Finland is again world’s happiest country: UN

Helsinki: Good cheer may feel in short supply as the world reels under a global pandemic, but experts at the UN declared Finland to be the world’s happiest nation for the third year running. Researchers for the World Happiness Report asked people in 156 countries to evaluate their own levels of happiness, and took into account measures such as GDP, social support, personal freedom and levels of corruption to give each nation a happiness score. AFP

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NASA suspends work on Moon rocket

Washington: NASA said it has suspended work on building and testing the rocket and capsule for its Artemis manned mission to the Moon due to the rising number of Covid cases in the community. The space agency is shutting down its Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, where the Space Launch System rocket is being built, and the nearby Stennis Space Center, administrator Jim Bridenstine said. “The change at Stennis was made due to the rising number of Covid cases in the community,” he said. AFP

Only 5 persons can attend weddings: Church of England

London: The Church of England has said that the number of people attending church weddings will be limited to five persons — priest, bride, groom and two witnesses — due to the Covid, it was reported. In an updated guidance on their website, the Church said, “Where family relatives or friends are unable to attend given the restrictions on numbering, churches will be happy to explore ways to allow others to join the service, through platforms like Skype or recording the service.” IANS