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The US administration is expected to announce that the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention will lift its requirement for travellers to test negative for COVID-19 before entering the US. CNN reports that a
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will be charged with two counts of indecent assault against a woman in London in the summer of 1996. The Crown Prosecution Service authorised the Metropolitan Police to c
Academy Award–winning actor Matthew McConaughey took centre stage at the White House briefing today to call on Congress to reach a higher ground and pass gun control legislation in honour of the children and teachers
Elon Musk has threatened to walk away from his $44bn takeover of Twitter, accusing the social media company of "thwarting" his requests to learn more about its user base. In a letter filed with regulators, Musk say
Conservative MPs in the UK have voted in favour of Boris Johnson remaining as PM by 211 to 148. The result means Johnson has survived the confidence vote brought by his own party. This win comes despite a sub
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a vote of confidence in his leadership from his own party’s MPs today. It follows concerns over lockdown parties, splits over economic policy and divisions over Boris Jo
A week after taking off at the box office, "Top Gun: Maverick" is still flying high. Globally, the film has earned US$548.6 million so far, according to Paramount. CNN reports the sequel to the 1986 blockbuste
"Top Gun: Maverick" has the box office sizzling... again. In its second weekend of release, Tom Cruise's all-American action film collected a sensational US $86 million from 4,751 North American theaters. Thos
Colombian pop star Shakira and her longtime partner, Spanish footballer Gerard Piqué, are separating. They made the announcement in a joint statement. The two met 12 years ago when the footballer featured in
Singer Mariah Carey is being sued for copyright infringement over her 1994 Christmas mega-hit, All I Want for Christmas is You. Songwriter Andy Stone says he co-wrote a song with the same name five years earlier, a
A viral video showing two women scaling the wall of a well to access water has highlighted the acute shortage in several areas of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The video shows the women on the wall of
James Earl Jones is back as the voice of Darth Vader. The 91 year old can be heard in the third episode of "Obi-Wan Kenobi." His role in the series had not been previously announced. Jones wasn't initiall
Good news for music fanatics as Australian gospel band Planet Shakers are back in the country. The Melbourne Australia-based band will hold a three night Believe National Nights of Celebration at Churchill Park
At least four people were killed today in a shooting on a hospital campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Police confirm that the gunman is also dead. Authorities believe the shooter's gunshot wound was self-inflicted.
Actor Johnny Depp has won his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard, who he sued over claims of domestic abuse but jurors also found that Depp defamed Heard. The jury has awarded Depp US$10m in compensatory dama
Hollywood star Johnny Depp, awaiting a ruling in a US defamation case involving his ex-wife and actor Amber Heard, has made an unscheduled appearance at London's Royal Albert Hall during a rock concert, his second in as
Tom Cruise may have pulled off one of the most daring stunts of his career - getting audiences to go to the movies for something that doesn't involve superheroes. Top Gun: Maverick pulled in blockbuster ticket sale
Ray Liotta, the actor known for his roles in "Field of Dreams" and the Martin Scorsese mob classic "Goodfellas," has died. He was 67.
Kate Moss flatly denied Johnny Depp pushed her down a flight of stairs – a rumour spread by Amber Heard – as she testified at the star-studded defamation trial today. In what could be the shortest testimony of
The death toll for the shooting at a primary school in Texas this morning has risen to 21 which includes 19 children and 2 adults. The 18-year-old gunman opened fire in the city of Uvalde before he was killed by l
