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Comic for 2021.12.21

New Cyanide and Happiness Comic




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The simple exam tweaks that can completely change lives

Schools are struggling to cope with the logistical hurdles and cost required to make the adjustments.




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Hill scores as Dolphins beat Rams to end losing run

Tyreek Hill scores his first touchdown since the opening week of the season, as the Miami Dolphins beat the Los Angeles Rams 23-15 to end a three-game losing streak.




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'Crisis for referees & fuel for toxic fan conspiracies'

David Coote's alleged video on Liverpool and former manager Jurgen Klopp fuels conspiracy theorists who question referees' integrity, says Phil McNulty.




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Lineker to stop hosting Match of the Day, BBC confirms

The BBC has "agreed in principle a contract extension through to the 2026 World Cup," with Lineker.




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COP29: In Donald Trump’s shadow

Can the world fight climate change without the US?




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Speed of cricket balls could stump housing scheme

Developers and Sport England disagree over the risk from cricket balls to future residents.




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Dating fraudster could have scammed 'hundreds' more women

Women were seen as targets by a serial scammer, but together they ensured he would face the truth.




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Simmonds breaks 200m world record

Ellie Simmonds becomes the first person to break a world record at London's Aquatics Centre in the 200m individual medley.




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Rare footage of a cartel gun battle near US-Mexico border

Texas law enforcement said the shootout was between factions of the Gulf Cartel.




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What a discovered lost Maya city might have looked like

The BBC's Georgina Rannard shows a virtual rendition of Valeriana - which has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under the jungle canopy in Mexico.




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'He could be the next great' - meet the 14-year-old international keeper

"He could be the next great" - meet the 14-year-old international goalkeeper hoping to one day make it in the Premier League.




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Mexico drug tsar's spectacular fall from grace culminates in NY court

Genaro García Luna is the highest-ranking Mexican official ever to be convicted in the US.




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'Nothing can bring a life back': Brazil dam collapse survivors speak as UK trial begins

A lawsuit against mining company BHP starts in London on Monday over the 2015 dam collapse.




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World's most indebted oil firm is headache for new Mexico leader

Claudia Sheinbaum inherits a buoyant manufacturing sector, but also a troubled state-owned oil firm.




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Divided Arizona contends with Trump's sweeping border plan

The state is likely to be on the frontline of the president-elect's immigration policies.




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Fencer Cook begins legal action

Scottish fencer Keith Cook is to take legal action over his omission from Great Britain's Olympic squad.




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San Francisco win World Series

San Francisco Giants clinch their second World Series title in three years, sweeping Detroit Tigers 4-0.




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Adcock and White to renew pairing

Chris Adcock to renew badminton mixed doubles partnership with fiancee Gabby White.




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MotoGP coverage

BBC Sport has comprehensive coverage of the 2012 MotoGP season.




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GB women smash pursuit world record

Joanna Rowsell, Dani King and Laura Trott follow their male counterparts in defeating Australia for world team pursuit gold.




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Thomas should snub Games - coach

British Cycling head coach Shane Sutton says Geraint Thomas should race in the Tour de France instead of going for a second Olympic gold.




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GB success will continue - Clancy

Ed Clancy believes GB cyclists will deliver Olympic success even if performance director Dave Brailsford leaves his role.



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Scot Taylor secures Team GB place

Lightweight Josh Taylor qualifies for the Olympics, ensuring there will be one Scot in the GB boxing team.




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Bootstrap Icons v1.10.0

Bootstrap Icons v1.10.0 is here with nearly 150 new icons. This release includes tons of new variants for person, building, and database icons, plus new brands, rockets, road signs, globes, and many more. We’re now at over 1,900 icons!

150 new icons

Here’s a quick look at all the new icons in v1.10.0:

Some highlights for the new icons include:

  • 22 new person icons
  • 26 new house icons
  • 24 new building icons, including a renamed building to buildings
  • 22 new database icons
  • 24 new street sign icons
  • New globe icons
  • New EV, taxi, bus, and scooter transportation icons
  • New rockets
  • and more!

We also fixed the fill rules for several some issues across the docs, including:




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Bootstrap Icons v1.11.0

Bootstrap Icons v1.11.0 has arrived with 100 new icons—including new floppy disk icons, additional brand icons, new person icons, new emojis, some birthday cake, a few new science icons, and more. We’re now at over 2,000 icons!

100 new icons

Here’s a quick look at all the new icons in v1.11.0:

Check out the pull request for all the details on which icons were added and which were updated.




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Jenkins second in World Triathlon

Britain's Helen Jenkins finishes second in the opening round of the World Triathlon Series, behind Australia's Erin Densham.




