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Google Germany agrees to remove Street View images before release
Hamburg - Internet giant Google said Monday it would allow German householders to complain...
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Skype for BalckBerry to Launch Next Month
Skype 1.0.1 for Apple iPhone, a feature that customers put on the request lists ever since Apple...
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Harmonix Confirms Release Date For The Beatles: Rock Band
MTV Games and Harmonix yesterday confirmed the availability of The Beatles: Rock Band at the end of...
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Gmail Service Outage: Trouble in Paradise
Google on Tuesday apologized for an outage that struck possibly millions of users of its email...
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HTC Dream Hits Asia Tomorrow Via SingTel
The HTC Dream will make its way into the Asian market through Singapore Telecommunications....
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Google: Inauguration-Related Searches Increasingly Popular
The Inauguration Day attracted a lot of interest from United States users, but also from users all...
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Steve Jobs And His Position On Disney’s Board
You are probably aware of Steve Jobs’ recent announcement according to which he will take a...
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Steve Jobs and His Position on Disney’s Board
You are probably aware of Steve Jobs’ recent announcement according to which he will take a...
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NORAD And Google Once Again Track Santa Claus
A special Google Maps-powered Web site established by the North American Aerospace Defense...
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Law Firm Serves Legal Docs To Australian Couple Via Facebook
The popularity of social networking sites is sky-high and
growing, and so is their usefulness, as...
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Microsoft Starts Legal Action Against “Blue Edition” Pirates
The increasing popularity of online auctions created the
premises for another worldwide...
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Bay Area To Become The First “Green Infrastructure” Center
We hear of green technology and sustainable transportation
every day, but we hardly see anything...
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Sony Apologetic About Qur’an References In LBP Music Track
Sony was forced to delay the release of one of the most
anticipated games in recent period,...
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Can Google's Android Be Cooler than the iPhone?
It is already a very well known fact that T-Mobile G1 is the first smart phone based on Google's...
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iPhones should beware of BlackBerry Storm
Research In Motion (RIM) introduced the touch-screen BlackBerry Storm. The eagerly awaited...
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BlackBerry Storm: The Touchscreen Comes To Life
We always thought touch-screen technology belongs to the future,
but it’s time to face it: the...
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China Re-Invents Tom-Skype’s Privacy Policy
During the Olympic Games in Beijing, 2008, journalists faced countless problems transmitting...
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Study: DVR Indispensable Item and Relationship Savior
A recent study concluded that the digital video recorder (DVR) is regarded by those who use it as...
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Nokia's Comes With Music Will not be Available in the U.S. Just Yet
The Finnish company Nokia officially launched its so-called
“Comes with Music” offering on...
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Apple Is Not Directly Responsible for slow iPhone 3G speeds
In spite of the fact that Apple and AT&T promoted the
iPhone 3G as being "twice as...
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Palm Back In Business With Treo Pro Smartphone
It was high time for Palm to make a high-end comeback from
last year’s Centro, and regain the...
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Palm Officially Unveils Treo Pro To Battle iPhone And BlackBerry
After leaking a presentation of its newest smartphone last week, Palm Inc finally unveiled Treo...
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Nintendo Wii Reaches The Half-A-Million Milestone On Aussie Territory
Nintendo Wii breaks not only hearts, such as those of
Microsoft and Sony, but also records, by...
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Motorola Sues Ex Executive Who Joined Apple
Motorola, the US largest phone maker, has filed a
lawsuit against Michael Fenger, a former...
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The Launch of The 3G iPhone Plagued By Setup Problems
It seems like Friday was a busy day for Apple as the launch
of its eagerly awaited 3G iPhone was...
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Konnichiwa iPhone 3G! Crowds Take Over Cities Across Asia-Pacific
How does a launch day for next-gen iPhone 3G look like? Friday
morning, Japan, hours before...
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The Wait Is Over: Apple To Deliver 3G iPhone In June
The wait will be over soon:
iPhone 3G is just one month away, actually, less than one month, as...
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Apple Is Out Of iPhones! No Worries, 3G Is On Its Way!
The iPhone is in the news again…so to speak, it never
actually left…but this time, we might get...
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The iPhone Journey Continues To India And Australia
Ah…the iPhone…you want it? You’ll
probably get it soon, as Apple closed several new agreements...
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Yahoo and McAfee To Corner Malicious Websites With SearchScan
Yahoo and McAfee teamed up to
make the Web search a safer experience by introducing the SearchScan...
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U.S.
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MIA, Efron, Obamas on Time's most-influential list
Los Angeles - Global hip-hop star MIA and young Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron have joined US...
