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PM wants wheat flour available at affordable rate


February 5, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday directed that all required administrative measures be ensured to make wheat flour available at affordable rates as it is an essential commodity and an increase in its price affects the poor people. “The government is fully focusing on the provision of relief to the common man,” the prime minister said while presiding over …

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World shares near record levels as vaccines fuel normalisation hopes


February 5, 2021

Global shares traded near record highs on Friday, with Asian stocks taking their lead from Wall Street, as progress in vaccine distribution prompted bets on further normalisation in the global economy and an earnings recovery. An index of the world’s major 50 markets, MSCI ACWI, rose 0.2 per cent to 667.90, coming within reach of a record high of 670.82 …

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Video of Bilal Saeed video draws ire


February 5, 2021

A video of singer Bilal Saeed attacking his brother and a woman  went viral on the internet. Bial is seen fighting in the presence of Dolphin Force officials  in Lahore. According to police, the incident occurred on January 10 within the remits of Sundar Police Station. The police said that Bilal Saeed had moved an application against his brother for …

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Gigi Hadid opens up on her labor and delivery experience at home


February 5, 2021

Gigi Hadid shared heartfelt experience of  giving birth to her sweet daughter Khai, saying she didn’t know her natural 14-hour home birth was over until Zayn Malik caught their daughter in his arms. The supermodel gave birth to her first child at Pennsylvania farm in presence of her loved ones in September 2020. The 25-year-old,  in a Vogue profile published on Thursday, …

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Spike Lee’s film nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards


February 5, 2021

Director Spike Lee’s Vietnam War drama “Da 5 Bloods” roared back into the Hollywood awards race on Thursday when it was nominated for the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards, while presumed Oscar contender “Mank” got just one nod. “Da 5 Bloods”, from Netflix Inc, scored three nominations, tying with independent Korean-language drama “Minari,” and two other …

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Production of ‘Fantastic Beasts’ halted as team member tests positive for COVID-19


February 5, 2021

Production on the third “Fantastic Beasts” movie has been halted after a team member tested positive for COVID-19, Warner Bros. Pictures said on Thursday. The franchise, a spin-off from the “Harry Potter” books and films, stars Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne as “magizoologist” Newt Scamander. Filming had begun in September at Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, outside London, after the pandemic delayed …

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Taylor Swift rejects copyright infringement claims: ‘baseless’


February 5, 2021

Taylor Swift, who has been sued by a theme park in Utah for copyright infringement over use of the album name Evermore,  termed the claims baseless. Swift’s representatives denounced the claim, saying:  ‘It is inconceivable that there is any likelihood of confusion between your client’s theme park and related products and Ms Swift’s music and related products.’ The  park’s  owners,  …

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Harry Styles and Emma Corrin to star in Amazon’s romantic drama ‘My Policeman’


February 5, 2021

Harry Styles and Emma Corrin will enthrall fans with their acting skills in  Amazon’s upcoming romantic drama ‘My Policeman’. The 27-year-old former One Direction singer will portray Tom, the titular police officer in the drama which is based on Bethan Roberts’s 2012 novel of the same name. The Crown’s actress Corrin, who is nominated for a Golden Globe and Screen …

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