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Salma Hayek’s Magic Mike’s Last Dance lap dance was ‘very physically challenging’

Published by BANG Showbiz English Salma Hayek’s lap dance in ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ was “very physically challenging”. The 56-year-old actress, who stepped in to replace Thandiwe Newton as the female lead in the upcoming male stripper flick, admitted the routine was so “complicated”. She told ‘Entertainment Tonight’: “It’s very physically challenging. “My goodness. You […]

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Russia to service foreign debt in roubles if other options blocked – finance minister

Published by Reuters UK (Reuters) – Russia will service its external debt obligations in roubles if the United States blocks other options and will not call itself in default, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said. Washington is considering blocking Russia’s ability to pay its U.S. bondholders by allowing a key waiver to expire on May 25,

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Golden arches to go dark in Russia as McDonald’s exits after 30 years

Published by Reuters UK By Uday Sampath Kumar (Reuters) -McDonald’s Corp on Monday became one of the biggest global brands to exit Russia, laying out plans to sell all its restaurants after operating in the country for more than 30 years following the invasion of Ukraine. The world’s largest burger chain, which owns about 84%

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US Supreme Court to hear challenges to Covid vaccine mandates

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The US Supreme Court is to hear challenges on Friday to President Joe Biden’s bid to impose Covid vaccination mandates on millions of American workers. After months of public appeals to hesitant or reluctant Americans to get their shots, Biden turned up the pressure in September. “We’ve been patient,

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Japan billionaire Maezawa: going to space makes you obsessed with Earth

Published by Reuters By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, newly returned to Japan after a 12-day journey into space last month, said being launched into the cosmos was less scary than riding a rollercoaster and made him obsessed with Earth. The 46-year-old fashion magnate and art collector in December became the

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125 passengers test positive for COVID-19 on flight from Italy to India. There were only 160 adults on board

Published by New York Daily News More than 100 people aboard a chartered flight arriving in India from Italy tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, health authorities said. According to The Times of India, 125 out of 179 people flying from Milan into the international airport at Amritsar were found to be positive for the

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Sounding alarm on China, Japan and U.S. vow to collaborate more on defence

Published by Reuters UK By Ju-min Park and David Brunnstrom TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Japan on Friday voiced strong concern about China’s growing might and pledged to work together to push back against attempts to destabilise the region, including against emerging defence threats. The comments from the two allies, in a joint

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