Day: April 7, 2020

Naomi Campbell announces new daily live-streamed series ‘No Filter With Naomi’ for her YouTube channel ‘Being Naomi’

International supermodel, activist, and philanthropist, Naomi Campbell, announces ‘No Filter with Naomi’ – a limited-time new series under her highly popular ‘Being Naomi’ YouTube channel. The intimate, live-streamed daily series invites fans to #stayhome and save lives during this critical time and will focus on in-depth career-spanning conversations between Naomi and a close group of… Read More Naomi Campbell announces new daily live-streamed series ‘No Filter With Naomi’ for her YouTube channel ‘Being Naomi’

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Australian top court acquits former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell of sexual harassment charges

Australia’s highest court acquitted former Vatican treasurer George Pell on Tuesday of sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys in the 1990s, freeing the 78-year-old cardinal after 404 days in jail. The Vatican welcomed the decision and praised Pell for having “waited for the truth to be ascertained”. In a statement it said it always had confidence… Read More Australian top court acquits former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell of sexual harassment charges

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Japan declares state of emergency, rolls out nearly $1trillion stimulus package

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a state of emergency to fight coronavirus infections in major population centres and rolled out a nearly $1 trillion stimulus package to soften the economic blow. The state of emergency, giving authorities more power to press people to stay at home and businesses to close, will last… Read More Japan declares state of emergency, rolls out nearly $1trillion stimulus package

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Egypt set to ban gatherings during Ramadan to curb spread of coronavirus

Egypt will ban any public religious gatherings during the holy Muslim fasting month Ramadan starting in around two weeks to counter the spread of the new coronavirus, a government statement said on Tuesday. Muslims usually break the fast at sunset together with their families, go to the mosque to pray and spend maximum time with… Read More Egypt set to ban gatherings during Ramadan to curb spread of coronavirus

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Taliban suspend prisoner exchange talks, recalls negotiators from Afghanistan

The Taliban on Tuesday recalled the insurgent group’s negotiators from Afghanistan hours after they suspended talks on a prisoner exchange process with the Afghan government, a spokesman for the hard-line Islamist group said in a tweet. Suhail Shaheen, a spokesman for Taliban’s political office in Qatar, said “the intentional delays in the release of our… Read More Taliban suspend prisoner exchange talks, recalls negotiators from Afghanistan

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