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Gigi Hadid glams up to get her COVID-19 jab


June 5, 2021

Fashion icon Gigi Hadid brought her A-game while stepping out in full glam to get her jab against COVID-19. The 26-year-old supermodel was a sight for sore eyes as she rocked a high-fashion look while heading towards Walgreen at the Big Apple to get vaccinated against coronavirus. The fashionista was photographed donning a lime green crop top, white knit cardigan, …

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Asean envoys meet leader of Myanmar junta


June 5, 2021

YANGON: Envoys from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) held talks with Myanmar’s junta on Friday, with its top general reiterating he would only allow fresh elections once the coup-stricken country had returned to “normal”. Myanmar has been in chaos and its economy paralysed since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s government in February, accusing it of fraud …

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Zayn Malik gets into heated confrontation with a group of people outside NYC bar


June 5, 2021

Zayn Malik  was outside the Amsterdam Billiards Club in the East Village when a group of men allegedly picked a fight with the singer, sources close to the situation tell a media outlet. The former One Direction star, who recently welcomed his first child with supermodel Gigi Hadid, reportedly got into a heated confrontation with a man outside a bar …

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Resolution in Punjab Assembly calls out attacks on journalists


June 5, 2021

LAHORE: A resolution was submitted to the Punjab Assembly on Friday condemning attacks on journalists and rights activists in the country. The resolution was submitted by independent MPA Jugnoo Mohsin. Ms Mohsin drew the attention of the state towards growing incidents of torture and murder of journalists. Speaking on the floor of the House, she revisited the history of violence …

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Sindh Cabinet passes pension reforms scheme to save Rs894.4bn


June 5, 2021

KARACHI: The Sindh Cabinet considering the significance and future financial implications of pension payments on Friday approved a pension reforms scheme under which around Rs894.4 billion would be saved, otherwise the pension bill of the government would surpass the salary bill within next 10 years. The cabinet meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah …

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CTD launches probe into killing of two Eagle Squad officials in capital


June 5, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The murder of two officials of the Eagle Squad of the capital police late on Thursday night seemed to be targeted one, according to senior police officers. The officers told that a preliminary investigation had suggested that the two officials were moving on a motorcycle when they were targeted by armed men, riding two motorcycles. The police officers said the Counter-Terrorism …

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Indian states begin easing Covid lockdowns as case numbers decline


June 5, 2021

Some of India’s states are easing lockdown restrictions as coronavirus infections subside, with the world’s second-most-populous nation on Saturday logging its lowest daily case count in nearly two months. The national capital territory of Delhi, the seat of India’s federal government, was among those relaxing restrictions and will allow shops to open on alternate days. Shops with even numbers will …

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Egypt sends equipment to begin reconstruction work in Gaza


June 5, 2021

CAIRO: Egypt has sent a convoy of engineers and building equipment to Gaza to begin reconstruction in the Palestinian enclave after the recent Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Egyptian state television reported on Friday. Dozens of bulldozers, cranes and trucks flying Egyptian flags lined up along the border to begin crossing into the Gaza Strip, television pictures showed. Palestinians lined the street on …

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EU, UK launch probe into use of advertising data by Facebook


June 5, 2021

BRUSSELS: The European Union and Britain launched parallel competition probes on Friday into whether Facebook uses data from advertisers to unfairly dominate the online classified market. The US social media behemoth sells classified advertising on its Marketplace service, but also gathers data from commercial advertising that may give it an unfair advantage _ a charge the firm declared “without merit”. …

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