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India Nature Watch - <h1> <font color = blue> Blister Beetle <h1/p>

Thanks to Sivakumar ji for the ID

Hycleus zigzagus

Gear: Sony A7 III

Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent,

cantharidin. About 7,500 species are known worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some are

aposematically colored, announcing their toxicity to would-be predators.




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India Nature Watch - <h1> <font color = blue> Hummingbird moth <h1/p>

The flowers of the snakeweed plant are popular with many butterflies, including the

South Asian crimson rose, Malabar banded swallowtail, grass yellow, and hummingbirds.

Smaller species of butterflies, like the Common Palmfly and the Bush Browns,

are often seen feeding on the flowers. Larger butterflies, like the Polyura and Lexias,

have not been seen feeding on the plant.




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India Nature Watch - <h1> <font color = blue> Blue mud dauber wasp <h1/p>

Thanks to Sivakumar ji for correcting the ID.

Family: Scoliidae




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India Nature Watch - Braconid wasp




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Winter Derby win for Premio Loco

Premio Loco comes through in the home straight to win the Winter Derby at Lingfield, with Cai Shen second and Circumvent third.




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Synchronised still on course for National

Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Synchronised has a chance to complete a rare double after remaining among the Grand National entries.




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Brae Hill wins Lincoln Handicap

Brae Hill holds off the challenge of Mull of Killough to win the Lincoln Handicap in a thrilling finish at Doncaster.




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Sir Alex in Scottish National bid

Sir Alex Ferguson's Harry The Viking is among the likely runners at the Scottish Grand National.




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Tax-News.com: COVID-19: Philippines Further Extends Multiple Tax Deadlines

The Philippines has announced that it will again extend tax filing and payment deadlines, following the prolongation of restrictive measures during the coronavirus outbreak.




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Tax-News.com: Philippines Moots Digital Tax

A proposal has been put forward for a digital services tax regime in the Philippines.




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Tax-News.com: India Announces More COVID-19 Measures

On May 13, 2020, the Indian Government announced new tax relief measures and administrative concessions.




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Tax-News.com: India Hikes Threshold For Country-by-Country Reporting

India has enacted legislation to hike the turnover threshold for filing a country-by-country report.




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Tax-News.com: COVID-19: UK Extends Deadlines For Input On Tax Reforms

The UK tax agency has extended various deadlines for responses to consultations and for other work on tax reform, in light of COVID-19.




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Tax-News.com: Russia To Terminate Cyprus Double Tax Agreement

The Russian Ministry of Finance has announced that it will seek to terminate the country's double tax agreement with Cyprus, after negotiations broke down on a revision to increase tax on cross-border dividends and interest income.




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Tax-News.com: Malta, Luxembourg Agree To Russian DTA Changes

The Russian Government has disclosed that both Luxembourg and Malta have agreed to change their double tax agreement with Russia to increase withholding tax rates on cross-border dividends and interest income.




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Tax-News.com: Cyprus, Russia Reach Double Tax Agreement Compromise

Russia and Cyprus have announced that they have resolved a dispute concerning the two countries' double tax agreement.




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Tax-News.com: Russia, Malta Sign Double Tax Agreement Protocol

The Russian Government has announced the signing of a double tax Protocol with Malta, to increase the amount of tax that Russia may collect at source on cross-border payments of dividends and interest to 15 percent.




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Tax-News.com: Netherlands, Russia At Loggerheads Over DTA Revision

Russia's Ministry of Finance has said it is prepared to terminate the Dutch tax agreement if ongoing negotiations fail.




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Tax-News.com: Russian Duma Approves Changes To Luxembourg And Cyprus DTAs

At its December 22 plenum, Russia's lower house of parliament approved revisions to the country's double tax agreements with Cyprus and Luxembourg.




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Tax-News.com: Putin Signs Law To Withdraw From Dutch DTA

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has signed a law to terminate the country's double tax agreement with the Netherlands.




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Tax-News.com: Belt And Road Forum Agrees Digital Tax Admin Agenda

China has set out the priorities of the Belt and Road Initiative Tax Administration Cooperation Mechanism (BRITACOM) Council over the next five years, at the 36-country grouping's second forum.




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Tax-News.com: EU Expands Investigation Into Dutch Taxation Of IKEA

The European Commission has extended the scope of its in-depth investigation into the Dutch tax treatment of Inter IKEA.




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Tax-News.com: COVID-19: Netherlands Relaxes Loss Carry Back Rules

The Dutch Ministry of Finance has announced that companies will be able to more quickly carry back losses they expect to make this year against profits made in 2019.