Published by AFP Los Angeles (AFP) – California is declaring war on “ghost guns” — weapons kits sold on the internet without any system of control — with Los Angeles on Tuesday becoming the latest city to move to outlaw them. City councilors in the metropolis — the second largest in the United States — […]
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Published by Reuters By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – China’s armed forces can “paralyse” Taiwan’s defences and are able to fully monitor its deployments, the island’s defence ministry said, offering a stark assessment of the rising threat posed by its giant neighbour. Beijing is stepping up military activities around the island, which it views as
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Published by Reuters WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealanders on Wednesday visited beaches and queued for takeaway food as tough lockdown measures enforced to beat an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus were eased for most of the country. About 1.7 million people in the largest city Auckland still remain in strict level
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Published by BANG Showbiz English Thandie Newton turned down a superhero movie role because the part was just “someone’s mum who just dies”. The 48-year-old actress has heaped praise on ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ helmer Taika Waititi for making the superhero genre less “boring”, but admitted she wasn’t impressed to be offered such a minor role in
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Published by Al-Araby The UK has opened talks with the Taliban over the “safe passage” of its remaining nationals and allies out of Afghanistan after the hardline Islamist group’s quickfire takeover of the country last month. The British government confirmed to AFP it has dispatched senior civil servant Simon Gass to meet with Taliban representatives
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Published by BANG Showbiz English Sharon Stone’s sister-in-law has posted a heartfelt message on social media after her 11-month-old son passed away. The 63-year-old actress recently announced the death of her nephew River, who passed away days after suffering total organ failure, and Tasha – who is married to Sharon’s brother Patrick – has now
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Published by BANG Showbiz English Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker appeared to have laughed off Scott Disick’s alleged swipe at their PDA-filled holiday snaps. The ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ star’s ex-boyfriend, Younes Bendjima – who dated the Poosh founder on-off between 2016 and 2018 – seemingly leaked messages from Scott dissing their former partner
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Published by BANG Showbiz English Kanye West wanted to transport his entire childhood home to his last ‘Donda’ listening party. The ‘Stronger’ rapper commissioned a replica of his boyhood house to be built inside Chicago’s Soldier Field stadium for the third and final preview event for his new album last Thursday (26.08.21) but he reportedly
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Published by Al-Araby Israel on Wednesday approved a series of measures easing its blockade of the Gaza Strip, including opening the main commercial crossing with the Palestinian enclave to imports. The announcement came a day after Israeli officials allowed the import of crucial construction material needed for the Gaza Strip’s rebuilding following the recent conflict
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Published by Al-Araby A Taliban spokesman said a US drone strike targeting a suspected suicide bomber in Kabul on Sunday resulted in civilian casualties and condemned the United States for failing to inform the Taliban before ordering the strike. Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told China’s state television CGTN on Monday that seven people were killed in
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