everything, and you’ll likely feel quite tired during your onboarding....

Most observers seem to be expecting Bader to win the fight comfortably – Fedor is years past his prime now and despite his wins over Frank Mir and Chael Sonnen, he appears to be more vulnerable today than he’s ever been in his career. Bader meanwhile is on a hot streak and hasn’t lost in 6 fights – he’s also the reigning Bellator Light-Heavyweight champion. There’s no doubt that Bader should be the favourite here, but can you really count Fedor out?...

Design & accessories The S9 is traditional in appearance: a chunky white disc with a silver ring and a raised round platform in its centre. When you spot one of these – a Lidar tower – on a robot vacuum, it tends to bode well for the vac’s navigation and mapping capabilities. Lidar involves the use of a laser, which bounces off objects and gives the robot a much more accurate perception of distance....

Though Grezzo is a new name in video games they are run by a very capable and proven figure in the industry: Koichi Ishii. Best known for having helped create the Mana series, Ichii is no stranger to storied franchises and working with Nintendo. Unfortunately, Grezzo’s first forays into the gaming market didn’t strike a chord with gamers. Seeing a developer not named Nintendo working on Ocarina of Time 3D might seem a little odd at first, but considering that the main blueprint for the game is already in place it isn’t too surprising....

What Is a 3GP File? Created by the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), a file with the 3GP file extension is a 3GPP multimedia file. This video container format was developed with the intention to save on disk space, bandwidth, and data usage, which is why they’re often seen created from, and transferred between, mobile devices. It’s the required, standard format for media files sent using Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) and Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (MBMS)....

Reports of the security threat came after the England men’s team confirmed that they will be opting out of their tour to Pakistan, a couple of days after the New Zealand men’s team abandoned their series against the Asian giants at the last minute. ESPNcricinfo’s statement about the bomb threat at the New Zealand team hotel read: While the timing of these reports might not go down well with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), it is understood that the third ODI between England Women and New Zealand Women will likely go ahead as scheduled....

The remains were found in a crouching position. The woman had been laid on her right side with her legs and arms pulled in towards the chest and her gaze facing north, Deutsche Welle (DW) reports. The crouching shape is one of the oldest forms of positioning the body and is typical of burials in Neolithic Europe, a period that lasted from 6,000 to 2,000 BCE and saw societies transition to farming....

Only 26 batsmen have ever crossed the 300-run mark in an innings and the last time a player scored a triple century was back in 2016 when Karun Nair shocked the world with an astonishing 303 not out against England at M.A.Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Of all the 26 men who’ve scored a 300+ score in Test cricket, only four players hold the distinction of scoring a triple-hundred on more than one occasion (2 to be precise)....

Premier League has always managed to attract the best talents from all over the world due to its financial superiority and competitive nature of the league. Premier League has been lucky enough to host some of the great Argentine footballers since its inception in the early 90s. While world-class internationals like Juan Sebastian Veron, Herman Crespo, and Angel Di Maria failed to prove their worth on English soil, most of the players from South American nation embraced the league and found success while representing their respective clubs....

However, one thing that Mojang does allow players to do freely is customize the game itself, including the graphics. Mods can be used to achieve this and on Bedrock Edition, there are two different ways to change the game, Behavior packs and resource packs. Resource packs change the way the game looks, which can be for better or worse. Some of them can even change the game’s FPS and reduce the overall lag....