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NASA astronaut and commander for Expedition 48 of the International Space Station, Jeff Williams set a record after surpassing Scott Kelly’s record (520 days) of spending the most cumulative days in space as an American. Williams spoke with Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President R. Albert Mohler Jr. and students on Tuesday Aug. 30 during their chapel service. After four spaceflights and extensive space walk experience, Williams says his career has only strengthened his faith. “It’s one thing to be inside here, look out the window, and view the elements of God’s creation in deep space as well as the planet,”…

Team GB golden couple Laura Trott and Jason Kenny have cycled their way to historic top-of-the-podium finishes. Trott picked up her second gold medal at the Rio Games in the omnium, making her the first female British Olympian to win four golds. Kenny, who marries Trott next month, later won his third gold medal in Rio in the men’s Keirin, holding his nerve after two false starts. He was nearly disqualified when he joined Malaysia’s Azizulhasni Awang in sprinting too early along the backstretch. But jurors reviewed film and decided on a full-field restart. Dutch rider Matthijs Buchli took silver and Awang bronze. Kenny has now won…

Lionel Messi will return to play for Argentina for “love” of his country, despite vowing to retire earlier this summer. Messi said in June that he would not play for Argentina again after the team lost to Chile in the final of the Copa America. But he said in a statement on Friday that he wished to continue playing for his country as he preferred “to help from within”. “A lot of things went through my mind on the night of the final and I gave serious thought to quitting, but my love for my country and this shirt is…

Europe’s largest economy grew by 0.4% in the second quarter, a rate that was better than expected but down on the previous quarter’s 0.7%. Economists had forecast growth of just 0.2% for the second quarter but the actual figures surpassed this, due to strong exports and domestic demand. The federal statistics office Destatis said that exports rose compared to the first three months of the year, with cars, chemicals and machine tools selling especially well overseas. They added that “private consumption spending and state consumption spending also bolstered growth”. The strong private consumption spending was attributed to rising incomes. One of…

Amazon has promised 500 extra permanent jobs at its new centre in Doncaster. The positions include managers, engineers, HR and IT roles for the warehouse, which handles customers’ orders. The new site is due to open next year and will be Amazon’s third in Doncaster. It means it will have more than 1,000 full-time employees in the city by the end of next year. News of the posts follow the company’s announcement that it expects to create 3,500 permanent jobs across the UK during this year. This will take Amazon’s total number of full-time permanent employees to 15,500. Amazon has previously faced questions over pay and conditions in…

“This Month of August is our Month of Intercession,” Pastor Chris declares at Global Communion Service. The August 2016 Global Communion Service has been exceptional in all ramifications, stirring faith and reverent worship in congregants around the world. Moments ago, the man of God declared August 2016 to be ‘the Month of Intercession!’ Reading from several scriptures, including Ephesians 6:18 and Galatians 4:19, Pastor stressed the importance of intercession. The man of God introduced the Greek word, ‘synantilambanomai‘, translated ‘helpeth‘ in Romans 8:26, which means ‘to strive to obtain together with‘ or ‘to take hold together with against‘. This word…

“Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain” (Phillippians 2:16). I was actively involved in soul winning even while I was a student, and back then, I had many of my colleagues asking me, “Are you going into full-time ministry?” “I am already a full-time minister of the gospel,” was always my response. You see, where you are or what you’re doing right now is not what really matters; there’s nothing you are in this world that will be forever. You’re only…

Olympic and Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has been chosen to carry the flag for Great Britain at Friday’s Rio 2016 opening ceremony. The 29-year-old was picked ahead of the likes of boxer Nicola Adams and rower Katherine Grainger. Murray, who inspired Great Britain to the Davis Cup in November, is the first tennis player to fill the role. “To lead out Team GB will be an incredible honour, the biggest in sport,” he said. As well as individual gold, the Scot also won doubles silver alongside Laura Robson at the London 2012 Games. “I obviously have great memories of London…

Supermarkets should concentrate their price promotions on healthy food to assist in the battle against obesity, according to consumer group Which? Analysis of 77,165 promotions across the major UK supermarkets found 53% of them were put on less healthy products. Confectionery was much more likely to be on special offer than fresh fruit and vegetables, Which? said. The supermarkets’ trade body said a balanced diet was now more affordable than ever. Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability policy at the British Retail Consortium, said: “Supermarkets offer great value in all the products they sell and it has never been…

The Bank of England is widely expected to cut UK interest rates for the first time since March 2009 on Thursday. It is anticipated that Mark Carney, the Bank governor, will announce a reduction from 0.5% to 0.25% at noon. Last month the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to hold interest rates, despite economists predicting a cut. While a reduction is not certain, there is increasing pressure on the Bank to act after recent poor economic data. With a sharp fall in the services sector, factory activity down and theconstruction industry also slowing, most economists argue now is the time…