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Wimbledon has been warned it could face legal action from the Belarusian Tennis Federation after it was accused of acting illegally by banning Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s championships. The All England Club’s decision, which was prompted by the invasion of Ukraine and fears of the optics of the Duchess of Cambridge having to present a trophy to a player from Russia or Belarus, was condemned by the Russian world No 8, Andrey Rublev, who called it “complete discrimination”.

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Madonna has listed her Hidden Hills home, which she purchased from The Weeknd for a reported $19.3 million in April 2021. According to the WSJ, the 62-year-old singer has listed her property for a whopping $25.995 million with Trevor Wright of the Beverly Hills Estates. The 12,000-square-foot main house and two-bedroom guesthouse sit on nearly three acres of land in celeb-loved Hidden Hills.

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Mwai Kibaki, who served as Kenya's third president from 2003 to 2013, has died aged 90, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Friday. Kibaki is credited with reviving Kenya's then ailing economy, but his tenure was marred by deadly violence that erupted following his disputed re-election in December 2007. Kenyatta ordered a mourning period to honour Kibaki, during which flags will be flown at half-mast.

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Google is marking Earth Day with time-lapse satellite images showing melting glaciers, retreating snow cover, deforestation and coral bleaching to remind its users about humanity’s impact on the climate and environment. The 2022 Earth Day Google doodle includes four Gifs created from satellite imagery and photographs from The Ocean Agency that will rotate throughout the day. They show glacial retreat at the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania between December 1986 and 2020 and glacial melt in Sermersooq, Greenland, between December 2000 and 2020.

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Aaron Paul is a parent — again! The actor announced on Tuesday, April 19, that his wife, Lauren Parsekian, has given birth to their second child, a son. “[We have] a new baby boy. His name is Rydin, and I love him,” the “exhausted” Breaking Bad alum, 42, told Jimmy Fallon, noting that he asked Bryan Cranston to be the infant’s godfather.

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A lawyer for Alec Baldwin said on Thursday that an investigation by New Mexico has cleared his client of wrongdoing in the fatal shooting on the set of "Rust," pointing out that its report stated the actor believed his gun held only dummy rounds.

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New clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters broke out on Friday at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem. The Israeli police stormed the compound and fired teargas and rubber-tipped bullets at stone-throwing Palestinian youths, said an AFP photographer on the scene. At around 4:00 am (0100 GMT), Palestinians began hurling stones towards the Western Wall, considered the holiest site where Jews can pray, the police said.
 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un exchanged friendly letters with outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in this week, in what North Korean state media described as a rare moment of positive news for both countries. Moon sent Kim a letter earlier this week and said he would continue to work towards Korean unification after his retirement. Kim, in return, thanked Moon for his work on behalf of the “great cause of the nation,” the news report said.

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UK doctors believe they have documented the longest Covid infection on record - a patient they treated who had detectable levels of the virus for more than 16 months, or 505 days, in total. The unnamed individual had other underlying medical conditions and sadly died in hospital in 2021.

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The Dutchman, 52, will take over from interim boss Ralf Rangnick at the end of this season on a three-year deal which can be extended by a year. Rangnick, who replaced the sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in November, is set to move into a consultancy role. Ten Hag will become United's fifth permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.

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Israel’s air force and Palestinian militants traded fire across the Gaza frontier early Thursday as clashes erupted again at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, worsening an escalation that has been eerily similar to the lead-up to last year’s Israel-Gaza war. The Gaza violence, fueled by the unrest between Israeli police and Palestinians in Jerusalem, appears to be the heaviest-cross-border fighting since last year’s 11-day war and comes despite efforts to prevent a repeat.

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Johnny Depp accused Amber Heard of threatening to commit suicide “many times” after they got into explosive arguments. “Ms. Heard had spoken of suicide on a couple of occasions, so that also becomes a factor,” the actor testified in court on Wednesday for his ongoing libel trial against his ex-wife. “That’s always something that lives in the back of your brain and that you fear.” Depp, 58, further alleged that when he would attempt to leave, Heard, 35, would stop him and tell him she would “die” without him.

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In an Instagram post on Wednesday, the actor and producer revealed that the film’s title will be Fast X. Diesel also captioned the photo of the movie’s title logo as “Day one…,” which confirms production has started on the franchise’s tenth installment. The film’s title is just the latest announcement about the upcoming movie, which is being directed, as well as produced, by longtime franchise helmer Justin Lin. It’s currently slated for theatrical release on May 19, 2023.

Source: hollywoodreporter.com

Ahead of the queen's birthday on Thursday, The Royal Windsor Horse show shared a new portrait of the monarch Wednesday evening. In the photo, the queen stands proudly between Bybeck Katie and Bybeck Nightingale, donning a forest green cape-style coat while holding the reins of her two ponies.

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Legendary “Star Wars” actor Ewan McGregor will marry his “Fargo” co-star Mary Elizabeth Winstead this week, Page Six has learned. McGregor, 51, is set to tie the knot with Winstead, 37, in Los Angeles on Friday after meeting in late 2016 when they played a couple in the FX TV series. A source exclusively tells Page Six, “They are more in love than ever — and having their first child together last year just strengthened their bond.”

 

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny has called on French voters to support incumbent President Emmanuel Macron in the presidential election, accusing his far-right opponent Marine Le Pen’s party of links to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Navalny said he will “root for France” in the second round of voting on Sunday between Macron and Le Pen, who has supported Putin in the past.

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Rakim Mayers, better known as A$AP Rocky, was detained on Wednesday at Los Angeles International Airport in connection to a November 2021 shooting, according to multiple law enforcement sources familiar with the matter. Mayers was arriving on a private plane from Barbados, where he had been on vacation with his girlfriend, the singer Rihanna.

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Novak Djokovic battled back from a set and a break down to beat Laslo Djere in his opening match of the ATP event in Belgrade on Wednesday, avoiding a third consecutive defeat. The world number one trailed 4-3 in the second set but won a dramatic encounter against his fellow Serb 2-6, 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/4) after three hours and 21 minutes.

Source: france24.com