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Brazil’s environment minister said on Tuesday data showing surging deforestation in the Amazon was “sensationalist,” as the government faces scrutiny over destruction of the rainforest seen as vital to combating climate change. Around 2,254 square kilometers (870 square miles) of the Amazon were cleared in July, an increase of 278 percent from a year ago, […]

Just less than a year after a company official said it will not feature transgender models in its fashion shows, Victoria’s Secret featured its first transgender model, Valentina Sampaio. Erio Zanon, Sampaio’s agent said, “I confirm she will be featured in the new Pink campaign that will be released in Mid August. Victoria’s Secret contacted […]

by Hamza Mekouar More than 2.5 million Muslims will on Friday begin the annual hajj pilgrimage in the Islamic holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, against a backdrop of tensions in the Gulf. Crowds of worshippers have already begun to gather in Mecca in the days ahead of the hajj, the focal point of the […]

Britain will experience shortages of certain foods in the event of a “disastrous” no-deal Brexit, with “serious disruption” expected for months, the country’s food and drink lobby warned Wednesday. “The food sector is absolutely clear that a no-deal exit is a disastrous outcome for us, but we’ve never said that the country is going to […]

Petaling Jaya — Kylie Jenner is turning 22 and has chosen to celebrate her birthday on fugitive Malaysian businessman Jho Low‘s Equanimity super yacht. According to an initial report by TMZ, Kylie’s chief of staff for her cosmetics brand has booked the yacht for a trip across the Mediterranean sea for Kylie’s 22nd birthday party on […]

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran shared his heartbreak over the death of his cat Graham when it was hit by a car. The 28-year-old Grammy winner who is currently on his Divide tour in Hanover, Germany posted the news on Instagram on Friday. Sheeran rescued the feline when it was just a kitten and he shared a […]

“Are you a working girl? Is that how you can afford the room?” Alice Han, a Harvard-educated Korean-Canadian doctor, checked in to a motel room in New South Wales (NSW), Australia after an unfortunate ordeal with a flat tire on her vehicle. The man at the motel desk asked her if she was a “working […]

Avengers:Endgame screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely managed to skip directly into the treasured domestic life found by Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) and wife Pepper (Gwyneth Paltrow) with the decision to move the Marvel Cinematic Universe five years into the future. “We wanted to see the long-term effects. I don’t think anybody needed to […]

Just weeks after the couple sparked engagement rumours, supermodel Cara Delevingne married her long-time girlfriend Ashley Benson. 26-year-old Cara and 29-year-old Ashley got hitched in an Elvis-themed ceremony at the Little Las Vegas chapel earlier this year based on reports by The Sun on Sunday. Charlize Theron, The Jonas Brothers and Sophie Turner are among […]

President Jair Bolsonaro argued Sunday for his signature policy of relaxing gun control measures, saying they will not stop mass shootings such as those that left 29 dead in the US over the weekend. “Disarming people isn’t going to keep that from happening,” Bolsonaro said. “Brazil is, on paper, extremely unarmed; and a similar thing […]

Sandara Park, former member of K-pop girl group 2NE1, admitted that she was ashamed of her Filipino accent. Park (34) was born in Busan, South Korea but moved with her family to the Philippines in 1994 where she lived and studied for 11 years. She joined a local celebrity search in 2004 and got famous […]

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex and father of Archie said he plans to only have two children at the most as part of his increasing concerns for the future of the Earth. While in an interview with activist and chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall for a special edition of British Vogue, he said he would […]

Selena Gomez wants to help people through impactful charity work, adding on to what is she is already doing. She is the youngest ever UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and she also makes surprise visits to children’s hospitals. She wants to do more than just acting and singing. “Selena is eager to pursue different interests besides her career […]

US singer Katy Perry copied the beat of her 2013 hit “Dark Horse” from a Christian rap song, a Los Angeles jury found Monday. The nine-member panel ruled that similarities between Perry’s song and “Joyful Noise” by Marcus Gray — who performs as “Flame” — constituted copyright infringement. The week-long trial saw Perry take the […]

Stars of Stranger Things Millie Bobby Brown and Sadie Sink acted out a musical scene from Frozen on the set of the hit sci-fi series. The original cast was blown away by their impromptu performance with a call for a petition for the stars to do a live-action remake of Frozen. After Millie posted the […]