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Paris Jackson sees late father Michael Jackson as biggest role model


March 31, 2021

Paris Jackson touched upon how she considers her father to be the biggest source of inspiration for her. In a converation with supermodel Naomi Campbell, Paris shared she tries to emulate Michael Jackson as a musician. “I’m obviously a fan of his music…I know all the lyrics to all of the songs and, you know, I will definitely jam out …

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Demi Lovato sheds light on ‘textbook trauma reenactments’ of past assaults


March 31, 2021

Renowned lyricist Demi Lovato gets candid about reliving some of her “textbook trauma reenactments.” While discussing her assaults on episode three of the Dancing With The Devil docuseries, the singer got candid and admitted, “Both times were textbook trauma reenactments and I really beat myself up for years. Which is also why I had such a really hard time coming to terms …

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Three women polio workers shot dead in Afghanistan


March 31, 2021

Gunmen killed three Afghan women involved in a nationwide polio immunisation programme on Tuesday, officials said, a day after authorities launched a new drive against the crippling disease. The three women were killed in two separate attacks in the restive eastern city of Jalalabad, officials said. “They were all on duty going from house to house to vaccinate children,” supervisor …

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Britney Spears says she cried for weeks over controversial documentary


March 31, 2021

American singer Britney Spears opened up for the first time about the recent documentary about her life under conservatorship. Turning to her Instagram, the Toxic singer, 39, wrote about the FX/New York Times documentary titled Framing Britney Spears and said she was “embarrassed” by the way she was portrayed. “I didn’t watch the documentary but from what I did see of it I was …

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Adam Brody waxes poetic about wife Leighton Meester: ‘She’s a heavenly creature’


March 31, 2021

American actor Adam Brody is waxing lyrical about his wife and actor Leighton Meester and shedding light on their full love story. During an interview on Anna Faris’ Unqualified podcast, the Gilmore Girls star explained that he and the Gossip Girl star met nearly 15 years ag at Canter’s Deli through Josh Schwartz. “Literally the first time we met, that whole cast [Gossip Girl] was eating …

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FM meets Ghani, voices concern over violence in Afghanistan


March 31, 2021

DUSHANBE (Tajikistan): Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Dushanbe on Tuesday and discussed matters of bilateral interest, including the Afghan peace process. Foreign Minister Qureshi, in the meeting that took place on the sidelines of the Ninth Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process Conference in the Tajik capital, expressed Pakistan’s desire for a peaceful and stable Afghanistan. …

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Japan’s cherry blossoms see early bloom amid warming


March 31, 2021

TOKYO: Japan’s famous cherry blossoms have reached their flowery peak in many places earlier this year than at any time since formal records started being kept nearly 70 years ago, with experts saying climate change is the likely cause. Japans favourite flower, called sakura,” used to reach their peak bloom in April, just as the country celebrates the start of …

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SpaceX test rocket breaks apart before landing


March 31, 2021

CAPE CANAVERAL: SpaceX chalked up another failed landing on Tuesday for its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship, as the prototype Mars rocket broke apart right before touchdown. A camera on the rocket froze not quite six minutes into the test flight, and dense fog in South Texas obscured views of the ruptured rocket. Other video showed debris raining down and explosions could …

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China approves overhaul of Hong Kong’s political system


March 31, 2021

BEIJING: Chinese leaders endorsed a sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong’s electoral system on Tuesday, creating powers to vet anyone standing for public office and slashing the number of directly elected politicians. The new measures, which bypassed Hong Kong’s legislature and were imposed directly by Beijing, are the latest move aimed at quashing the city’s democracy movement after huge protests. President …

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US report highlights serious rights violations in India and Pakistan


March 31, 2021

WASHINGTON: The US State Department’s annual report on human rights on Tuesday identified unlawful, arbitrary and extrajudicial killings and disappearances as major issues in both India and Pakistan. The report — which covers incidents reported in 2020 — highlighted 32 extrajudicial killings in the first half of 2020 in the Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The statistics include the deaths of 63 civilians, …

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