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Twenty years after Exxon Valdez, oil spills still threaten coasts
San Francisco - Few lessons have been learned from Exxon Valdez, as oil spills are a regular...
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US will remain on offence in Afghanistan, Obama says
Washington - The United States will stay "on the offensive" against terrorist...
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Obama Picks Education Secretary: Arne Duncan
Barack Obama has named on Monday his choice for Education secretary: Arne Duncan, the chief...
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The National Influenza Vaccination Week Is Here
National Influenza Vaccination Week is set for Dec. 8 – 12. Therefore,
Americans are all invited...
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ANALYSIS: Obama could unlock impasse on global warming
Poznan, Poland - With talks on global warming stalled, the world's eyes are on Barack Obama to...
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Bay Area to Become Electric Cars Capital
Thursday, San
Francisco Bay Area cities announced they were planning to build the electric
car...
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California Wildfires Could Have Been Worse
Just as there’s a hurricane season or a rainy season, it’s only natural that there also is a fire...
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President-elect Obama's busy new life
Washington - If Barack Obama thought he'd get a break after the election, reality has proven...
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Gadgets
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Storms of Frustration Approach BlackBerry
After David Pogue’s acid review of BlackBerry Storm, readers around the world confirmed that their...
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Nintendo Launched the DSi in Japan
Saturday, Nintendo launched their new version of the DS
portable gaming machine, called DSi, in...
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Palm Is Back In Business With Treo Pro Smartphone
It was high time for Palm to make a high-end comeback from
last year’s Centro, and regain the...
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Palm To Launch New Business User-Oriented Smartphone
On Wednesday, Palm Inc. made a rather surprising announcement when company officials informed the...
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Update: Apple Sells 1 Million Phones and 10 Million Applications
Apple has pulled it off. The Cupertino company managed to sell in a very short timespan a million...
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iPhone Might Exceed The 10 Million Target?
Last year when Steve Jobs announced Apple’s intention to
sell 10 million iPhones until the end of...
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T-Mobile Sold 100,000 iPhones in Germany
Rene Obermann, Deutsche Telekom chief executive, announced that
the company has sold so far more...
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Vodafone Embarks on iPhone Boat
British operator Vodafone announced today that it will sell
Apple’s iPhone in ten countries. The...
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Console War Heats Up Over Holidays
The Nintendo-Playstation-Xbox war is heating up over holidays, as expected. Sony isn't about to...
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Skype Launches 3 Skypephone
EBay's Skype and wireless carrier group 3 have announced the 3 Skypephone, a mobile handset which...
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Microsoft Cuts Price for Xbox 360 in Australia
Starting today, August 15 2007,
Microsoft will cut its famous console Xbox 360’s prices also in...
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Video Games
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Grand Theft Auto IV Next Episode Revealed
“Lost
and Damned,” the first episodic pack for the action-adventure video game Grand
Theft Auto...
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11 Million WoW-ers
World of Warcraft has been one of the most controversial games of the decade, up there with Counter...
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“Wrath of the Lich King” Slated for Release in November
On November
13, World of Warcraft fans are in for quite a treat. Blizzard has made the...
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EA's "Spore" Game Is Just Two Days Away
The notorious video game-maker Electronic Arts Inc., also known as EA, went all out with its latest...
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Digital Extremes To Assist 2K In PS3’s BioShock Development
2K Games has announced that it has signed an agreement with
Digital Extremes to assist in the...
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The Battle Of The Consoles Is On, As GTA IV Pre-Orders Pour In
The Microsoft – Sony battle is
on, as gamers all over the world swarm to pre-order Grand Theft...
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GTA IV Pirated And Leaked On the Torrent Sites
The gaming site Kotaku
discovered that an illegal, pirated copy of the upcoming Rockstar’s Game,...
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Take-Two, Too Much Love Could Kill You!
Ok, definitely not as huge as the Microsoft-Yahoo bidding
war, but for the gaming world, EA’s...
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Microsoft Cuts The Price Of Xbox 360’s HD-DVD Unit
In an effort to help the embattled HD-DVD format, Microsoft
announced a new price for its Xbox...
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Super Mario Galaxy Eventually Starts the Launch
Developed by Nintendo EAD Tokyo and published by Nintendo,
Super Mario Galaxy for Wii became a...
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New Bomberman Game, Ports Announced by Hudson
Hudson Entertainment has announced that it will continue to develop its Bomberman Land series with...
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Hudson Soft Announces Turbo and Super CD Join The Wii Virtual Console
Wii Shop Channel, the download service launched by Nintendo and similar to Xbox Live and...
