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Gigi Hadid reveals name of her four-month daughter


January 22, 2021

US supermodel Gigi Hadid has finally disclosed the name of her four-month daughter, she welcomed with her beau Zayn Malik in September. Gigi Hadid and boyfriend Zayn Malik have named their daughter ‘Khai’ and the supermodel has also changed her Instagram bio with it. Gigi’s Instagram bio reads: “Khai’s mom”. The 25-year-old unveiled the name of her first child on …

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Zafar Ali QC says Kaveh Moussavi offered him $2m to get Broadsheet the $29m owed by Pakistan


January 22, 2021

LONDON: The three people who Broadsheet CEO Kaveh Moussavi claims acted on behalf of the Pakistani government on a possible new assets recovery deal for Pakistan, have accused Moussavi himself of lying, making wilful misrepresentations and offering a cut of US$2 million in exchange for getting around US$29 million from Prime Minister Imran Khan for Broadsheet — the amount that …

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Former TOWIE star Mick Norcross dies at age of 57


January 22, 2021

Former British reality TV star Mick Norcross has been found dead at his residence at age of 57. Police have confirmed his death after they were called to his home in Bulphan, Essex on Thursday. “His death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner”, police said in a statement. Mick Norcross was …

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FM Qureshi urges Biden administration to ‘not reverse’ Afghan peace process


January 22, 2021

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has urged the Biden administration to “persevere” with the Afghan peace deal which was signed in Doha between the United States and Taliban last year and “not reverse things”. The foreign minister made the remarks in an interview with Al Jazeera that was published on Thursday. He said that Joe Biden, who was sworn in as America’s president …

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Still separated: Covid-19 order keeps families apart after Biden lifts ‘Muslim ban’


January 22, 2021

On Tuesday night, on the eve of United States President Joe Biden’s inauguration, Mania Darbani’s mother called her from Iran. She was ecstatic that Biden would soon repeal the Trump administration’s so-called “Muslim ban” that barred people from a number of mostly Muslim-majority nations, including Iran, from coming to the United States. “It means I can get to you very …

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Scientists claim finding fossils of largest dinosaur


January 22, 2021

BUENOS AIRES: Scientists have unearthed massive, 98-million-year-old fossils in Argentina they say may have belonged to the largest dinosaur ever discovered. Human-sized pieces of fossilised bone belonging to the giant sauropod appear to be 10-20 per cent larger than those attributed to Patagotitan mayorum, the biggest dinosaur ever identified, according to a statement Wednesday from the National University of La …

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Indian legislators quizz Facebook on WhatsApp privacy terms


January 22, 2021

NEW DELHI: Facebook executives fielded questions from an Indian parliamentary panel on Thursday about changes to WhatsApp’s privacy policy, days after the country’s technology ministry asked the messaging platform to withdraw them. The committee asked why Facebook needed to change WhatsApp’s privacy terms and how it will impact users, a panel member told reporters. “Members wanted to know the implications …

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Pfizer cuts vaccine deliveries by half to some EU countries


January 22, 2021

BUCHAREST: Pfizer has slashed in half the volume of Covid-19 vaccines it will deliver to some EU countries this week, government officials said on Thursday, as frustration over the US drugmaker’s unexpected cut in supplies grows. Romania will get 50 percent of its planned volume this week and supplies will only improve gradually, with deliveries not returning to normal until …

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Macron offers subsidised meals to Covid-hit pupils


January 22, 2021

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday promised all students in France two square meals a day for just one euro ($1.21) each to help them cope with Covid-19 restrictions. He said students would also be given subsidies to pay for professional counselling if they felt overwhelmed by the restrictions, which include closed universities, a 6:00 pm nationwide curfew and diminishing …

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SHCBA opposes president’s move in SC reference


January 22, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA) on Friday told the Supreme Court that President Dr Arif Alvi had wrongly and prematurely invoked the advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in a reference filed by him, seeking the apex court’s opinion on holding the upcoming Senate elections through an open ballot and show of hands. Headed by Chief Justice …

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