Actor Reese Witherspoon says she is having a "great time" working on the third part of her 'Legally Blonde' franchise.
The actor kick-started the series with 2001's 'Legally Blonde', where she played the idealistic Elle Woods who follows her boyfriend to a law school in order to win him back.
Witherspoon said the script was in place but the team is yet to start filming.
"(We have) a script, but we haven't shot anything. (Elle's) a very beloved character. You just want her to go on a hero's journey like she does in the first movie, and I'm having a great time working on it," she told Entertainment Tonight.
The 43-year-old actor was speaking at the premiere of "Big Little Lies" season two here.
Witherspoon reprised her role in the 2003 sequel, titled "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde".
In June last year, the actor announced she will be reprising her role in a threequel, which is slated to hit the theatres on Valentine's Day in 2020.

Having great time working on 'Legally Blonde 3', says Reese Witherspoon

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Glaciers become the largest supplier of water to some of Asia's major river basins during droughts, fulfilling the basic needs of 221 million people when water shortages are at their worst, a study has found.
The study, published in journal Nature, has important economic and social implications for a region that is vulnerable to drought. Climate change is causing most of the region's glaciers to shrink.
Hamish Pritchard, a glaciologist at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in the UK, said that the melt-water is important for the people living downstream when the rains fail and water shortages are at their worst.
According to researchers, each summer, glaciers release 36 cubic kilometres of water -- equivalent to 14 million Olympic swimming pools -- to these rivers. This is enough water to cater to the needs of 221 million people.
The high-mountain region of Asia, known as the Third Pole, including the Himalayas, has 95,000 glaciers in total. About 800 million people are partly ...

Asia's glaciers prevent water shortage during droughts

Shubhankar Sharma played a fine round despite a few mishaps to rise to tied 31st in the third round but Anirban Lahiri had a disappointing day as he slipped to T-63 from T-3 at the Memorial Tournament here.
Sharma had a three-putt bogey, a couple of missed chances and a trip into the water for a double bogey on the last.
Playing at five-under through 16 he finished at three-under 69, which helped him position himself at T-31 at the end of 54 holes, way better than his T-53rd after 36 holes.
However, it was a very disappointing outing for Lahiri, who missed no less than three putts of five and a half feet or less and a few more between 11 and 15 feet as he played the third round in 75 and slipped to T-63, a sharp fall from T-3 after first round.
Martin Kaymer who has not won since 2014 and Adam Scott who has not won since 2016, are first and second.
Kaymer leads at 15-under and Scott is second at 13-under.
Hideki Matsuyama, Patrick Cantlay, and Jordan Spieth are tied for third at 11 ...

Sharma rises to T-31; Lahiri way down at Memorial tournament

Pope Francis paid homage Sunday to Catholics who were persecuted, tortured and killed during Romania's communist regime by presiding over the beatification of seven bishop martyrs on his third and final day in the country.
Francis presided over the eastern rite beatification Mass Sunday in Blaj, a stronghold of the Greek-Catholic Church that was outlawed during communism. The seven bishops had been arrested and imprisoned between 1950 and 1970 for adhering to their faith.
Francis is expected to hold them up as models for the Romanian faithful today.
Sunday's Mass marked the first time that Francis has ever presided over an eastern rite liturgy as pope, the Vatican said.
The Mass is being celebrated on the symbolic "Field of Liberty," a huge expanse east of Blaj that was the site of an important nationalist rally in 1848.
A century later, communist leaders marking the anniversary at the field demanded that Greek-Catholics join the Orthodox church.
Many refused, and thousands of priests 

Pope to beatify 7 Romanian martyrs in deeply symbolic Mass

Palestinian worshippers clashed with Israeli police at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site on Sunday as an Israeli holiday coincided with the final days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Muslim worshippers at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound were angered over Jewish visits to the site holy to both religions.
According to police, protesters barricaded themselves in the mosque, from where they threw chairs and stones at forces who "dispersed" them.
The Muslim Waqf organisation which oversees the site said police used rubber bullets and pepper spray, adding that two people were arrested.
After the clashes, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said calm had returned and visits were continuing.
The incident took place as Israelis marked Jerusalem Day, which commemorates the country's capture of the city's mainly Palestinian eastern sector in the 1967 Six-Day War.
This year's holiday coincided with the final days of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting.
The Al-Aqsa compound, known to Jews as ..

