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Singer and daughter of Michael Jackson, Paris Jackson, recently made some rare comments about her late father while noting that he was the one who inspired her to keep an ‘open mind’ when it comes to beauty. The model revealed that his father and King Of Pop, Michael Jackson, who died in 2009, was a ‘free-love, hippie-type dude.’ The musician-and-model says it was drummed into her that ‘beauty comes from the inside,’ and so she’s always up for experimenting with her appearance. In a recent interview, she said that “I try…

There is an even chance that global temperatures will temporarily breach the benchmark of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in one of the next five years, the United Nations warned Tuesday.  The 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change saw countries agree to cap global warming at "well below" 2 °C above levels measured between 1850 and 1900 – and 1.5 °C if possible."The chance of global near-surface temperature exceeding 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels at least one year between 2022 and 2026 is about as…

Paris: The stricken seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is in Paris' Georges-Pompidou hospital for cell therapy surgery, according to French daily Le Parisien. The Paris hospitals department, contacted by AFP, refused to confirm or deny the news citing medical privacy laws. But according to Le Parisien, the 50-year-old German is in the cardiovascular department overseen by surgeon Philippe Menasche, described as a 'pioneer in cell surgery against heart failure'. Schumacher will receive stem…

The classic romantic author Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota, US. Today, fans of the Jazz age writer celebrate his 124th birth anniversary. Author of the cult classic The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald is known for his unique description of the 1920s, which is popularly known as the jazz age. Fitzgerald published 160 short stories in his career which spanned two decades.Here are some of the prominent works of the American author:1. This Side of Paradise, 1920: Fitzgerald’s debut…

The electric buses are a familiar sight on the streets of the French capital. Dozens of electric buses will be taken off the streets of Paris temporarily "as a precaution" after two of the vehicles caught fire within a month, in a possible setback for the French capital's green transport ambitions.…