Iranian actress Soheila Golestani was unable to attend the Oscar despite her film being nominated as she faces 74 lashes as well as a year in prison for her lead role in The Seed of the Sacred Fig– a film that criticises the country.
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NEW ZEALAND: UK Envoy Recalled Over Trump’s Grasp Of History Comment
New Zealand’s ambassador to the United Kingdom has been recalled after the diplomat publicly questioned United States President Donald Trump’s understanding of the events that precipitated World War II.
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Jay-Z Sues Woman Who Falsely Accuse Him Of Rape
Rapper Jay Z has sued the ‘anonymous’ woman who had accused him and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of raping her in 2000 at an MTV VMA after-party after she withdrew her lawsuit.
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UK: Watchdog Investigates TikTok Over Children’s Data
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is investigating how TikTok, Reddit, and the image-sharing platform Imgur handle the data of underage users.
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Police Found Hackman’s Death ‘Suspicious Enough’ For Investigation
As more details emerge around the circumstances surrounding the death of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, police investigation has commenced after it appeared the couple and their dog have been dead for “quite a while” before the bodies were found.
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ANGOLA: Wife Of Missionary Couple Charged In His Murder Plot
The wife of a US missionary who was killed in a “violent, criminal attack” in Angola last October has been “formally charged as a co-author in the murder.”
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AUSTRALIA: Couple Forced To Sit next To Dead Passenger On Qatar Airways Flight
An Australian couple have said they were forced to sit next to a dead body for four hours on a Qatar Airways flight.
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BIRD STRIKE: Plane Suffers Extensive Physical Damage From Bird Strike
A passenger plane suffered extensive structural damage from bird strike as it took off from Rio de Janeiro heading to São Paulo in Brazil.
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UK: New Powers For Police To Tackle Neighbourhood Crime
In one of the biggest legislative updates to policing for decades, a package of new laws will tackle antisocial behaviour, shop theft and street crime.
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BOOKED: 104-year-old Spends Birthday In New York Prison
A care home resident has been granted her unusual birthday wish – to be taken to the local prison in the state of New York, as part of her 104th birthday wish.
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