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Dolly Parton to women: “There’s nothing we can’t do”


March 9, 2021

Having passed a dynamic life full of energy and zeal, veteran American singer and songwriter Dolly Parton wants all other women to follow her example. She gave this encouraging message to all working women on  International Women’s Day. The 75-year-old legendary figure shared a photo of herself and 55-year-old singer and songwriter Linda Perry on the photo and video-sharing app. …

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Veteran actor Zeba Begum hospitalized owing to cardiac issues


March 9, 2021

LAHORE: Pakistan’s famed film actor Zeba Begum was shifted to the hospital on Tuesday after her health deteriorated in Lahore. The veteran actor’s family revealed that she was moved to the hospital’s intensive care unit where she is being treated. Moreover, it was revealed that the Zeba Begum, widow of late Pakistani superstar Muhammad Ali, has been suffering with cardiac …

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Jada Pinkett Smith mocks Queen by joking about her ‘Red Table Talk’ appearance


March 9, 2021

Jada Pinkett Smith made a snide remark aimed at Queen Elizabeth after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry shared their side of the story with Oprah Winfrey. Taking to her official Instagram, Smith joked that Her Majesty should make an appearance on her talk show Red Table Talk to respond to the allegations made by the Duchess of Sussex against the royals. Dropping …

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British royals silent amid crisis over Meghan’s claim of racist remark


March 9, 2021

Britain’s monarchy maintained its silence on Tuesday, after Meghan and Prince Harry accused a family member of making a racist remark about their son and said she had been alienated to the point of contemplating suicide. Oprah Winfrey’s tell-all TV interview with the couple has dragged the royals into the biggest crisis since the death of Harry’s mother Diana in 1997, when …

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China set to dominate the global 5G landscape: report


March 9, 2021

China took the lead in terms of the 5G market in 2020, with 200 million new 5G connections, accounting for 87 per cent of the global total, and the number is expected to hit 822 million by 2025, according to a report released by the Global System for Mobile Communications Association on Feb 22. Rapid growth of 5G application in …

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Khalilzad meets Bajwa amid Afghan peace push


March 9, 2021

ISLAMABAD: United States Special Envoy for Afghan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad on Monday visited Pakistan as part of Washington’s new diplomatic push on the Afghan peace process. Khalilzad met Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa at the General Headquarters. Besides the senior military and intelligence leadership, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Security Moeed Yusuf and Special Representative for …

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Women farmers protest against new Indian agriculture laws


March 9, 2021

NEW DELHI: Thousands of women farmers held sit-ins and a hunger strike in India’s capital on Monday in protests on International Women’s Day against new agricultural laws. The demonstrations were held at multiple sites on the fringes of New Delhi where tens of thousands of farmers have camped for more than three months to protest against the laws they say …

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Two-thirds of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded: study


March 9, 2021

BRASILIA: Humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover, new data reveals raising alarm that a key natural buffer against climate change is quickly vanishing. The forest loss is also a major contributor of climate-warming emissions, with the dense tropical forest vegetation representing the largest living reservoir of carbon. Logging and land conversion, mainly …

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Afghan women leaving journalism in droves as violence soars


March 9, 2021

KABUL: Nearly 20 percent of Afghan women journalists have quit or lost their jobs in the past six months, a media watchdog group said on Monday, as a wave of murders targeting the press has intensified in the war-torn country. The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee said that more than 300 women had left the industry in recent months, citing the …

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