Madame Tussauds moves Prince Harry and Meghan Markle s wax statues away from Royals
Reuters/London Filed on May 15, 2021 | Last updated on May 15, 2021 at 11.53 am
The couple quit Royal duties to forge new independent careers on the other side of the Atlantic.
A year after leaving their Royal duties to move to Los Angeles, Madame Tussauds has now decided waxwork models of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle now belong in the attraction s Hollywood zone and not with the other members of the House of Windsor.
The couple, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, quit Royal duties to forge new independent careers on the other side of the Atlantic, and have since signed deals to deliver and produce content for Netflix, Spotify and Apple.
Rs2 trillion stimulus revives Pakistan economy
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Pakistan’s positive economic indicators set the direction for a ‘sustainable high growth’ in future
Pakistan economy is on solid growth path and has potential to grow at much higher rate in next five years despite a challenging environment across the globe, experts say.
Top government officials, analysts and corporate leaders repose trust in growing economy and said higher GDP growth in 5-6 per cent per annum is going to be a ‘new normal’ in next five years amid considering strong economic indicators of the country.
“Yes, we have a potential to grow at much higher rate in coming years. The State Bank of Pakistan projects three per cent GDP growth in financial year 2020-21 and four per cent in 2021-22,” Dr Reza Baqir, governor, State Bank of Pakistan, told
Israel denies massing troops along Gaza border, cites communication error
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The army published a clarification saying there were no soldiers in Gaza.
The Israeli army clarified early Friday that its troops had not entered the Gaza Strip as it had earlier stated, blaming an “internal communication” problem for the confusion.
Just after midnight, the army sent a message to the media saying troops were in the Gaza Strip, and this was confirmed to AFP by the army’s spokesperson. But two hours later, the army published a clarification saying there were “no soldiers” in Gaza.
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