HOLLYWOOD ACTOR ANTONIO BANDERAS TESTS POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS

Mon 10 August 2020: Academy Award-winning Spanish actor spending his 60th birthday in quarantine OVIEDO, Spain – Spanish actor Antonio Banderas announced on Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement came on the day of his 60th birthday, which he said will be spent in quarantine. The Academy Award-winning actor said he […]

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POLICE IN MALAYSIA RAID AL JAZEERA OFFICES AFTER DOCUMENTARY ON TREATMENT OF MIGRANT WORKERS

Wed 05 August 2020: Malaysian police have raided Al Jazeera’s Kuala Lumpur office and seized two computers, the news network said, condemning the incident as a “troubling escalation” in the government’s crackdown on press freedoms. Tuesday’s raid, in which the police seized two computers, comes after the Malaysian government said that it was investigating the […]

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ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL BEGINS WITH OPEN-AIR SCREENINGS

Fri 17 July 2020: Screenings to be held at Istanbul’s Sakip Sabanci Museum’s Fistikli Terrace over city’s iconic Bosphorus view ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkey’s prestigious Istanbul Film Festival will hold two competitions with open-air screenings between July 17 and 28 as the country has eased coronavirus measures. The screenings for the National Competition and National […]

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AISHWARYA RAI BACHCHAN, DAUGHTER AARADHYA BACHCHAN TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

Sun 12 July 2020: Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her eight-year-old daughter have tested positive for the new coronavirus, a day after the actress’ father-in-law, acting legend Amitabh Bachchan, and her husband Abhishek were hospitalised for the same ailment. Maharastra state’s Mumbai civic official Suresh Kakani on Sunday said Aishwarya and daughter Aaradhya Bachchan […]

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BOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR AMITABH BACHCHAN AND SON ABHISHEK HOSPITALISED WITH COVID-19

Sun 12 July 2020: Amitabh Bachchan, one of India’s best-known movie stars, has tested positive for COVID-19 together with his actor son Abhishek Bachchan. Both were moved to a private hospital. “I have tested COVID positive … shifted to hospital … hospital informing authorities … family and staff undergone tests, results awaited,” Amitabh Bachchan, 77, […]

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DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON IS HIGHEST-PAID INSTAGRAM CELEBRITY

Fri 10 July 2020: American-Canadian actor Dwayne Johnson is Instagram’s highest-paid celebrity. According to social media marketing firm Hopper HQ, the 48-year-old star can charge advertisers roughly 1,015,000 USD for a sponsored post, reported Fox News. As of publication, Johnson had 189 million followers followed by Kylie Jenner with 183 million. Hopper HQ published a […]

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INSTAGRAM APOLOGISES FOR DELETING BELLA HADID’S PALESTINIAN POST

Thu 09 July 2020: Earlier this week, model Bella Hadid shared how Instagram bullied her by removing her story about her dad’s Palestinian roots. The brunette beauty had shared a picture of her father, Mohamed Hadid’s old US passport which showed his birthplace as Palestine. However, the post was removed by Instagram on grounds of […]

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‘ARE WE NOT ALLOWED TO BE PALESTINIAN:’ BELLA HADID AFTER INSTAGRAM DELETES STORY

Wed 08 July 2020: Bella Hadid has blasted Instagram after the social media platform removed a story where she shared her father’s birthplace of Palestine and a photograph of his passport. “Instagram removed my story that only said ‘My baba and his birthplace of Palestine’ with a photograph of his American passport,” wrote the model […]

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