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BRIEF – ME! – ENTERTAINMENT NEWS BRIEFING Entertainment Briefing, Catch up with this week’s top stories from the world of art, music, film and TV. In music, pop star Taylor Swift has opened up about her eating disorder and media pressure in a new Netflix documentary. Rapper Juice WRLD’s cause of death has been revealed. Rock Star Ozzy Osbourne says he has Parkinson’s disease and opened up about his terrible year.   Film and TV, Jordan Belfort is suing the film studio which made The Wolf of Wall Street – the story of his time on Wall Street – for $300…

A new Netflix documentary – Miss Americana – which follows pop star Taylor Swift during a turbulent year in her life, reveals the musician’s struggle to overcome an eating disorder.  Swift opened up saying photographs and comments about her appearance had triggered the condition.  During her 2015 world tour, under-eating left her feeling “like I was going to pass out at the end of a show, or in the middle of it,” Swift said. “It’s only happened a few times and I’m not in any way proud of it,” she added.  Taylor said she struggled with the condition for several…

BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are: the US has imposed new visa rules to prevent ‘birth tourism’ – where a pregnant woman gives birth in the US so their children have US citizenship.  A top UN court has ordered Myanmar to prevent genocide against the country’s Rohingya minority and to stop destroying evidence. The landmark ruling came after a tiny African nation bought justice to the international stage.  In the UK, 14 people have been tested for the deadly coronavirus. But no further details on case locations were given. The virus has now spread…

Prince Charles met the climate change activist Greta Thunberg and said Swede was “remarkable” after meeting her at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Thunberg used her speech in Switzerland to say world leaders’ alleged inaction was fuel to the flames of climate change. No political ideology or economic structure has been able to tackle the climate and environmental emergency and create a cohesive and sustainable world,” she said before switching to a deeply sarcastic tone. “Because that world, in case you haven’t, noticed is currently on fire.” The pair are on the same page when it comes to the…

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that United States President Donald Trump had assured the Pakistani delegation at the World Economic Forum in Davos that he would soon visit Pakistan. “US President Donald Trump has assured us that he will soon visit Pakistan,” (the current impeachment hearings may hinder this) the foreign minister said in a statement issued hours after a meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and the US President in Davos. Davos is once again hosting world leaders and climate change and ongoing Iran and US conflict have taken centre stage. But Davos also gives opportunities…

A new Hunger Games novel to be published in May will tell the back story of the villain, President Snow.  Suzanne Collins’s book series is a saga of rebellion and resistance in Panem, a dystopian version of America. The popular series has been turned into a successful film franchise, launching the career of Jennifer Lawerence as heroine Katniss.  The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will tell the story of a young Snow, set 64 years before the events of The Hunger Games and details the “Dark Days” that led to the failed rebellion in Panem.  “Your new Hero” A first…

A shooting in Seattle has claimed the life of one person and seriously wounded seven others – including a child.  The gunman opened fire in a busy area of the US city and then fled the scene. Police are currently searching for the shooter and say his motive remains unclear.  Footage from the scene showed officers tending to casualties on the pavement near Third Avenue and Pine Street.  The shooting happened just after 17:00 on Wednesday (1:00 Thursday) police added.  https://twitter.com/JessSchreindl/status/1220154512284872705 One of the victims, a woman, died at the scene confirmed the city’s fire department.  Another woman was in…

BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are: The first day of President Trump’s impeachment trial kicked off with the Democrats rolling out their case against the US President.   WHO has praised China’s rapid response to quarantine the deadly virus that has so far killed 17 people. Public transport in and out of the central city Wuhan – the epicentre of the virus- has been stopped.  In Australia, a waterbombing plane that was tackling the Australian bushfires near Sydney may have crashed. A number of helicopters are in the area carrying out a search.  In the…

Authorities in Bangladesh are still waiting for permission from UN inspectors to start the controversial relocation of 100,000 Rohingya refugees to a newly built $275 million island camp.  No relocation date has been given just yet, as, despite the tiny island being ready for families to move onto, UN technical experts still need to carry out health and safety checks.  “Although everything is ready on the ground, we are yet to fix a date to begin the relocation process,” Shah Kamal, senior secretary of the Bangladeshi Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, told Arab News.  A UN visit to the…

BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are: Lebanon has formed a new government after months of mass protests and financial crisis. But the new government is unlikely to satisfy the demonstrators.  KFC Australia’s newest advert has caused an online backlash and has been labelled as ‘sexist’, but one publication asks if it was all just a clever PR stunt? In Baghdad, the latest clash between protesters and security forces has claimed one life and wounded dozens more after Iraqi forces fired live rounds and tear gas.  DAVOS 2020, President Trump’s keynote speech was not what…