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9 hours ago
- Politics
- First Post
Violence In Bolivia As Pro-Morales Protesters Clash With Riot Police Firstpost America
Violence In Bolivia As Pro-Morales Protesters Clash With Riot Police | Firstpost America | N18G Violence In Bolivia As Pro-Morales Protesters Clash With Riot Police | Firstpost America | N18G Protests by pro-Evo Morales supporters in Bolivia took a violent turn on Thursday. Bolivian riot police clashed with supporters of former President Evo Morales during anti-government demonstrations in La Paz. Police used tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who responded with rocks, firecrackers and tyres. Pro-Evo Morales supporters have been carrying out protests demanding his candidacy for the August election. Earlier this month, a constitutional court upheld a ban on any individual serving more than two presidential terms, and Morales has already served three. The court verdict effectively prevents Morales from running in the election again. Meanwhile, earlier this month, President Luis Acre, who was expected to seek a second term, withdrew from the race and called on Morales to do the same in an attempt to unify the fractured MAS party. See More
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Business Standard
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Business Standard
Valorant game update: Transition to Unreal Engine 5, replay system and more
American video game developer Riot Games is gearing up for a significant overhaul for Valorant, its flagship tactical shooter, with the game slated to transition to Unreal Engine 5 by the end of July. In a video shared on Valorant's official YouTube channel, the developers informed about the engine shift. The game will be marking a departure from Unreal Engine 4, which has powered the title since its beta release in 2020, and the game based on Unreal Engine 5 will roll out in the coming months with Patch 11.02. As per the company, this transition is expected to maintain the game's familiar feel while enhancing technical performance. With this upgrade, players are likely to get smoother framerates. Valorant: What is coming As per the information shared by the company in a YouTube video, visual consistency will remain largely unchanged for now, though the new engine opens the door for future improvements in graphics and animation. To commemorate the milestone, all players logging in during Patch 11.02 will receive a limited-edition in-game gun buddy. Another long-awaited feature, the replay system, is set to debut in September with Patch 11.06. Initially launching for PC users, the system will allow players to revisit and analyse their recent competitive matches. A console version is expected to follow later this year. Riot has hinted at plans to expand the system's capabilities over time, potentially adding support for other game modes. Alongside the replay rollout, Riot will also introduce multi-factor authentication to combat smurfing and improve competitive integrity. Players will also have the ability to report accounts suspected of abusing matchmaking or rank systems.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
RiRi sizzles in one of her own bikinis during photo shoot
Rihanna looked sensational in a red-print bra and panty set from her Savage X Fenty range. The singer, 37 is pregnant with her third child with her partner A$AP Rocky, 36, and she deftly posed to hide any glimpse of her bump during the photo shoot. She revealed she was expecting her third child with A$AP when she debuted her baby bump at the Met Gala in early May. Rihanna - who shares sons RZA, two, and Riot, 21 months, with A$AP - has been busy exploring the sights of Cannes with the rapper recently. Earlier this month, Rihanna insisted her new album won't be delayed too much by her pregnancy. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, the singer was asked if the album - which has been dubbed 'R9' - will be 'put on pause even longer'. She insisted: 'No, maybe a couple of videos.' Fans have been waiting nine years for the follow-up to 2016's Anti, but Rihanna has assured them that her plans are still in place. Rihanna also revealed she isn't 'too overwhelmed' by her pregnancy, although there was some initial shock. She added: 'I'm good! I'm shockingly feeling ok, and not too overwhelmed at the moment.' While details on her new album are few and far between, Rihanna recently offered a teaser of what fans can expect. She told Harper's BAZAAR magazine in February: 'I've been in the studio the whole eight years. But it didn't hit me. I was searching for it. 'I went through phases of what I wanted to do. ''This kind of album, not that album''. I know it's not going to be anything that anybody expects. 'And it's not going to be commercial or radio, digestible. It's going to be where my artistry deserves to be right now. I feel like I've finally cracked it, girl!' Rihanna insisted there was 'no genre' for the album, and she has been determined to make the next batch of songs something 'matching [her] evolution.' This summer Rihanna serves as a voice actor and producer for The Smurfs, a film based on the loveable blue characters. Rhianna plays the iconic Smurfette in the upcoming movie. She dropped a new song Friend of Mine this week, the first from the soundtrack to the movie. Friend Of Mine debuted at No. 72 on the singles charts, a disappointing start for the singer's first new song in nine years. Rihanna hasn't seen a track of hers peak that low in almost a decade. The last time it did, was in March 2106 when Consideration, her collab with SZA debuted at number 88.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Rihanna flaunts her cleavage and derriere in very sexy Fenty shoot taken before third pregnancy