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Sony Plans to Add a Digital Tuner to the PS3
As if the 5KG gaming monster wouldn’t be packed with enough state-of-the-art technology, Sony plans...
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World of Warcraft Tops 9 Million Subscribers
Those guys at Blizzard are probably in need for someone specifically savvy at counting money,...
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Specials
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Audacious great ape aborts ingenious escape plan
Sydney - An audacious break-out attempt Sunday at a high-security facility in...
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Gamblers cheer as Australia's economy crashes
Sydney - Gamblers who tipped that the government was wrong and that Australia...
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Three rescued from crippled yacht in Pacific
Wellington (dpa) - Two men and one woman on a crippled yacht that ran out of fuel between...
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Schindler's list resurfaces in Australia
Sydney - The list of 801 Jews threatened by Nazi persecution that was drawn...
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Taiwan woman steps closer to Australia's dream job
Sydney - Taiwan's Clare Wang was Wednesday destined to join 10 others in the running for the highly...
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Hugh Jackman Sings His Way into the Oscars
This year’s 81st Academy Awards ceremony saw a new host on its extravagant stage, as well...
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Relay for Life Events to be Held across the U.S.
Relay for Life events are scheduled across the U.S. to bring people together for a common...
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Relay for Life Scheduled to Kick Off February 12 at Capital Banquet
Relay for Life, an event organized by the American Cancer Society, is scheduled to begin on...
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Couple Gets Married at Taco Bell
Friday, in an orange booth at the local Taco Bell in Normal, Illinois, Paul and Caragh Brooks...
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'Phantom of the Opera' Sequel Due Next Year
A sequel of Andrew Lloyd Webber's critically acclaimed opera "The Phantom of the Opera"...
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Box Office Says “Yes” to Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey has returned to what made him famous in the first place, laugh-out-loud comedies, and...
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Facebook To Become Legal Serving Means
People have been raving about the decreasing degree of privacy one has with so many technological...
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Hugh Jackman to Change the Academy Awards Ceremony?
Next year’s Academy Awards ceremony depends on People
magazine’s sexiest man alive to introduce...
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Hugh Jackman Named Oscars’ Host
What a great year to be Hugh Jackman!After being designated People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive a...
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Heath Ledger Honored in His Native Australia
Australia
has awarded the late Heath Ledger with a posthumous best actor award for his
portrayal...
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Britney’s “Circus” Will Soon Try To Take Over The World
Britney Spears brought her sixth studio album ,"Circus," to Germany. The album was...
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“Australia” Starring Nicole Kidman Opens On Wednesday
The movie industry has been bombarded lately with action flicks and action hero remakes and it was...
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British conductor Richard Hickox dies of suspected heart attack
London - British conductor Richard Hickox has died from a suspected heart attack at the age of 60,...
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Paris Hilton and Benji Split, Prince William May Be Behind It
Benji Madden is no longer Paris Hilton’s “love of my life.” The two split after nine months...
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Hugh Jackman, Sexiest Man Alive, Uses Outfits in Bedroom
He may be the Sexiest Man Alive according to People magazine, but some diversity is always welcomed...
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Australian Hugh Jackman Is This Year’s Sexiest Man Alive
Hugh Jackman’s wife probably said it best, his fans would
concur: “I could’ve told them that years...
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Hugh Jackman Is The People’s Sexiest Man Alive
It’s official: hunky Australian actor Hugh Jackman has been
named Sexiest Man Alive of 2008 by...
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US Chronically Ill Patients Complain More about Health Care
US
chronically ill patients often skip medical care due to high costs or medical
errors compared...
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Testosterone Patch Can Boost Libido In Postmenopausal Women
Women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder can now improve their libido by using a testosterone...
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Testosterone Patch Helps Postmenopausal Women Recover Their Libido
Postmenopausal women may often suffer from no or low libido. On average, studies have shown that...
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Gap between Rich and Poor Widened in Most Industrial Countries
Paris - The gap between the rich and the poor has widened in most industrial countries over the...
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Sony Apologizes About Qur’an References In LBP Music Track
Sony was forced to delay the release of one of the most
anticipated games in recent period,...
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American Makeover of “Kath & Kim” Premieres on NBC
Hit Australian sitcom “Kath & Kim” just moved to Florida,
where Molly Shannon’s...
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IUCN: More than 1,140 Mammals in Danger of Extinction
Barcelona - The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced Monday that more...
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Hiker Finds Steve Fosset’s IDs near Yosemite
Authorities stopped searching for adventure pilot Steve Fossett after a hiker found the man’s pilot...
