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Britney Spears shares more pics from her romantic getaway with boyfriend Sam Asghari


February 24, 2021

Britney Spears delighted fans as she shared a series of throwback photos of herself with boyfriend Sam Asghari from their recent romantic getaway. Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Britney  shared the series of snaps, showing her having fun with his beau during their most recent Hawaiian vacation. The 39-year-old singer captioned the  shot:  ‘These are pix from our last trip …

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Mandy Moore welcomes baby boy with Taylor Goldsmith


February 24, 2021

American actor Mandy Moore and singer Taylor Goldsmith have welcomed their first child together. The This Is Us actor made the special announcement on her Instagram as she shared a first glimpse at her bundle of joy. “Gus is here. Our sweet boy, August Harrison Goldsmith. He was punctual and arrived right on his due date, much to the delight of …

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PM advises Sri Lanka to benefit from CPEC


February 24, 2021

• Holds one-on-one meeting with counterpart Rajapaksa • Five MoUs signed to boost ties in diverse fields • Leadership, top officials, businessmen from both countries to attend trade, investment conference today COLOMBO: Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Tuesday agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations in diverse areas, including trade, investment, science and technology, tourism and culture through enhanced connectivity. “My …

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Pakistan asks world to give up double standard on human rights


February 24, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday asked the United Nations Human Rights Council and the international community to give up politically driven double standard on human rights, especially in Occupied Kashmir, and hold the abusers accountable for their actions instead of appeasing them. Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari, in a video statement at the high-level segment of the 46th …

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Hong Kong crafting ‘patriotic’ oath for local councils


February 24, 2021

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s government will gazette a bill later this week that will require community level district councils to pledge an oath of allegiance to the Chinese-ruled city’s mini-constitution, further stifling democratic opposition. Secretary for Mainland and Constitutional Affairs Eric Tsang said politicians deemed insincere would be blocked from office, releasing details of the bill a day after a …

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German Catholics appoint first female secretary


February 24, 2021

BERLIN: Germany’s Catholic bishops elected a woman as their general secretary for the first time on Tuesday, in a decision hailed as a “strong sign” of modernisation in the crisis-hit Church. Theologian Beate Gilles, 50, will succeed Hans Langendoerfer on July 1 as a high-ranking official charged with implementing decisions taken by the bishops. “This is a strong sign that …

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Nepal’s Supreme Court orders reinstatement of parliament


February 24, 2021

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the reinstatement of parliament after it was dissolved by the prime minister, in a ruling likely to thrust the Himalayan nation into a political crisis. The order came in response to several cases filed with the court charging that Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli’s decision to dissolve the legislature was unconstitutional. The court …

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Yamani, the author of Saudi oil power, dies at 90


February 24, 2021

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s Sheikh Zaki Yamani, the embodiment of the ascent of Arab petroleum power and the face of the 1973 oil embargo that brought the West to its knees, died in London on Tuesday. He was 90. Yamani was a witness to the 1975 assassination of King Faisal who had plucked him, a non-royal, from obscurity to be oil …

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Malaysia deports over 1,000 Myanmar nationals in defiance of court order


February 24, 2021

LUMUT: Malaysia on Tuesday deported more than 1,000 Myanmar detainees back to their strife-torn homeland just weeks after a coup, despite a court order halting the repatriation and a storm of criticism. The migrants, whom activists say include vulnerable asylum seekers, departed on three Myanmar navy ships from a Malaysian military base after arriving on packed trucks and buses under …

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