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Anwar Hadid backtracks on his controversial stance on COVID-19 vaccine


December 30, 2020

Anwar Hadid did a complete U-turn on his controversial statement about not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The 21-year-old was in the eye of storm earlier when he told a fan, “Either I just don’t get it [coronavirus] or I get it and god willing heal from it and get antibodies rather than do that process unnaturally.” He added that “our …

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Jennifer Aniston, Selena Gomez, Kylie Jenner have the most likes on Instagram


December 30, 2020

With 2020 drawing to a close, the internet has found the people who take home the title of having the most liked Instagram photos across the globe. And this year, the list features a number of A-listers, including Jennifer Aniston, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande and Kylie Jenner, as revealed by the data from Wikipedia’s most liked Instagram page. The Keeping Up …

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Shahbaz Shigri calls Aima Baig the most ‘beautiful and amazing’ human being


December 30, 2020

Pakistani actor Shahbaz Shigri has said that his rumoured girlfriend singer Aima Baig is the most ‘beautiful, amazing, magnanimous and wholesomely awesome human being’ he has ever met in his life. Taking to Instagram, Shigri shared a lovely photo with Aima and wrote, “The most beautiful, amazing, magnanimous and wholesomely awesome human being I have ever met in my life, …

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Reese Witherspoon reacts to ex Ryan Phillippe’s infamous pay gap quip


December 30, 2020

Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon admitted she was a bit ‘flummoxed’ after her ex-husband Ryan Phillippe’s quip about their pay gap. During a chat on the HFPA in Conversation podcast, the Legally Blonde star, 44, looked back at the infamous quip and admitted that she was caught off guard. The pair back during the 200 Academy Awards—prior to their 2006 split—had taken the stage as …

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Paul McCartney over the moon after new album grabs top spot after 31 years


December 30, 2020

British music legend Sir Paul McCartney appears to be over the moon after his new album topped the Billboard charts in 31 years. The Hey Jude hit maker did a happy dance on Instagram after his album, titled McCartney III landed at No. 1 spot in his native Britain after over three decades. Sharing the news on his profile, the former member of The …

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Selena Gomez calls out Facebook for ‘spreading lies’ about COVID-19 vaccine


December 30, 2020

American singer Selena Gomez is known far and wide as a vocal critic of tech giants for promoting misinformation on their platforms. The Rare hit maker is at it again as she turned to her Twitter and blasted Facebook for the disinformation running rampant on its platform about the COVID-19 vaccine. “Scientific disinformation has and will cost lives. @Facebook said they don’t …

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Trump aides setting roadblocks for transition team, says Biden


December 30, 2020

WILMINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden said on Monday many of America’s security agencies had been “hollowed out” under President Donald Trump and the lack of information being provided to his transition team by the outgoing administration was an “irresponsibility”. “We’ve encountered roadblocks from the political leadership at the Department of Defence and the Office of Management and Budget,” Biden said after …

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India can’t defeat Pakistan militarily, says book


December 30, 2020

NEW DELHI: India has no clarity about its military and strategic objectives vis-à-vis its stated adversaries, Pakistan and China, and can defeat neither of them in a war, a new book by N.C. Asthana, former Indian police officer respected for his insights into security affairs, says. The Wire on Tuesday carried a review of the book National Security and Conventional Arms Race: Spectre …

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Drainage works unearth Roman baths in heart of Jordan’s capital


December 30, 2020

AMMAN: The discovery of the ruins of old Roman baths during the construction of a major drainage system in the heart of Jordan’s capital has posed a dilemma: how to preserve the country’s ancient past while providing for its modern future? A government committee set up two weeks ago is expected to decide soon on whether to expand excavations at …

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Trump slams Republicans after House votes to override veto on defence bill


December 30, 2020

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump lashed out at congressional Republicans after the House easily voted to override his veto of a defence policy bill. A total of 109 Republicans, including Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, a member of the party leadership, joined with Democrats to approve the override, which would be the first of Trumps presidency. The Senate is expected to …

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