JERUSALEM (AP) — Albert Bourla, chairman and chief executive of global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc., was awarded on Wednesday the prestigious Genesis Prize for his efforts in leading the development of a COV 92-year-old Malawian music legend finds fame on TikTok JERUSALEM (AP) — Albert Bourla, chairman and chief executive of global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer […]
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Fashion legend Andre Leon Talley has died aged 73. © Bang Showbiz Andre Leon Talley has diedThe former US Vogue editor-at-large passed away on Tuesday (18.01.22) at White Plains Hospital, TMZ reports. A cause of death is not known at this time. The influential fashion journalist and stylist was known for his larger-than-life personality and loud
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A traders association in northern Uganda has banned women from riding up front in trucks after deciding that short skirts and bare thighs could be distracting drivers and causing accidents. © Brian ONGORO Trucks wait to enter Uganda where one city has prohibited drivers from permitting ‘even their wives’ in the front cabin of lorriesThe order
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An explosion has shut down a pipeline in southeastern Turkey that carries oil from Iraq to world markets, officials and news reports said. The blast late Tuesday near the town of Pazarcik in Kahramanmaras province caused a huge fire that forced authorities to also shut down a highway, the state-run
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© Gleb Garanich/REUTERS Petro Poroshenko spoke to his supporters who had gathered outside the court before going inThe former president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, will remain out of detention despite facing allegations of treason. The confectionary tycoon has returned to his home country to face the charges in court.A Ukrainian court on Wednesday refused a
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Athletes at next month’s Beijing Winter Olympics face punishment for behaviour that is against the spirit of the Games or Chinese rules, an official has said. © Getty Images The staging of the Winter Games in China have prompted protests It comes after Human Rights Watch held a briefing to warn of the dangers of athletes
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KYIV, Jan 19 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Russia could launch a new attack on Ukraine at “very short notice” as he met the country’s president on the first leg of a new diplomatic push to avert war. © Thomson Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) — The eastern Caribbean island of Barbados held a snap general election on Wednesday after cutting ties with Queen Elizabeth II late last year and appointing its first ever president to lead the world’s newest republic. © Provided by Associated Press FILE – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaks during the opening
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Newsshooter – A site for working professionals in the TV & Film industry Canon has announced a new Cinema EOS camera today. The EOS R5 C. The video-centric hybrid camera puts video front and center with a dedicated menu system and a switch to go from still to video. Canon also released new
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Indonesia has announced that its new capital will be called Nusantara, meaning “archipelago” in Javanese. © Getty Images Traffic jams are notorious in the current capital of JakartaThe country’s parliament approved a bill to relocate the capital from Jakarta, which is rapidly sinking.The idea of building a new capital 1,300km (800 miles) away on the island
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