Rihanna bared all – almost – for a new campaign for Savage X Fenty. The Barbadian singer, 37, shared a series of images on X (formerly Twitter). In them, she stood in a blue tiled room in a red print bra and panty set and stared soulfully into the camera. The Umbrella hitmaker's panties featured a thong back and she playfully exposed her derriere for the photos. In a close up of her breasts in a beautiful bra, the Pon de Replay singer ran a large ice cube suggestively down her décolletage. Rihanna is pregnant with her third child with her partner A$AP Rocky, 36, and she deftly posed to hide any glimpse of her growing baby bump. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Rihanna - who shares sons RZA, two, and Riot, 21 months, with A$AP - has been busy exploring the sights of Cannes with the rapper recently. She revealed she was expecting her third child with A$AP when she debuted her baby bump at the Met Gala in early May. Earlier this month, Rihanna insisted her new album won't be delayed too much by her pregnancy. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, the Umbrella hitmaker was asked if the album - which has been dubbed 'R9' - will be 'put on pause even longer'. She insisted: 'No, maybe a couple of videos.' Fans have been waiting nine years for the follow-up to 2016's Anti, but Rihanna has assured them that her plans are still in place. Rihanna also revealed she isn't 'too overwhelmed' by her pregnancy, although there was some initial shock. She added: 'I'm good! I'm shockingly feeling ok, and not too overwhelmed at the moment.' While details on her new album are few and far between, Rihanna recently offered a teaser of what fans can expect. She told Harper's BAZAAR magazine in February: 'I've been in the studio the whole eight years. But it didn't hit me. I was searching for it. 'I went through phases of what I wanted to do. ''This kind of album, not that album''. I know it's not going to be anything that anybody expects. 'And it's not going to be commercial or radio, digestible. It's going to be where my artistry deserves to be right now. I feel like I've finally cracked it, girl!' Rihanna insisted there was 'no genre' for the album, and she has been determined to make the next batch of songs something 'matching [her] evolution.' This summer Rihanna serves as a voice actor and producer for The Smurfs, a film based on the loveable blue characters. Rhianna plays the iconic Smurfette in the upcoming movie. She dropped a new song Friend of Mine this week, the first from the soundtrack to the movie. Friend of Mine debuted at No. 72 on the singles charts, a disappointing start for the singer's first new song in nine years. Rihanna hasn't seen a track of hers peak that low in almost a decade. The last time it did, was in March 2106 when Consideration, her collab with SZA debuted at No. 88.
The Verge
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Verge
Valorant is switching to Unreal Engine 5 and finally adding replays
Riot Games is planning to switch Valorant, its popular first-person tactical hero shooter, over to Unreal Engine 5 in July. The engine upgrade from Unreal Engine 4 is part of a number of new changes coming to the shooter over the coming months, including a replay system in September. Valorant has been running on Unreal Engine 4 since a beta of the game originally released in 2020, and Riot Games has been using Unreal 4 for more than 10 years to build the game. The upgrade to Unreal 5 will arrive with patch 11.02 at the end of July, and Riot is promising it shouldn't disrupt gameplay. The game's overall look and feel should be similar, and Riot says the engine upgrade will improve framerate performance and make patch downloads faster in the future. It'll be interesting to see what else this engine upgrade unlocks, particularly whether Riot will improve character models and animations in the future. Valorant players that log in while patch 11.02 is live will get a special gun buddy to commemorate the upgrade. The second big upgrade coming to Valorant later this year is the long-requested replay system. It will arrive on PC first with patch 11.06 in September, followed by a release on console later this year. The replay system will let you analyze recently played competitive games at launch, and Riot is looking at adding more modes later. The replay system should help players report cheating or bad player behavior in Valorant, and Riot is also adding multi-factor authentication to the game to help with smurfing in the competitive modes — where higher ranked players log into accounts to boost them. You'll also soon be able to report accounts that are abusing rank or matchmaking. Valorant 's upcoming 11.0 patch later this month will also add a new map to the game, and it will be available in the competitive mode on day one. During the initial patch cycle of two weeks, rank rating (RR) losses on this new map will be cut by 50 percent while Valorant players get used to playing this new map.