Clashes erupt at flashpoint Jerusalem holy site

China began two days of military training in the South China Sea Sunday, as its defense minister warned that China's armed forces would "resolutely take action" to defend Beijing's claims over the area.
The China Maritime Safety Administration announced the drills were being held all day Sunday and for half a day on Tuesday in an area near China's holdings in the Paracel island group.
China claims virtually the entire South China Sea as its own territory and strongly objects to naval activity in the area by other nations. Another five governments exercise overlapping claims, particularly in the Spratly islands to the east.
The waterway rich in fishing grounds through which passes an estimated USD 5 trillion in global commerce annually has become a global security hotspot, largely due to growing Chinese assertiveness in pressing its claims.
China has expanded through reclamation or built entirely new man-made islands atop coral reefs to cement its footprint in the area, equipping many .

China announces South China Sea military training exercises

Nearly all applicants of US visas will have to provide information on their use of social media under the new rules adopted to enhance vetting of foreign nationals seeking entry into America.
The State Department adopted a new policy on Saturday under which most visa applicants, including temporary visitors, will be required to list their social media identifiers in a drop down menu along with other personal information.
Applicants will have the option to say that they do not use social media if that is the case.
If a visa applicant lies about social media use, they could face "serious immigration consequences" as a result, a US Department of State official told Hill.TV.
For now, the drop down menu only includes major social media websites, but the applicants soon will be able to list all sites that they use.
This is a critical step forward in establishing enhanced vetting of foreign nationals seeking entry into the United States," the official told Hill.TV.
"As we've seen around the .

US visa applicants to provide their social media details

The intensifying US-China trade war and rising fuel prices will continue to bog down airline profits this year, the International Air Transport Association said Sunday.
The warning came at the annual meeting of global airlines in Seoul, where it was revealed that 2019's collective net profit was forecast to be USD 28 billion, down from an outlook of USD 35.5 billion released in December.
The grim outlook was driven by rising costs across the board, including labour, fuel and infrastructure, the IATA said, adding the worsening trade war between the two world powers was not helping.
"Weakening of global trade is likely to continue as the US-China trade war intensifies," said IATA chief executive Alexandre de Juniac.
"This primarily impacts the cargo business, but passenger traffic could also be impacted as tensions rise," he added.
The world's top two economies have been locked in a trade war since last year, swapping tit-for-tat duties on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods .

Global airline body warns of US-China trade war spillover

China has "very strict laws" to protect personal information in big data industry, a senior cyberspace administration official said here, amid increasing global concerns over privacy in the big data business.
The Chinese government is a major collector and user of privacy data. According to IHS Markit, a London-based market research firm, China had 176 million surveillance cameras in operation in 2016 and the number was set to reach 626 million by 2020.
As part of its efforts to crack down on misuse of private data, China's national cyberspace administration in May introduced a new data protection law, further tightening regulations amid growing data privacy concerns.
In an interview to PTI, Chen Benrong, Deputy Director of Guizhou Provincial Cyberspace Administration, said, "In China, we have very strict laws to protect our civil privacy, especially in the sector of big data industry. We have exclusively included big data privacy into our concerns."
Big data is a field that treats ...

China has very strict laws to protect data privacy: Senior Chinese official

India were dealt a major injury scare before their World Cup opener against South Africa on Wednesday when skipper Virat Kohli hurt his thumb during a training session at the Ageas Bowl here.
Kohli hurt his right thumb during practice on Saturday, prompting physiotherapist Patrick Farhat to attend to the Indian skipper.
Farhat was first seen using magic spray on the injured finger and the applied tap on it.
Later Kohli was seen leaving the field with his thumb dipped in a glass of ice.
The extent of Kohli's injury is still unclear as the Indian team management is yet to come out with an official comment on the matter.
India, one of the favourites for the title, has been hit by injuries in the run up to the World Cup.
While all-rounder Vijay Shankar had to sit out of the warm-up game against New Zealand after hurting his elbow, Kedar Jadhav is still recovering from a shoulder injury he picked up during IPL and missed India's both warm-up games against the Kiwis and Bangladesh.

