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American actress Sarah Jessica Parker, American singer, songwriter and actress Alicia Keys and American politician Hillary Clinton arrive on the Met Gala red carpet. Hundreds of A-listers dressed to the theme of "gilded glamour" are gathering in New York for the annual extravaganza known as "the party of the year." IMAGES
Ireland loses the EU's coveted top trade job, paying the price for mistakes made by Phil Hogan, who resigned after breaking coronavirus guidelines. Instead, the post of trade commissioner now goes to EU veteran Valdis Dombrovskis, a former Latvian prime minister who is seen as a steady pair of hands for one of the bloc's most sensitive jobs. Ireland, however, did better than expected in the reshuffle, with the important financial services portfolio going to the country's new commissioner, senior MEP Mairead McGuinness, the EU said. SOUNDBITE
Speaking to Clash magazine, ALicia Keys said that "every time [she's] written a song that represents female empowerment" she "never knew" that's what she was writing: adding that a lot of her iconic empowerment tunes (such as 'Girl On Fire', 'Superwoman', and 'Woman's Worth') were written when she "needed a push".
'Girl On Fire' hitmaker Alicia Keys has described TV icon Oprah as her "beautiful big sister".