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Madonna Wishes to ‘Duet’ with Britney Spears on Her Upcoming ‘Celebration’ Tour
Britney Spears is someone Madonna wants to join her on stage. Page Six says that sources say Madonna wants to bring Britney Spears onstage with her on her upcoming Celebration tour. Spears just got single, so this would be a good time. Reports say that the two pop stars have known each other for a…
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FTX founder Bankman-Fried living on bread and water, lawyer says
Reuters By Mariko Oi Business reporter Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is “subsisting on bread and water” in prison, according to his lawyer. The prison he is being held in ahead of his trial has not provided a vegan diet he requested, his lawyer says. Last year, Mr Bankman-Fried was charged…
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Mar-a-Lago IT manager implicates Trump in classified files case
Getty Images By Chloe Kim BBC News Former US President Donald Trump has been implicated by one of his employees in a classified documents case, according to a court filing. Yuscil Taveras, an IT director identified as Trump Employee 4 in legal documents, changed his testimony after switching lawyers, say prosecutors. He now accuses Mr…
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Zimbabwe election: Voters head to the polls with inflation on their minds
Reuters By Shingai Nyoka BBC News, Harare Zimbabweans are going to the polls in presidential and parliamentary elections after a campaign dominated by the country’s soaring inflation. The day has been declared a public holiday to allow the 6.62 million registered voters a chance to vote. President Emmerson Mnangagwa faces 10 challengers, including Nelson Chamisa…
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How South Africa’s oldest Quran was saved by Cape Town Muslims
By Mohammed Allie BBC News, Cape Town A Quran – neatly handwritten more than 200 years ago by an Indonesian imam who had been banished to the southern tip of Africa by Dutch colonisers – is the pride of Cape Town Muslims who jealously guard it at a mosque in the city’s historic Bo Kaap…
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Three reasons why Trump’s arrest in Georgia may be different
Getty Images When Donald Trump turns himself in as expected on Thursday in Georgia to be charged with an election plot, the process may follow a script unlike his previous three arrests this year. During bookings in New York, Florida and Washington DC – where the former president has pleaded not guilty – he got…
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Chandrayaan-3: India’s Moon lander Vikram aims for historic lunar south pole landing
ISRO By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi India is looking to make history on Wednesday with its third lunar mission is set to land on the Moon. If Chandrayaan-3 is successful, India will be the first country to land near its little-explored south pole. It will also be only the fourth country to achieve a…
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Republican debate: Rivals to seek political oxygen in a Trump-less showdown
Reuters With one big exception, the leading Republican candidates for the 2024 White House race are gathering on Wednesday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the first party-sanctioned primary debate. The metaphorical elephant not in the room is former President Donald Trump. His absence means the remaining candidates will have a harder time attracting the attention of…
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Drone hits building in central Moscow and second drone downed
Max Ryazanov A drone has hit a building in central Moscow that was under construction, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has said. Air defences also shot down a drone in the Mozhaisk district of the Moscow region, he added on Telegram. There are no reports of casualties. Related Topics Russia Drones Moscow
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Woman ‘joyous’ after sister donates womb in UK first
By Fergus Walsh Medical editor Surgeons in Oxford have carried out the first womb transplant in the UK. The recipient was a 34-year-old woman, and the donor her 40-year-old sister, both of whom wish to remain anonymous. Doctors say both recovered well from surgery and the younger sister – with her husband – has several…