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Britney Spears says she is ‘happy’ amidst rising concerns about her mental health


April 17, 2021

Pop icon Britney Spears has been drawing quite a few concerns from anxious fans fighting for her freedom amidst her conservatorship battle. After the Toxic singer was spotted recently out and about, she turned to Instagram on Friday and answered some frequently asked questions about her life, wellbeing and mental health. In a video posted on her Instagram, one fan asked the Oops …

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Ryan Coogler says he won’t boycott filming ‘Black Panther’ sequel in Georgia


April 17, 2021

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler said on Friday he would shoot the hit movie’s sequel in Georgia as planned, despite his opposition to restrictions on voting rights in the state that have prompted calls by some for a boycott. Coogler said in a guest column for Hollywood trade website Deadline.com that pulling out of Georgia to make the sequel would adversely …

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UK military prepares for big role in Prince Philip’s funeral


April 17, 2021

WINDSOR: British soldiers, sailors and air force personnel were practicing, polishing and making final preparations on Friday for Prince Philip’s funeral, a martial but personal service that will mark the death of a royal patriarch who was also one of the dwindling number of World War II veterans. More than 700 military personnel are set to take part in Saturday’s …

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Myanmar’s ousted MPs form shadow govt


April 17, 2021

YANGON: A “parliament” working in hiding to oust Myanmar’s junta from power announced a new shadow government on Friday, with deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi at its helm alongside ethnic minority politicians. The country has been in turmoil since the military detained Suu Kyi and seized power, triggering a massive uprising that the junta has sought to quell with …

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Cyprus hosts UAE-Israel meet in ‘changing’ Mideast


April 17, 2021

PAPHOS: Cyprus hosted a meeting on Friday of top diplomats from Israel and the UAE, as well as Greece, for talks they said reflected the “changing face” of the Middle East. “This new strategic membership stretches from the shores of the Arabian Gulf” to the Mediterranean and Europe, Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi told a news conference in the coastal …

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India’s top seer dies from Covid after attending Kumbh festival


April 17, 2021

NEW DELHI: A Hindu seer has died from coronavirus and 80 other holy men have tested positive in India after attending a vast religious festival where millions of pilgrims ignored Covid-19 advice despite a national surge in infections. The announcement from authorities in Haridwar, Uttarakhand state, came as India recorded more than 217,000 fresh cases in 24 hours, taking the …

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Policewoman arrested in occupied Kashmir for blocking search operation


April 17, 2021

SRINAGAR: Police in occupied Kashmir said on Friday that they arrested one of their own officers and dismissed her for obstructing a counterinsurgency operation in the disputed region. The officer livestreamed a cordon and search operation by Indian forces in southern Frisal village on Wednesday with the intent of disrupting the search operation, police said in a statement. It said …

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Another US mass shooting leaves eight dead


April 17, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS: A gunman killed at least eight people at a FedEx facility in the mid-western US city of Indianapolis before turning the gun on himself in the latest in a string of mass shootings in the country, authorities said on Friday. The incident came a week after President Joe Biden branded US gun violence an “epidemic” and an “international embarrassment” …

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Kashmir remains central to meaningful engagement with India: FO


April 17, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has said that Kashmir remains central to any meaningful engagement with India. “We believe durable peace, security and development in the region hinge on peaceful resolution of the long-standing Jammu and Kashmir dispute,” Foreign Office spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry told a press briefing here on Friday. “We, therefore, believe that the two sides need to discuss all outstanding …

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