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Mariah Carey sued for copyright over ‘All I want for Christmas is You’

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International superstar Mariah Carey is being sued by songwriter Andy Stone over her mega-hit holiday single All I Want for Christmas is You.

According to an article from BBC News, Stone says he co-wrote a song with the same name five years earlier and argues that Carey exploited his “popularity” and “style”.

Australian Labour topples conservatives, PM faces early tests

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SOURCE: AP — Australia’s center-left opposition party toppled the conservative government after almost a decade in power, and Prime Minister-elect Anthony Albanese in his Saturday election victory speech promised sharper reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while he faces an early foreign policy test.

Reinas de la Risa, the first female stand-up comedy show, airs on Mother’s Day weekend on Color Vision Channel 9

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Hollywood, CA, May 3, 2022– Latin Hollywood Films announced today that Color Vision would air the comedy special Reinas de la Risa (Queens of Laughter). The show is the first stand-up comedy with an all-female cast and will air on Saturday, May 28 at 8 pm, celebrating Dominican Mother’s Day weekend.

The Dominican film “Perejil” exposes the country’s “racist past” in Miami

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Dominican director José María Cabral reconstructs the massacre of Haitians ordered in 1937 by the dictator Rafael Trujillo in his most recent feature film, “Perejil,” with which he returns to the “dark, xenophobic and racist past” of the Dominican Republic. But, unfortunately, their tails persist, as he told Efe.

Dominican Republic in top 10 best places to retire

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According to Travel + Leisure Magazine

 

The travel magazine Travel + Leisure published a list of the best destinations after retirement, considering factors such as the ease of obtaining residence, the health system, the climate, and the cost of living, among others.

As global travel has increased over the years, many seniors want to continue the adventure of exploring the world by retiring abroad. Others move to new places to stretch their retirement income or enjoy new experiences.

Pineapple, a delicious tropical boost for your well-being

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“The edible portion of pineapple is 57 out of every 100 grams of the fresh product, and its main component is water, being a low-calorie food, and with a high content of vitamins C and A, potassium and iodine,” he points out. Sonia Peinado is an expert dietitian in clinical and sports nutrition.

Former minister joins calls for Boris Johnson to resign

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SOURCE: BBC — Another Conservative MP has called for Boris Johnson to resign as the turmoil at 10 Downing Street continues.

Former minister Nick Gibb is the latest Tory to submit a letter of no confidence in the row over events held at No 10 during lockdown.

And Tory MP Stephen Hammond said he is “considering very carefully” whether he still has confidence in the PM.

No celebrations in Haiti after one of its most tragic years

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Port-au-Prince.– Haiti closes 2021 without celebrations, neither official nor unofficial, after one of its most tragic years, marked especially by the assassination of President Jovenel Moise and the earthquake that left the south of the country in ruins, efe reports today.

Mired in poverty, political instability and hemmed in by the growing power of armed gangs, Haitians are in little mood to party this new year.

January 1 also has a patriotic sense in Haiti, since the country’s independence is celebrated, with 2022 being its 218th anniversary.

Miss World: 23 candidates have covid-19

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San Juan.- The Department of Health of Puerto Rico reported this Thursday despite vaccines, 23 of the 98 candidates in Miss World 2021 to be held this Thursday on the island tested positive for covid-19, which led to it being postponed.

WORLD: Pfizer says booster shot promising against Omicron

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SOURCE: BBC- Pfizer and BioNTech have said a booster jab of their coronavirus vaccine promises to be an effective defence against the new Omicron variant.

Three doses provide a similar level of antibodies against Omicron to that of two doses with other variants, the companies said after a small study.

The World Health Organization (WHO) earlier said vaccines should still work against severe Omicron cases.

Researchers across the world are piecing together data about Omicron.