Paris Hilton Beverly Hills: Paris Hilton attends the launch party for her hair and beauty line at the Thompson Hotel. afp

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Rich kids slum it in new Indian reality show
Trading their Blackberries for scrubbing brushes and their mansions for huts, a group of wealthy youth are gluing Indians to their TV screens in a country struggling to bridge the gap between poverty and prosperity. Sunny Sara, 28, a nightclub owner in Mumbai, was one of the participants in a new...

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Victoria’s Secret models New York: Thirty Victoria’s Secret models pose in Times Square to celebrate the return of the brand’s fashion show to the city. afp

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Emotions come alive at Brazil music festival
African music is taking centre stage at the first Brazilian version of the ‘Musiques Metisses’ festival, celebrating the work of Francophone African artists. “I sing for the majority of people who have no voice,” says musician Tiken Jah Fakoly from Cote D’Ivoire, who like many artists at the festival...

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Malaysian minister says speaking English at work is ‘weird’
Malaysia’s deputy education minister has said that speaking English in the workplace is “weird” and harmful to the nation’s culture and identity, a report said Wednesday. Mohd Puad Zarkashi said employees in the private sector used English 99 percent of the time and should switch to Bahasa Malaysia...

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