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A Cambodian veterinary worker sprays disinfectant as newly-arrived Asian elephant Kaavan, who was flown from Pakistan, is seen in his new enclosure at the Kulen Prom Tep Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province on 1 December 2020. Picture: AFP

Cher

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The "world's loneliest elephant" has finally found a friend. Kaavan, who was rescued by the American singer Cher from a grim zoo in Pakistan's capital Islamabad...

  • US pop singer Cher (L) holds a flower as she waits with Cambodia's Deputy Minister of Environment Neth Pheaktra (R) to greet the Asian elephant Kaavan upon his arrival in Cambodia from Pakistan at Siem Reap International Airport in Siem Reap on 30 November 2020. Picture: AFP.

    Cher welcomes 'world's loneliest elephant' to new home in Cambodia

    The plight of Kaavan - a 36-year-old bull elephant at Islamabad's dilapidated zoo and originally from Sri Lanka - sparked global uproar from animal rights groups, who launched a campaign to save him.

    541 days ago
  • This handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Press Information Department (PID) on 27 November 2020 shows Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan (R) meeting with American pop icon Cher in Islamabad. Picture: AFP.

    Music icon Cher meets Pakistan PM ahead of elephant's move

    The singer, who has for years campaigned for Kaavan the elephant and is helping pay for his move, arrived in the Pakistan capital this week to see the animal before the flight to Cambodia on Sunday.

    543 days ago
  • FILE: Cher. Picture: Instagram

    Trump touts Cher's worries over LA immigrants

    The post, in which Cher's eccentric use of punctuation, capitalisation and grammar oddly mirrors the president's famously loose writing style, has been seized upon by Republicans.

    1136 days ago
  • The 2018 Kennedy Center Honourees: (Back) The creators of the Broadway musical 'Hamilton'. (Front) Wayne Shorter, Cher, Reba McEntire and Philip Glass. Picture: @kencen/Twitter

    Cher, Reba McEntire and 'Hamilton' creators shine at Kennedy Centre Honours

    Cher, the Oscar-winning actress and pop icon, and McEntire, a country music singer and songwriter who has acted on stage and television, joined jazz musician Wayne Shorter and composer Philip Glass to receive the awards, which recognise a lifetime of contributions to the arts.

    1269 days ago
  • FILE: Cher. Picture: Instagram

    Dancing queen: Abba-period Cher has new army of devotees

    To a certain generation she will always be an icon of Sixties counterculture and the unique contralto voice who gave the world ‘I Got You Babe’.

    1337 days ago
  • American pop icon Cher. Picture: Cher/Facebook

    Cher: I've always felt like an outsider

    The 72-year-old performer has admitted that the feeling of not belonging has never left her.

    1341 days ago
  • American pop icon Cher. Picture: Cher/Facebook

    Cher reveals ‘nerdy’ fitness secrets

    The star has managed to stay in incredible shape during a career spanning six decades, and she has now opened up about her secrets to staying fit and healthy.

    1343 days ago
  • FILE: Cher. Picture: Instagram

    Cher stayed late to master 'Mamma Mia!' moves

    Cher plays Ruby Sheridan in the musical movie and she didn't want to leave Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England, until she had mastered the moves.

    1398 days ago
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    [WATCH] Hollywood Minute: 'The Cher Show' on Broadway

    David Daniel reports: Cher's life & career on Broadway, Julia Louis-Dreyfus has cancer and a new kind of theme park.

    1699 days ago
  • FILE: Cher. Picture: Instagram

    Cher leads tributes to Gregg Allman

    Gregg passed away peacefully at his home in Savannah, Georgia over the weekend.

    1823 days ago
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    Cher drops out of Lifetime movie appearance over mother's health concerns

    Cher was due to appear in a Lifetime movie about the 2016 water crisis in Flint, Michigan.

    1887 days ago
  • An Asian elephant. Picture: Freeimages.com.

    I got you babe: Cher aims to free chained elephant in Pakistan

    The singer first became aware of 29-year-old Kavaan's plight after seeing pictures of the elephant in chains.

    2161 days ago
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