American actress Jessica Alba claims she is done trying to ‘kill’ herself over workouts and aims to curb her excessively long sessions in the gym, in favor of a more balanced regimen. The actress shed light on it all during her interview with Women’s Health magazine and was even quoted saying, “I always thought, ‘I need to sweat out my weight in …

Turkish star Burak Özçivit, who portrays the titular role in historical drama series Kurulus: Osman, and his wife Fahriye Evcen’s loved-up photos from his birthday has taken the internet by storm. Burak’s wife Fahriye Evcen turned to Instagram and shared loved-up photos with the hubby to extend birthday wishes to him as he turns 36. Posting the PAD-filled snaps, Evcen wrote, …

Gal Gadot recently shed light on her experiences producing Wonder Woman 1984. According to IANS she     was quoted saying, “It was an amazing opportunity for me to really learn from the best. I do what I do out of passion and love for the arts and the craft.” “And, even though I’m the one who, along with (director) Patty (Jenkins), knows the character …

About 20 African migrants were found dead on Thursday after their boat, which was trying to reach Europe, sank in the Mediterranean Sea, Tunisian authorities said. Five survivors were rescued and the Tunisian navy is searching for up to 20 others still believed missing. Tunisian coast guard boats and local fishermen found the bodies off the coastal city of Sfax …

PARIS: A mutated coronavirus strain spreading in Britain is on average 56 percent more contagious than the original version, scientists have warned in a study, urging a fast vaccine rollout to help prevent more deaths. The new variant, which emerged in southeast England in November and is spreading fast, is likely to boost hospitalisations and deaths from Covid next year, …

PANAMA CITY: A group of 220 Cuban health care professionals arrived in Panama on Thursday to help fight the coronavirus pandemic despite objections from the United States. The Cuban medics will “reinforce the health system in this fight against covid-19”, Panama’s health ministry said on Twitter. Panama announced on Dec 15 it would hire doctors from Cuba, the US, Mexico, …

WASHINGTON: Lawmakers blocked attempts to alter a $2.3 trillion coronavirus aid and government spending package, rejecting US President Donald Trump’s demand for extensive changes and leaving benefits for millions of Americans at risk. Democrats in the House of Representatives sought to increase direct payments to Americans included in the bill from $600 to $2,000 per person as part of a …

WASHINGTON: The killing of an unarmed African-American man by police in the US city of Columbus, Ohio, sparked a fresh wave of outrage this week against racial injustice and police brutality in the country. Andre Maurice Hill, 47, was in the garage of a house on Monday night when he was shot several times by a police officer who had …

The US State Department on Friday expressed its reservations after the Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered that the four men charged in journalist Daniel Pearl’s abduction and murder case be released immediately, terming their detention illegal. In a message on Twitter, the state department said it was “deeply concerned” at the Dec 24 ruling of the SHC to release “multiple terrorists …

Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch in California has found a new owner in billionaire businessman Ron Burkle. Burkle views the 2,700-acre property in Los Olivos, near Santa Barbara, as a land banking opportunity, his spokesperson said on Thursday in an email. The Wall Street Journal reports the property was sold for $22 million to Burkle, an associate of the late pop star and …