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Jennifer Hudson has been quietly preparing to portray Aretha Franklin in Respect for the past 14 years. Respect, a biopic about the Queen of Soul, is set to premiere at the Locarno Film Festival in early August just before its…
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Ed Sheeran’s new album will both “surprise and comfort” people. The ‘Bad Habits’ hitmaker recently returned to music after a hiatus and his manager Stuart Camp has vowed that his new collection of tracks will be “sonically…
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Little Mix have made history as the first girl band to rack up 100 weeks in the Officials Singles Chart top 10. The ‘Confetti’ hitmaker – comprised of Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall, and Perrie Edwards – set another historic…
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As soon as you hear his name, the first thought which comes to your mind is whether he is related to the famous Sri Lankan musician Alston Koch, and of course he is! Mo wonder they say that music runs in the family. Apparently,…
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Colombo High Court Judge Damith Thotawatte yesterday (02) ordered the plaintiffs to inform the Court in writing as to who is in charge and who is presenting to Court the State-owned jeep used by former Minister and Member of Parliament…
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HONG KONG: Hong Kong civil servants, teachers and healthcare workers must get vaccinated against the coronavirus or pay for regular testing, the city's leader announced Monday, as her administration adopted a push into mandatory…
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AFGHANISTAN: President Ashraf Ghani on Monday blamed Aghanistan's fast-deteriorating security situation on a "sudden" decision by the United States to withdraw its troops, but said his government had a plan to bring conditions under…
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KOREA: The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said on Sunday that a planned military exercise between Seoul and Washington would “becloud” relations, state-run media reported. The warning comes amid a surprise…
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INDONESIA: Indonesia's devastating second coronavirus wave, which saw the Southeast Asian country become the epicentre of Asia's COVID-19 outbreak, has peaked, its health minister said Monday. Driven by the highly transmissible…
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UK: Britain will begin offering a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to 32 million Britons starting in early September, The Telegraph reported Sunday. The shots will be available in as many as 2,000 pharmacies with the goal of getting…
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