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Guardian Newspaper Loses Court Challenge Over Secret Prince Philip Will Hearing

The Guardian newspaper has lost a Court of Appeal challenge over the decision to hold a court hearing about the Duke of Edinburgh’s will in private. Lawyers for the Guardian argued in court that the entire private hearing over whether the will should remain secret was the “most serious interference with open justice.” Prince Philip, the nation’s longest-serving consort, died aged 99 on 9th April last year, two months before he would have turned 100. After the death of a senior member of the royal family, it has been a tradition for more than a century that an application to seal their will is made to the president of the Family Division of the High Court.

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Belgrade Zoo Is Home To The Oldest Living American Alligator

85 years ago, on 9th August 1937, the oldest living American alligator in the world arrived at Belgrade Zoo. His name is Muja. International statistics confirmed Muja’s absolute world record for the longevity of alligators living in controlled conditions. Muja arrived in Belgrade from a German zoo, together with several other animals. For a long time, efforts have been made to find out accurate information on how old Muja was then. If the accuracy of the information in the daily press of the time is to be believed, on 10th August 1937, Belgrade’s “Vreme” announced that Muja had arrived at the Zoo the previous day as a two-year-old, although in the photo they published he looks much older. According to the estimates of the specialists, it is thought that he was already ten years old at that time.

Economist Article On ‘Fat’ Arab Women Sparks Uproar Over BodyShaming

The Economist article ran through possible explanations of the obesity gap of 10 percentage points between men and women in the Middle East, then cited Iraqis who see actress Enas Taleb’s curves as the ideal of beauty. “Fat,” a word now considered taboo in much of Western media, was repeated six times. The article triggered torrid criticism on social media. Twitter users blasted it as misogynistic. Local rights groups issued denunciations. Some writers were appalled by what they described as demeaning stereotypes about Arab women.

Meghan Markle Promises To Show ‘The Real Me’ In Spotify Podcast

Meghan Markle has declared that she is going to ‘be me and talk and be unfiltered’ in her new Spotify podcast. In a new video promoting her long-awaited Archetypes podcast - which has taken two years to get off the ground after the Sussexes signed a lucrative deal with the audio streaming giant estimated to be worth around £ 18 million after they quit royal duties - the duchess said ‘people should expect the real me in this and probably the me that they’ve never gotten to know. She said: ‘People should expect the real me in this and probably the me that they’ve never gotten to know.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Turns 75, Still Maintains Daily Workouts

Arnold is a bodybuilding legend, actor and former governor of the U.S. State of California (20032007) who has just turned 75. He still works out for up to an hour and a half daily, mainly cycling for 45 to 60 minutes, and lifting weights for 30 minutes. Schwarzenegger said that working out, alongside eating and sleeping, is part of his daily routine for maintaining good health.

Emir Of Qatar Invites President Of Serbia To FIFA World Cup

The Ambassador of Qatar in Belgrade, H.E. Faris Roumi Mohammed Shaheen Al-Nuaimi, handed Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić a letter from the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, that included an invitation to attend the upcoming football World Cup, which will be held in Qatar this November.

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