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Bernie Sanders to be cast in Deadpool 3 alongside Ryan Reynolds?


January 23, 2021

Fans have begun asking for Bernie Sanders to be cast in Deadpool 3 after Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds shared a meme of him in a still from a movie. The 44-year-old star shared a meme of the Vermont senator from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ inauguration, which went viral because he was sitting alone with his arms crossed in mittens. Reynolds isn’t …

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‘Kardashian-Jenners will pique people’s interest with next TV project’


January 23, 2021

Ryan Seacrest weighed in on the  future of the Kardshian-Jenner family with regards to their careers in television and assured that they still have much to offer. Last month, it was known that the Kardashian-Jenner sisters as well as momager Kris Jenner signed a multi-year deal with Hulu to “create global content”. This comes after the family announced that Keeping Up with the …

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Pakistan to inject $35m to save Roosevelt Hotel: magazine


January 23, 2021

WASHINGTON: Pakistan is considering injecting $35.58 million as second bailout package for the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan, New York, that is owned by Pakistan International Airlines Investment Limited (PIAIL), a hotel industry magazine reported on Friday. The Hotel Management, a magazine that started in 1922 in New York, also reported that Pakistan’s Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet had discussed setting …

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Google threatens to block Australians over media law


January 23, 2021

SYDNEY: Google threatened on Friday to block Australians from using its search service unless the government changed landmark legislation to make the internet giant pay news outlets for their content. Google Australia’s managing director Mel Silva warned a Senate committee in Canberra that the ‘world-first’ media law was “unworkable” and would undermine the functioning of the internet. “If this version …

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Biden proposes extension of nuke treaty with Russia


January 23, 2021

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden has proposed to Russia a five-year extension of a nuclear arms treaty that is otherwise set to expire on Feb 5, the White House said on Thursday. The US president proposed the extension even as he asked the intelligence community to look closely into Russia’s cyber attacks, its alleged interference in the Nov 3 election and …

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Swiss court finds Israeli diamond magnate guilty of corruption


January 23, 2021

GENEVA: A Geneva court on Friday convicted Israeli diamond and minerals magnate Beny Steinmetz on charges of corruption of foreign agents and forging documents in a trial over a bid to reap lavish iron ore resources in Guinea. Steinmetz has both French and Israeli citizenship. The man, considered by some to be Israeli’s richest man, was sentenced to five years …

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Privacy fears in India as police ready facial recognition to spot harassed women


January 23, 2021

NEW DELHI: A plan by police in India to monitor women’s expressions with facial recognition technology to prevent street harassment will lead to intrusive policing and privacy violations, digital rights experts warned on Friday. In Lucknow, about 500 kilometres from New Delhi, police identified some 200 harassment hotspots that women visit often and where most complaints are reported, said police …

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China to coordinate with companies to ‘speed up’ vaccine export to Pakistan


January 23, 2021

The Chinese government will provide a batch of Covid-19 vaccine to Pakistan “as aid” and will “actively coordinate with the relevant Chinese enterprise to speed up export of vaccines to Pakistan”, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said in a press briefing on Friday. “Since the outbreak of Covid-19, China and Pakistan have been working together to overcome difficulties,” she said in response …

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Trump to go on trial in Senate soon


January 23, 2021

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump will go on trial in the US Senate soon after an impeachment case against the former president is transmitted by the House of Representatives on Monday, top lawmakers announced. The House impeached the Republican leader for a historic second time on Jan 13, just one week before he left office, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi has yet to …

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