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Look back at Angelina Jolie’s Bollywood moment with Shah Rukh Khan


January 31, 2021

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s popularity certainly knows no bounds as the actor has often times rubbed shoulders with A-listers from across the globe. An old photo of the King of Bollywood has been making rounds online where she can be seen sharing the stage with Hollywood bigshot Angelina Jolie. This was during the Maleficent actor was having her own little Bollywood …

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Riverdale star Vanessa Morgan welcomes baby amid divorce from Michael Kopech


January 31, 2021

Riverdale star Vanessa Morgan and estranged husband Michael Kopech welcomed their first child. According to E! News, the 28-year-old gave birth to a boy with Kopech by her side. “Vanessa had the baby, and Michael is with her as well. They’re both thrilled,” the outlet reported. However, Morgan has yet to make the official announcement. The actress broke the news of her …

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The story of Neelo, the Shah of Iran and Zarqa — the first diamond jubilee film of Pakistan


January 31, 2021

In the 1960s, Pakistan’s filmmakers often found inspiration in the national struggle of the Palestinian people and audiences generally responded well to such films. Shaheed was a massive box office draw in 1962, and it seems to have inspired the making of Zarqa in 1969. Zarqa tells the story of an Arab woman who is able to become a fighter within the Palestinian liberation movement …

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Israeli embassy in Delhi was on high alert before bomb blast: Ambassador


January 31, 2021

The Israeli embassy in New Delhi was on high alert because of “threats” it had received, even before a small bomb went off outside the mission, its ambassador told AFP on Saturday. The envoy, Ron Malka, said he was not surprised by Friday’s attack, which caused no injuries but blew the windows out of three cars. The road outside the embassy remained sealed …

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BD sends more Rohingya refugees to remote island despite criticism


January 31, 2021

DHAKA: More than 1,400 Rohingya Muslim refugees were relocated to a remote island in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, despite opposition from human rights groups concerned about the site’s vulnerability to storms and flooding. Including a similar sized group who were moved on Friday, it brings to around 6,700 the number of Rohingya refugees that Bangladesh has moved to …

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Japan woman hid mum’s frozen corpse for 10 years


January 31, 2021

TOKYO: A Japanese woman who said she hid her mother’s corpse in a freezer in her apartment for a decade told police she feared eviction if the death was discovered, media reported on Saturday. Police said that Yumi Yoshino, 48, was held “on suspicion of abandoning and hiding a female body” found on Wednesday in a freezer in a Tokyo …

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Myanmar army plays down coup rhetoric


January 31, 2021

YANGON: Myanmar’s military on Saturday vowed to abide by the country’s constitution, in an apparent backtracking after its commander-in-chief spurred fears of a coup when he suggested the charter could be repealed. The army has for weeks alleged widespread irregularities in November’s election, won in a landslide by Aung San Suu Kyi’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD). Tensions were …

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Eight Afghan security personnel killed in Taliban attack


January 31, 2021

JALALABAD: A suicide bomber drove a vehicle loaded with explosives into a base for Afghan defence forces in the country’s east on Saturday, killing at least eight security personnel in an attack claimed by the Taliban. The pre-dawn assault took place in the restive province of Nangarhar where the Taliban have claimed several deadly assaults targeting government forces. It came …

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WHO team visits hospital that treated first confirmed Covid-19 cases in Wuhan


January 31, 2021

WUHAN: A team of WHO experts investigating the origins of the coronavirus toured a propaganda exhibition celebrating China’s recovery from the pandemic in Wuhan on Saturday, after a meeting at the hospital that treated the first confirmed Covid-19 cases over a year ago. Details of the trip have been scant so far, with the media kept at arm’s length and …

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