Photos: It's official! Bill Gates & Melinda Gates are divorced

The divorce between Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, co-founders of one of the world’s largest private charitable foundations, was finalised on Monday, a court document showed.

The couple filed for divorce on May 3 after 27 years of marriage, but pledged to continue their philanthropic work together. 

The Gateses said at the time that they had reached agreement on how to divide their marital assets. No details of that agreement were disclosed in the final divorce order filed on Monday in King County Superior Court in Seattle. 

The court did not issue money, property or spousal support judgments in the divorce. 

It said the couple must comply with the terms of the separation contract that was not filed in King County Superior Court. The divorce between Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, co-founders of one of the world’s largest private charitable foundations, was finalised on Monday, a court document showed.

The couple filed for divorce on May 3 after 27 years of marriage, but pledged to continue their philanthropic work together. The Gateses said at the time that they had reached agreement on how to divide their marital assets. No details of that agreement were disclosed in the final divorce order filed on Monday in King County Superior Court in Seattle. The court did not issue money, property or spousal support judgments in the divorce. 

It said the couple must comply with the terms of the separation contract that was not filed in King County Superior Court.

REVEALED: Hijri New Year likely date for UAE & most Islamic countries

Most of the Islamic world is likely to celebrate the Islamic New Year — also called the Hijri New Year or Arabic New Year — on the same day, according to the Arab Astronomy Centre.

Unlike the Gregorian New Year, which is based on the solar system, the Islamic New Year is based on the lunar system. And Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. 

According to Astronomy Centre's calculations, Muharram 1 will fall on August 10 (Tuesday) this year in most Islamic countries. 

Earlier in July, the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department said that the Islamic New Year is expected on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, if Zul Hijjah lasts 30 days. 

But if the current month of Zul Hijjah lasts 29 days, then the Islamic New Year holiday will be marked on Monday, August 9. The UAE’s public and private sectors will get an official holiday on the eve of the Islamic New Year. 

The date is subject to the sighting of the moon. At the beginning of 2021, it was expected that the Islamic New Year would begin on Thursday, August 12, thus giving UAE residents a three-day weekend. Due to changes in moon sightings, however, the UAE will not observe a long weekend on the eve of the Islamic New Year. 

The next public holidays after August fall in November on Martyr’s Day and UAE National Day in December 2021.

Audio: Diana Ross' new album in 15 years, #ThankYou is mahddd!!!!

Thank You is the upcoming twenty-fifth studio album by American singer Diana Ross, scheduled to be released through Decca Records on September 10, 2021. 

Diana Ross is to return to music with her first album of original material in 22 years, and her first album of any kind since 2006.

Written during lockdown, Thank You was made with a variety of contemporary pop producers including Jack Antonoff, who is known for his work with Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey and Lorde. 

The cover of Thank You, Diana Ross’s 25th album. ‘Songs of appreciation and joy’ … the cover of Thank You. Photograph: Decca “This collection of songs is my gift to you with appreciation and love. I am eternally grateful that I had the opportunity to record this glorious music at this time,” Ross said in a statement. 

''I dedicate this songbook of love to all of you, the listeners. As you hear my voice you hear my heart.” A press release said the album “offers a powerful, inclusive musical message of love and togetherness” and that “with its songs of happiness, appreciation, and joy, it wholeheartedly acknowledges that we are in this all together”. Ross co-wrote the 13 songs on Thank You with collaborators including Antonoff, Jimmy Napes (Mary J Blige, Alicia Keys, Sam Smith), Tayla Parx (Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato) and Spike Stent (Björk, Madonna), and recorded the album in her home studio. 

Ross has signed to Decca Records, which will release Thank You in the autumn. The disco-tinged title track is released on Thursday (17 June). It is her 25th album, following 2006’s I Love You, a collection of covers of classic love songs. Her last album of original material, Every Day Is a New Day, was released in 1999. As a solo musician and a member of the Supremes, Ross has sold more than 100m records worldwide. 

In 1993, she was inducted into the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful female musician of all time. 

Listen to 'Thank You' below:

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Photos: Fetty Wap’s 4 y.o daughter Lauren Maxwell has died

Fetty Wap is currently mourning the loss of his 4-year-old daughter, Lauren Maxwell.

This is my amazing, beautiful, funny, vibrant, loving, talented, smart and hardheaded princess mermaid Aquarius,” Lauren’s mom, Turquoise Miami, wrote in an Instagram post. 

