23-29 May 2014 #708

From the Nepali Press

Selena Gomez in Nepal

Annapurna Post, 22 May

BIKIRAN GAUTAM
US actress and singer Selena Gomez dances to a Tharu song in Satbariya in Dang on Tuesday. Gomez, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador also visited local schools and interacted with members of children’s clubs in the district.

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LED there be light

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17th January 2013
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