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Miley Cyrus to enthrall fans with performance at the MTV Video Music Awards 2020


August 18, 2020

Pop star Miley Cyrus is all set to perform at the ‘MTV Video Music Awards 2020’, which is scheduled to be held on August 30. The 27-year-old  songstress will reportedly sing her newly-released single ‘Midnight Sky’ at the virtual ceremony of music world. The Weeknd, Lady GaGa, Roddy Ricch, BTS, Doja Cat, J Balvin, Maluma and CNCO among others swill …

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Meghan Markle, Prince Harry shunned royal money for new Montecito abode


August 18, 2020

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have purchased their forever home in Santa Barbara, California for which they did not take any money from the royal family. Even though the home reportedly cost $14.65 million, Harry and Meghan refused to use the royal family’s money to buy it. “Harry could’ve asked [Prince] Charles to contribute toward the cost of the house, …

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Meghan Markle used Sussex Royal account as a platform to voice her opinions


August 18, 2020

Meghan Markle took on the mantle of operating the Sussex Royal Instagram account herself back when she was still a royal. According to royal biographers Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, Meghan and Harry were often frustrated by “their inability to speak for themselves” as senior royals. To counter this, Meghan used her voice to write captions for the now defunct …

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‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ ousts 3 producers over sexual harassment, toxicity claims


August 18, 2020

After landing in hot water over the past couple of months, Ellen DeGeneres has finally addressed the debacle which led to her fall from grace. In a virtual staff meeting, the talk show laid off three executive producers who were accused of sexual harassment and creating a toxic workplace—Ed Glavin, Kevin Leman and co-executive producer Jonathan Norman. Apart from ousting …

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Angelina Jolie expresses concern for kids stuck in abusive homes amid pandemic


August 18, 2020

Angelina Jolie, one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, shared a glimpse of what her routine at home has been like and what her six children are up to during the lockdown period at home. The Salt actor, 45, while reassuring that her kids were doing good, expressed concerns for those stuck in abusive homes with no way out. Talking to Extra, Jolie …

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England’s exams regulator reverses course after grading furore


August 18, 2020

England’s school examinations regulator said it had made a mistake with the way it awarded grades to school students in England after their exams were cancelled due to Covid-19, and the grades would now be based on teachers’ assessments instead. Roger Taylor, chair of the Ofqual exam board regulator, said the body had taken “the wrong road” and had to …

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Record fall in Japan’s GDP


August 18, 2020

TOKYO: Japan was hit by its biggest economic slump on record in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic emptied shopping malls and crushed demand for cars and other exports, bolstering the case for bolder policy action to prevent a deeper recession. The third straight quarter of declines knocked the size of real gross domestic product (GDP) to decade-low levels, …

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Second virus wave forces NZ PM to put off election


August 18, 2020

WELLINGTON: New Zealand on Monday postponed its election to focus on fighting a second wave of the coronavirus as Europe tightened restrictions to curb fresh outbreaks of the disease. Japan has become the latest country to reveal the huge financial fallout from the global pandemic reporting that its economy — like many others — had endured a historic contraction. With …

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Four killed in Cincinnati weekend shootings


August 18, 2020

CINCINNATI: Police in Cincinnati say three more people suffered gunshot wounds as a violent weekend that saw four killings and at least 20 injuries came to a close. Police said the three on Sunday evening shootings were unrelated, and none of the three victims had life-threatening wounds. Two people were wounded in hands, and a man was shot in the …

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America begins its first virtual presidential convention


August 18, 2020

WASHINGTON: The United States began its first ever virtual presidential convention on Monday as the Democratic Party launched this three-day national event from Mulwaukee, Wisconsin. The Republicans will hold their own virtual convention on Aug 24-27, from various locations. Traditionally, the incumbents hold their meeting after the challengers. At the convention, party delegates choose their nominees for president and vice …

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