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Hailey Bieber spills her best-kept beauty and fitness secrets


December 31, 2020

American supermodel Hailey Bieber has become one of the biggest faces of the fashion world. And now, the 24-year-old diva is spilling some of her best-kept beauty secrets, including her quarantine skincare routine as well as diet. Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar, the model explained how she has clung on to her healthy eating habits. “I tried a plant-based diet for …

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Fashion designer Alexander Wang faces sexual assault allegations


December 31, 2020

American fashion designer Alexander Wang has been accused of sexual assault, as revealed by industry watchdogs on Wednesday. The New York-based label was at the receiving end of quite a lot of backlash after @s—tmodelmgmt and @DietPrada started sharing anonymous accounts of those who had allegedly been victims of Wang’s assault. Model Owen Mooney had stepped forth in one of …

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Hilaria Baldwin defends herself as her Spanish heritage controversy escalates


December 31, 2020

American author Hilaria Baldwin has stirred quite a bit of chaos of late with doubts arising on the authenticity of her Spanish heritage. During an interview with The New York Times, the yoga instructor, 36, wore her heart on her sleeve and made an attempt to set the record straight in the midst of circulating rumours about her ‘faking’ her Spanish …

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Scandals, deaths and lawsuits – Hollywood’s turbulent 2020 in a nutshell


December 31, 2020

The terrifying 2020 began not just with the coronavirus pandemic but a number of big stories hit the headlines this year, sending shockwaves across the globe. From high-profile lawsuits to sexual assault and abuse allegations, 2020 sullied the names of a number of stars and turned life completely upside down for others. It also took away some notable stars from …

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PM stresses need for lasting peace in Afghanistan


December 31, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Emphasising the need for bringing about a permanent peace in Afghanistan to attain regional stability, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday called for foiling Indian propaganda by presenting facts and exposing its nefarious designs before the international community. “There is no military solution to the conflict in Afghanistan; it should be resolved through negotiated political settlement,” the prime minister …

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UK watchdog approves use of ‘vaccine for the world’


December 31, 2020

LONDON: Britain authorised an easy-to-handle coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday and decided to stretch out the time between doses to allow more people to get some level of protection faster as infections surge. The first green light for the shot dubbed the “vaccine for the world” brought a measure of hope that the pandemic could be brought under control. The vaccine …

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US says it won’t allow suspect in Pearl case to evade justice


December 31, 2020

ISLAMABAD: The US warned on Wednesday it would not allow a man who was convicted and later acquitted in the 2002 murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl to evade justice after a high court ordered his release. The warning from acting US Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen comes days after the Sindh High Court overturned a government detention order that Ahmed …

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Brexit trade deal signed as UK MPs approve ratification


December 31, 2020

LONDON: Britain and the EU signed a post-Brexit trade deal on Wednesday, setting their seal on a drawn-out divorce just hours before the UK brings its half-century European experiment to an end. EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, the heads of the European Commission and European Council, smiled at a brief televised ceremony to put their names …

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Spy Pollard gets hero’s welcome in Israel


December 31, 2020

JERUSALEM: Jonathan Pollard, an American jailed in the United States in 1985 for spying for Israel, landed in the Jewish state on Wednesday to a hero’s welcome led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Pollard, 66, served 30 years in prison for passing on classified documents when he served as a US Navy intelligence analyst, and had been confined to the …

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Tehran to pay $150,000 to every family of downed plane victims


December 31, 2020

TEHRAN: Tehran will pay $150,000 to every family of the 176 victims killed when a Ukrainian passenger plane was mistakenly shot down by Iran in January, the presidency said on Wednesday. Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran’s airport on Jan 8, killing all 176 people on board. Tehran admitted three days later that its …

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