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Iconic Marilyn Monroe statue stolen from Hollywood Walk of Fame
A small statue of Marilyn Monroe, in her iconic pose from her 1955 hit film ‘The Seven Year Itch’, has been stolen from the top of the Ladies of Hollywood Gazebo, a popular landmark at Hollywood Boulevard. The gazebo, created
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MH17: Families of deceased awaiting justice
KUALA LUMPUR: Family members of those onboard the doomed Malaysia Airlines MH17 flight voiced their gratitude following a report yesterday that exposed the four main suspects who had allegedly shot down the plane in July 2014 over rebel-held eastern Ukraine,
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Pakistan PM trolled for attributing quote to wrong writer
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan became the latest target of trolls after he posted a quote by Rabindranath Tagore on his Twitter account, but wrongly attributed it to another writer. Imran took to his account yesterday to post an inspirational
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Ukraine urges Russia to admit responsibility over MH17 downing
Kiev on Wednesday urged Russia to admit responsibility over the 2014 downing of passenger flight MH17 over rebel-held eastern Ukraine that left 298 people dead, after charges were laid by international investigators. “We call on the Russian Federation to acknowledge
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Janet Mock signs historic deal with Netflix
The writer and director is the first black trans woman to land this type of agreement. Janet Mock just became the first out black trans woman to land an overall deal with a major studio. The three-year, multimillion dollar deal will
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US may cap H-1B visas to counter India’s data rules
NEW DELHI: The US has told India that it is considering caps on H-1B work visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, widening the two countries’ row over
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France’s former president Sarkozy to be charged for corruption
PARIS: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will face trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. On Tuesday, the country’s highest court rejected Sarkozy final bid to have the case dropped, sending the conservative politician
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Dr M: A racist, mediocre leader
I attended Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s address to the Cambridge Union recently. It was a disappointing and unpleasant experience. Before entering, I had thought of him as an enigma, a giant of history with the tremendous recent
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Starving polar bear wanders into Siberian city
SIBERIA: A starving polar bear strayed hundreds of kilometres away from its natural Arctic habitat and wandered, exhausted, into Russian industrial city of Norilsk, in northern Siberia. The female bear, visibly weak and seemingly ill, lay despondently on the ground
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Lynas: Yeo’s meeting with Australia delayed
Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin postponed her visit to Australia to discuss rare earth miner Lynas Corporation’s storage of radioactive waste in Malaysia. A ministry spokesperson said the trip, scheduled for this week, has
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