Pop icon J-Lo says divorce from Ben Affleck ‘helped me grow in a way I needed to grow’

Pop icon J-Lo says divorce from Ben Affleck ‘helped me grow in a way I needed to grow’

Lopez and Affleck rekindled their romance in 2021 and they married in an intimate Las Vegas ceremony in July 2022. They later celebrated their nuptials with a ceremony in Georgia in front of friends and family a month later.

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Zionist: ‘Tel Aviv neighbourhood populated by East African immigrants as is rubbish-filled, dangerous and home to raggedy toothless prostitutes’

Zionist: ‘Tel Aviv neighbourhood populated by East African immigrants as is rubbish-filled, dangerous and home to raggedy toothless prostitutes’

At least two people involved in developing the deleted toolkit resigned from Christian Aid, according to internal communications.  The spokesperson said the deletion of the toolkit “does not reflect any change in attitude of support for LGBTQ+ staff”.

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Doublespeak? ‘Ungodly’ Christian Aid shocks staff with orders not to refer to Israeli atrocities in Gaza as ‘genocide

Doublespeak? ‘Ungodly’ Christian Aid shocks staff with orders not to refer to Israeli atrocities in Gaza as ‘genocide

During their September 18 meeting, several Christian Aid staff stressed the urgency to acknowledge the commission’s findings and proposed an infographic explaining the report’s implications.

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Why humanitarian agencies often confide al-Shabab would be a more efficient partner than the Somali government

Why humanitarian agencies often confide al-Shabab would be a more efficient partner than the Somali government

Despite this apparent governance success, al-Shabaab faces a crucial paradox: legitimacy without popularity. While Somalis may recognise the group’s administrative competence and align with its ideology up to a degree, it appears most do not want to live under al-Shabaab rule.

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 ‘Chemical timebomb’: Covid masks created 4.3 million tonnes of toxic waste

 ‘Chemical timebomb’: Covid masks created 4.3 million tonnes of toxic waste

Millions of tonnes of disposable Covid-19 face masks are releasing microplastics, toxic chemicals, dyes and heavy metals into the environment, endangering the well-being of the planet and its inhabitants. The risks could last for decades, according to a study published in Environmental Pollution. Millions of tonnes of waste from disposable...

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‘God with us’: Was 800m athletics king Wanyonyi predestined to rise from herds-boy owing $3.86 to dominate the world?

‘God with us’: Was 800m athletics king Wanyonyi predestined to rise from herds-boy owing $3.86 to dominate the world?

By 2016, in Bungoma, a thought struck him like thunder: How long can I keep herding cattle? He decided it would be his last year. At Ksh2000 ($15.46) a month, he saved carefully and built a small flat-roofed house back home.

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Ballon d’Or: Dembele was a scatter-brained boy wonder who did not even know which was his stronger foot

Ballon d’Or: Dembele was a scatter-brained boy wonder who did not even know which was his stronger foot

Inevitably, Dembele’s rapid rate of goal-scoring could not last forever, but what his goals lost in frequency, they more than made up for in importance. Against Liverpool in the Champions League last 16 and Arsenal in the semi-finals, he scored strikingly similar goals that showcased both his tactical intelligence and his newfound poacher’s instincts.

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How new role, learning to love tap-ins and not ‘cheating’ propelled Ousmane Dembele to Ballon d’Or

How new role, learning to love tap-ins and not ‘cheating’ propelled Ousmane Dembele to Ballon d’Or

Following Mbappe’s exit, Dembele had been assured by the PSG hierarchy that he would be “the leader of the attack”, according to a source close to the player. He was subsequently disappointed to discover that central midfielder Vitinha, and not he.

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Living in limbo: Rejected by kin and kith, Murang’a’s East African school games shot putt hero cries out for ministry support

Living in limbo: Rejected by kin and kith, Murang’a’s East African school games shot putt hero cries out for ministry support

The Grade Eight pupil at Ndeera Primary and Junior School in Makuyu lives alone in a small rented shack, two kilometres from the school compound. The shack is a single room with a tiny bed in the corner. The bed serves as both his dining table and study area.

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Mirror images or complementarity? Fans wonder if Man City and Arsenal managers are football’s Siamese twins

Mirror images or complementarity? Fans wonder if Man City and Arsenal managers are football’s Siamese twins

Last season, Arteta was promoting the idea of two squads to cope with the packed calendar, while Guardiola was an outlier, complaining about having a bloated squad. Arsenal have improved their depth drastically to reach a head count of 25, but it is Guardiola who has moved position by starting the season carrying 26 senior players for the first time.

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