A blood
less syringe, a heart on fire and a bearded woman are among the suite of new emojis that will be released with the next operating system update for iPhone.
A total of 217 emojis – a mixture of new creations and modifications – will come as part of iOS 14.5, which is expected to arrive within the next month.
The vast majority – a whopping 200 out of the full set – focus on allowing couples to more freely represent themselves by changing skin tones. The update might have just missed Valentine s Day, but now people in relationships can represent themselves as much more than just a pair of yellow faces across the set of loved-up emojis available on phones.
Time magazine has released its Time
100 Next list, highlighting 100 emerging leaders from around the world who are shaping the future. What struck me most was how its members are coping with crisis, writes the publication s editor-in-chief, Edward Felsenthal. Amid a global pandemic, deepening inequality, systemic injustice and existential questions about truth, democracy and the planet itself, the individuals on this year’s list provide clear-eyed hope , as actor, composer and director Lin-Manuel Miranda puts it in his tribute to poet and Time
“Everyone on this list is poised to make history,” says Dan Macsai, editorial director of the Time
100 franchise. “And in fact, many already have.”
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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque: How a special task force preserved Abu Dhabi landmark s chandeliers in 45 days
It took a team of 45 people working 12-hour days to give the mosque s lighting system a complete overhaul
Interior view of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, showing one of its chandeliers. Antonie Robertson / The National
The mosque features seven grand chandeliers. Antonie Robertson / The National
The largest chandelier in the mosque is designed to resemble a palm tree. Antonie Robertson / The National
It was manufactured by German crystal chandelier maker Faustig. Antonie Robertson / The National
Detail view of the main chandelier inside the mosque. Antonie Robertson / The National