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Blake Lively releases first statement after Justin Baldoni lawsuit dismissal

Blake Lively releases first statement after Justin Baldoni lawsuit dismissal

Blake Lively reacts to recent development in Justin Baldoni drama Blake Lively finally broke her silence after a judge dismissed Justin Baldoni’s countersuit against her and Ryan Reynolds in surprising move. The A Simple Favor star took to Instagram to open up about the latest development in her fight against her It Ends With Us co-star. Judge Lewis J. Liman …

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Sana Mir becomes first Pakistani woman cricketer inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

Sana Mir becomes first Pakistani woman cricketer inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

An undated picture of former Pakistan cricketer Sana Mir. — AFP KARACHI: Former Pakistan women’s cricket captain Sana Mir made history on Monday as the first female cricketer from her country to be inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame. The announcement came during a ceremony ahead of the World Test Championship final, where seven new inductees …

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Hasan Ali bags his first hat-trick in T20 cricket

Hasan Ali bags his first hat-trick in T20 cricket

Hasan Ali takes picture with the crowd. — Reporter BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan’s pace ace Hasan Ali wreaked havoc and recorded his name into the history books with a scintillating performance for the Birmingham Bears.  In just his second appearance of the 2025 T20 Blast, the right-arm fast bowler ripped through Derbyshire Falcons with career-best T20 figures of 6 for 23 — …

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Bangladesh to hold election in first half of April 2026: interim PM Yunus

Bangladesh to hold election in first half of April 2026: interim PM Yunus

Muhammad Yunus, interim prime minister of Bangladesh, gestures as he attends Ramadan Solidarity Iftar with Rohingyas at the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, March 14, 2025. — Reuters Yunus not aligned with any party; rules out running for office. Govtt faces protests over wage issues, public servant dismissals. BNP demands early elections, warns of growing public resentment. Bangladesh …

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Japan births in 2024 fell below 700,000 for first time

Japan births in 2024 fell below 700,000 for first time

Nursery school children take a nap at Hinagiku nursery in Moriyama, western Japan. — Reuters/File  The number of births in Japan last year fell below 700,000 for the first time on record, government data showed Wednesday. The fast-ageing nation welcomed 686,061 newborns in 2024 — 41,227 fewer than in 2023, the data showed. It was the lowest figure since records …

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New rare wild orchid seen in UK for first time in 100 years

New rare wild orchid seen in UK for first time in 100 years

The Lady’s Slipper orchid, which was once thought to be extinct in the UK. —AFP New rare wild orchid seen in UK for first time in 100 years A new lady’s-slipper orchid, once believed to be extinct in the UK, has been spotted in the wild for the first time in 100 years following a decades-long conservation drive, experts said …

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Zayn Malik launches first lifestyle collection

Zayn Malik launches first lifestyle collection

Zayn Malik introduces kitchen collection Zayn Malik has raised curtains on his first lifestyle collection called Scoville Season. The collection offers oven mitts, aprons, tea towels, T-shirts, and sweatshirts as a token of his love for cooking. “I spend a time of time in my kitchen cooking. Scoville Season is a natural extension of that and it gives me an …

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Gilgit-Baltistan reports first case of poliovirus in toddler

Gilgit-Baltistan reports first case of poliovirus in toddler

A health worker administers polio drops to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Karachi on August 7, 2023. — AFP ISLAMABAD: The Gilgit-Baltistan region on Monday reported its first case of polio in 2025, marking a concerning emergence of the crippling disease in an area previously thought to be polio-free. Officials confirmed today that a 23-month-old child in …

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Final T20I: Pakistan win toss, elected to bowl first against Bangladesh

Final T20I: Pakistan win toss, elected to bowl first against Bangladesh

Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha (second from left) flips the coin as Bangladesh skipper Litton Das (second from right) looks on at the toss for their second T20I at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on May 30, 2025. — PCB Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first against Bangladesh in the third and final T20I match at Lahore’s …

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