“If you see this post scrolling by with her comment or just say to yourself ‘I love you LAUREN’ because they say that souls can feel your love #rip,” the devastated mother wrote. The mom included a video of her smiling daughter bouncing up and down in a pool. 

Lauren was one of Fetty Wap’s six children.

It was not immediately clear exactly when and how the little girl died.

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Nigerian student shocked to see missing friend's dead body in anatomy class

Medical student Enya Egbe left his anatomy class in tears after the corpse he was asked to work on ended up being one of his missing friends.

BBC News writes: 

Medical student Enya Egbe fled his anatomy class crying after being disturbed by the corpse he was asked to work on. This was not the squeamish response of a naïve young man. 

The 26-year-old still vividly recalls that Thursday afternoon seven years ago at Nigeria's University of Calabar, converging with fellow students around three tables with a cadaver laid out on each. Minutes later, he screamed and ran. 

The body his group had been about to dissect was that of Divine, his friend of more than seven years. 

"We used to go clubbing together," he told me. 

"There were two bullet holes on the right side of his chest." Oyifo Ana was one of the many students who ran out after Mr Egbe and found him weeping outside. "Most of the cadavers we used in school had bullets in them. I felt so bad when I realised that some of the people may not be real criminals," Ms Ana said. 

She added that early one morning she had seen a police van loaded with bloodied bodies at their medical school, which had a mortuary attached to it. Mr Egbe sent a message to Divine's family who, it turned out, had been going to different police stations in search of their relative after he and three friends were arrested by security agents on their way back from a night out. 

The family eventually managed to reclaim his body.

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And Rolling Stone’s Best Music Video of all time is......

In honor of MTV’s 40th anniversary, Rolling Stone has ranked the 100 greatest music videos of all time and Beyoncé’s “Formation” tops the list.

According to Revolt:

The Melina Matsoukas-directed “Formation” video came as a surprise the day before Queen Bey was set to headline the Super Bowl 50 halftime show. 

With its powerful messages about Black culture, its debut during Black History Month was not only strategic, but fitting. In the music video, Beyoncé addressed issues of police brutality, remembered Hurricane Katrina and danced over lyrics that flaunted her Black pride, her country roots and her Creole background. The song and music video sparked backlash from conservatives and politicians, who called the Houston native out for allegedly spreading anti-police messages. 

Despite the negative reactions, the visual helped Bey bring home a few awards, including six wins at the MTV Video Music Awards and the Best Music Video award at the 2017 Grammys. Billboard named “Formation” the best music video of the 2010s, and now, Rolling Stone is praising the visual as well. “In under five minutes, Beyoncé moves from a plantation-style house where the Black denizens are the masters not the slaves to the top of a sinking police car,” the magazine wrote. “If Beyoncé’s self-titled visual album established her as one of the greatest artists of all time, her surprise-released ‘Formation’ video (and ensuing album Lemonade) marked her as one of the most important.” 

Other notable songs in the top 10 are “This Is America” by Childish Gambino — which placed at No. 4 — the seventh song, D’Angelo’s “Untitled (How Does It Feel?)” and “Billie Jean” by the late Michael Jackson, which just made the cut as the tenth song on the list.

Great NEWS: Golden visa to all doctors in UAE!

The United Arab Emirates will allow all resident doctors to apply for “golden visas,” a 10-year permit covering specialised sectors including science, innovation and health care.

Doctors licensed by UAE health regulators can apply before September 2022, state-run news agency WAM reported Wednesday. All doctors licensed by the UAE health regulatory bodies can apply for the golden visa between July 2021 and September 2022, through the website smartservices.ica.gov.ae. 

Dubai-licensed doctors may also apply through smart.gdrfad.gov.ae. 

Seven offices, affiliated with the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA), will be established across the country for doctors who wish to apply for the golden visa in person. 

The long-term visa allows foreigners to work, live and study without needing an Emirati sponsor. Expat residents make up nearly 90% of the UAE population but many left as the pandemic eliminated some employment opportunities. The UAE Government recently announced the start of the golden visa application process for coders through the National Programme for Coders, launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to grant golden visas to 100,000 coders, available for both residents and non-residents of the UAE. 

The UAE has applied the conditionally-renewable long-term residence visa for five or 10 years for certain categories, including investors, entrepreneurs and specialised talents.