Injury scare for India, skipper Kohli hurts thumb during training

A novel targeted therapy using radio waves may help block the growth of liver cancer cells anywhere in the body without damaging healthy ones.
The research team from Wake Forest School of Medicine in the US delivered radio frequencies to mice that had been injected with human cancer cells to replicate hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer.
The radio frequencies delivered were same as those delivered to patients with HCC in Europe, where the device has been approved for use on people, researchers said in a statement.
"Our study showed that the radiofrequency delivered was at low and safe levels. It was actually lower than those generated by holding a cell phone close to the ear," said Boris Pasche, from Wake Forest School of Medicine.
The researchers created a hand-held device to deliver cancer-specific, amplitude-modulated radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (AM RF EMF) which are programmed specifically for HCC.
The device is about the size of a VHS ...

Radio-wave therapy may help combat liver cancer: Study

One person was killed and 17 others wounded Sunday in three successive blasts in Kabul, Afghan officials said, capping a murderous week of mayhem across the city.
Among the wounded was an Afghan journalist who appeared to have been live-streaming the aftermath of the first explosion when a second bomb went off.
The events started with the detonation of a sticky bomb -- a growing menace in Kabul, where insurgents and criminals slap magnetic bombs on the underside of vehicles.
The charge had been placed under a bus carrying officials headed to the Kabul Education University, interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said.
In the immediate aftermath, two more bombs that had been planted by the side of the road went off, he added.
"In total, one Afghan civilian was martyred and 17 others, including a local journalist and five Afghan forces, have been slightly wounded," Rahimi said.  Health ministry spokesman Wahidullah Mayar confirmed the toll.
There was no immediate claim of ...

Three blasts hit Kabul, killing one and injuring 17

Fourteen passengers were injured after an driverless five-car train in suburban Tokyo went in the wrong direction and crashed into a buffer stop, Japanese police said Sunday.
Local media reported that some injuries -- the first resulting from an accident involving an automated train in 30 years -- appeared to be serious but non-life-threatening.
The train hit the buffer stop at Shin-Sugita station after travelling the wrong way for about 20 metres (65 feet), Akihiko Mikami, president of the train operator, said in a midnight press conference.
The station is a terminal of the self-driving Kanazawa Seaside Line in the port city of Yokohama.
Mikami added that the operator has shut down the line and it was uncertain when services would be resumed.
Compared to self-driving cars that have recently taken the road in several countries on a test basis, automated trains have a relatively long history in Japan.
Among accidents that have made headlines are a collision involving an autonomous Uber 

Fourteen injured after Japan driverless train goes wrong way

Growing up in poverty and experiencing traumatic events like an accident or sexual assault may increase the risk of mental health disorders, such as depression and anxiety, a study warns.
The research, published in the JAMA Psychiatry, shows that low socioeconomic status (L-SES) and the experience of traumatic stressful events (TSEs) were linked to accelerated puberty and brain maturation, abnormal brain development.
"The findings underscore the need to pay attention to the environment in which the child grows. Poverty and trauma have strong associations with behaviour and brain development, and the effects are much more pervasive than previously believed," Raquel E Gur, a professor at University of Pennsylvania in the US.
The study was the first to compare the effects of poverty (L-SES) to those who experienced TSEs in the same sample set.
The researchers analysed data from of 9,498 participants aged eight to 21 years for the study.
They found specific associations of SES and TSE ...

Childhood adversity may up mental disorder risk: Study

China on Sunday accused the US of using "extreme pressure" to force Beijing to reach a deal to end the trade war and asserted that while it wants resolution through talks there will be no compromise on its principles.
Stepping up the rhetoric against the US, China on Sunday released a detailed White Paper titled 'China's Position on the China-US Economic and Trade Consultation' outlining the long drawn out process of 11 rounds of negotiations held since last year to end the tariff war.
The Chinese government in the paper said the US tariff measures have not boosted American economic growth. Instead, they have done "serious harm" to the US economy.
Rebutting Trump's accusations that China went back on agreements reached during the talks, Wang Shouwen, vice-minister of commerce who released the White Paper, said the US is putting some compulsory requirements impinging on China's sovereignty with a rider that some tariff will remain even after the deal.
The US is making compulsory ...

US using extreme pressure to make Beijing capitulate on trade talks: China

At least two persons were killed and four others went missing after a landslide hit a temporary work shed in China's southern Guangdong Province in the early hours of Sunday.
The landslide hit a three-story shed in Dagangping Village in the city of Yangjiang, burying six people.
So far, rescuers have found the bodies of two victims, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The search and rescue work is continuing.

