"Today is a holiday, there was no convergence of crowds, particularly in churches. Had this happened on a Sunday, especially at 8:00 a.m., it will be another story," Defence Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said during an interview.

By this stage of his career Affleck was perfectly placed to play George Reeves in Hollywoodland, a biopic of how the troubled Superman star struggled with his celebrity against a desire to be considered a serious actor. Affleck scooped the Best Supporting Actor prize for the role at the Saturn Awards, and had laid the first stones in the rebuilding of his acting career.

As for the 500 MWs, SolarWorld said it met that goal by building out the Hillsboro plant and modernizing its facilities in Camarillo, Calif., where another 250 people are employed.

Signed by Pope Francis, the new regulations criminalise leaks of Vatican information and specifically outlaw a litany of crimes against children including sexual violence, prostitution and possession of child pornography.

You can't easily fault the performance because it's designed to be faultless. Even the nonchalance with which he imbues the role doesn't have a chink in its insistent charisma.