THIS DAY,THAT YEAR–25TH SEPTEMBER: 1926: Ford Motor Company Founder Henry Ford announces an 8-hour, 5 day work week.

THIS DAY,THAT YEAR–25TH SEPTEMBER: 1949 : Pope asks the world’s leaders to end the path of destruction through the development of destructive Nuclear weapons and use the money to help some of the worlds needy and starving.

25TH SEPTEMBER-“National Comic book” day is observed to honour the art, artists and the stories of comic books.

25TH SEPTEMBER-“National Daughter’s” day is observed to celebrate the gift of daughters in a person’s life and to erase the stigma where daughters as seen as a burden on account of cultural practices.

25TH SEPTEMBER-“National Cooking” day is observed to encourage and inspire each of us to discover something new and enjoyable in the kitchen. It’s a time to learn a new skill by preparing something delicious for our loved ones.

25TH SEPTEMBER-“Antyodaya Diwas” is observed to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, a noted philosopher, historian and political activist. Antyodaya means uplifting of the weakest section of the society

25TH SEPTEMBER-“World Pharmacists” day is observed to encourage activities that promote and advocate the role of the pharmacist in improving health in every corner of the world.

World leaders hope for India-China border differences to end. US offer to mediate to solve the differences between the two big nations. “I know that China and India are having difficulty, and hopefully, they will be able to work that out. If we can help, we would love to help”- US President Donald Trump

Ads in NZ radio offer thousands of dollars to participate in clinical trials to compensate the financial hardship for many as Covid-19 impacts jobs and pay. Experts believe that researchers are justified in recruiting for clinical trials but, the timing of the advertising in this instance does raise a few questions.

Former NZ PM Helen Clark urges Kiwis to not let “fear or misinformation get in the way of compassion” and vote for “assisted dying referendum”. The “End of Life Choice Act” was passed in Parliament but MPs decided that it would only become law if it received enough public support at a referendum.

“The new mutation to make the virus more contagious and has the potential to be very serious”. We shouldn’t think that we’ve beaten this thing, it’s raging around the world and it’s going to keep cropping up.”-Professor Sir David Skegg, Professor in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine.

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: Walt Disney Co and Pixar sued over a daredevil character named Duke Caboom. Lawsuit filed in Las Vegas accuses the movie company of improperly basing the new character in Toy Story 4 on Robert Craig Knievel, professionally known as Evel Knievel, whose famous stunts included motorcycle jumps over the Caesars Palace fountain in Las Vegas and a row of buses at Wembley Stadium in London

SPORTS – Cricket: Renowned Commentator and Australian Cricketing legend Dean Jones dead age 59.

SPORTS – Cricket: IPL T20: KIXP vs. RCB: KL Rahul’s Century helps KIXP to trounce ‘star studded’ RCB by 97 runs.

SPORTS – Football: French Football Ligue1: Paris Saint-Germain Winger Angel Di Maria handed “Four-Match” suspension for ‘Spitting’