2 killed, 4 missing in landslide in China

Anthony Joshua's bid to make a splash in his US debut ended in misery for the three belt heavyweight world champion with a stunning loss to underdog Andy Ruiz at Madison Square Garden.
Ruiz recorded a monster upset on Saturday, by knocking down Britain's Joshua four times to take the World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization titles.
The 29-year-old Ruiz came into the fight as a massive 32-1 underdog. But he won it by TKO in the middle of the seventh when the referee stopped it at 1:26 of the round after the fourth knockdown.
Ruiz, sent to the canvas once himself, knocked Joshua down twice in the third round and twice more in the seventh.
"I still can't believe it. I am still pinching myself to see if this is real," Ruiz said.
Joshua (22-1, 21 KOs) had a massive height and reach advantage as he weighed in at a chiselled 247 pounds (112.4 kilos) alongside the portly Ruiz, who beefed up to 268 pounds compared to 250 for his most recent ...

Ruiz shocks Joshua for three heavyweight world titles

"Grey's Anatomy" star Jesse Williams is heading to Broadway for his debut.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the actor will star in the lead role of Darren Lemmin in 2020's revival of "Take Me Out".
Originally created by Richard Greenberg in 2002, the stage act won the Tony Award for Best Play in 2003.
"Tootsie" fame helmer Scott Ellis will direct.
The production will begin previews on April 2, 2020 at Second Stage's Hayes Theater in New York and officially open its doors on April 23.
"Take Me Out" follows Darren, the star centre fielder for the Empires, as he comes out of the closet.
As a now openly gay person of colour, he is forced to face a barrage of long-held prejudices that once went unspoken.
Meanwhile, ABC recently renewed "Grey's Anatomy" for two additional seasons. Williams stars as Dr Jackson Avery in the long-running medical drama from Shonda Rhimes.

'Grey's Anatomy' star Jesse Williams to make Broadway debut

Sacha Baron Cohen says he does not think Donald Trump would be US president without Twitter's support.
The actor-writer also called the microblogging site and its CEO, Jack Dorsey for failing to take action against "white supremacists and racists".
"Trump without Twitter probably would not have become president. Which is why Jack Dorsey is in the White House having a meeting with Trump. What's fascinating about that is, he's sitting across from the president, who's actually the biggest celebrity endorser of his company. And Jack Dorsey and Twitter cannot implement any restrictions against white supremacists and racists...
"They get rid of the racists, they're going to have less Twitter subscribers. So obviously he can claim, 'Oh, I believe in freedom of speech, and obviously I won't be biased against anyone,' when really, in society, we want to be biased against those who want to kill people like you or like me, just because of the colour of our skin or our ethnicity or because we're .

Trump wouldn't be president if not for Twitter: Sacha Baron Cohen

The current West Indies team is not laggard and has the firepower to cause a few upsets in the ongoing ICC World Cup, said legendary Clive Lloyd.
Lloyd, who captained West Indies in three World Cups, said he was mighty impressed with the Caribbean side's "clinical" performance against Pakistan in its World Cup opener at Nottingham on Friday.
West Indies dished out a hostile bowling effort to bundle out Pakistan for a paltry 106 and then chased down the target in 13.4 overs with seven wickets in hand.
"I thought the West Indies were quite clinical against Pakistan. They used the pitch to their advantage in the sense that it had a bit of life and they put pressure on Pakistan. They now have to keep things going and should be looking now to try and qualify," Lloyd wrote in a column for the ICC website.
"I'm sure they will upset a few of the big boys if they play like that. This game has proven that we have some firepower and that means we can match anybody in this competition," he ...

West Indies can upset a few of the big boys, says Lloyd

The third season of "GLOW" is set to hit Netflix on August 9.
According to Variety, the upcoming installment follows the women's wrestling troupe as they arrive at a new venue in Las Vegas.
"GLOW", featuring Alison Brie in the lead, is set in 1985 Hollywood and was inspired by the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling syndicated series of the 1980s.
It tells the fictional story of Brie's Ruth Wilder, an out-of-work actor who finds herself in an upstart women's wrestling circuit.
Marc Maron and Betty Gilpin also star.
The series is created by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch.
Jenji Kohan, Tara Herrmann and Mark Burley serve as executive producers alongside showrunners Flahive and Mensch.
It was renewed for a third run last August.

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