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Movies
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Heath Ledger’s Joker Is Fans’ Favorite
Almost everyone who saw last summer’s Batman blockbuster “The Dark...
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Matilda Ledger Will Own Father’s Oscar If He Wins
The three-year-old daughter of late Australian actor Heath Ledger, who has been nominated for an...
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New Look At Underwater Life In ‘Under The Sea’
For those who have never taken diving lessons but always wanted to, “Under the Sea 3D,”...
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“Lost” Is Back In Action!
ABC’s hit drama “Lost” premiered Wednesday night at 9 p.m.ET. This is the...
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Toni Collette Stars in “United States of Tara”
In Showtime's “The United States of Tara” created by Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo...
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A Golden Globe For Heath Ledger's Performance In "The Dark Knight"
Heath Ledger won a Golden Globe award for best supporting actor Sunday for his role as The...
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Moviegoers Greeted Jim Carrey and “Yes Man”
Moviegoers greeted Jim Carrey’s latest film with enthusiasm and helped “Yes...
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Jim Carrey's 'Yes Man' Makes Shy Box Office Debut
Laughter prevailed at this weekend's box office as Jim Carrey's latest comedy "Yes Man"...
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Keanu Reeves' 'Day The Earth Stood Still' Breaks Box Office Stillness
Facing barely any competition, Keanu Reeves' most recent movie, a remake of 1951's "The Day...
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“Earth Stood Still” Animates Box Office
“The Day the Earth Stood Still” magnetized moviegoers into
theaters across North America, rising...
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Hugh Jackman to Take the Helm of the Oscars Ceremony
He can sing, he can dance, he can act and he can host. He is
People magazine’s sexiest man alive...
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The Day the Earth Stood Still tops US box office
New York - Keanu Reeves-starrer, "The Day the Earth Stood Still", topped the US box...
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“Frost/Nixon,” “Benjamin Button” and “Doubt” Top the Golden Globe Nods List
Thursday,
the Golden Globe nominations were revealed, putting “Frost/Nixon,” “The Curious
Case of...
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‘Four Christmases’ Box Office Hit, No.1 for 2nd Weekend
Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn scored a huge hit at the box office with their "Four...
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“Four Christmases” Tops Box Office for Second-Straight Weekend
‘Tis the season to be jolly… and entertained. Moviegoers followed
the holiday spirit last week and...
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Heath Ledger Posthumously Receives Top Aussie Film Award
Heath Ledger was posthumously honored at the 50th Australian Film Institute Awards at Melbourne’s...
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'Four Christmases' Repeats Box Office Success
The Christmas Spirit settled well over movie theaters it seems, as moviegoers enjoyed a second...
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Kidman cops a battering in Australia
Sydney - She's a Hollywood actor whose flawless face radiates from a thousand magazine covers. An...
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“Four Christmases” Puts Holiday Spirit Atop Box Office
In spite of the generally bitter reviews it has received,
holiday comedy “Four Christmases,”...
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Thanksgiving Box Office Hits, “Four Christmases” At The Top
Reese Witherspoon is one of Hollywood’s most beloved actresses, bringing her Southern charm to...
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“Four Christmases” Topped The Box Office
According to Warner Bros., the distributor of Four
Christmases, the movie gained $46.7 million in...
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With $31.6M, “Four Christmases” Tops This Weekend Box Office
“Four Christmases”, the new Seth Gordon film earned the
top spot in this weekend box office with...
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Nicole Kidman And Hugh Jackman In Baz Luhrmann’s “Australia”
"Australia" is Baz Luhrmann first film since 2001's "Moulin Rouge." The epic...
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A Warm Welcome For “Australia”
Although it is still unclear whether Baz Luhrmann’s new
movie, “Australia,” lives up to the buzz...
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A child star is born in Baz Luhrmann's Australia
Sydney - Australians were daring to hope Thursday that the 13-year-old Aboriginal boy Brandon...
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Movie critics give two cheers for Luhrmann's Australia
Sydney - Neither masterpiece nor mess, filmmaker Baz Luhrmann's new cinematic epic Australia climbs...
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Nicole Kidman’s Musings On Retirement
Yet another actress is talking about possibly retiring from
acting and focusing on her children...
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James Bond Worldwide Hysteria Despite Not So Favorable Reviews
It appears that Agent 007’s 22nd adventure was incredibly well received in the U.S.A. this weekend....
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Hollywood's holiday plans may add to the grim mood
Los Angeles - Has Hollywood misread the mood of the country?
The Tinseltown's elite may have...
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Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron to Play Man and Wife
Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman will reportedly star in a movie together. The two Oscar-winning...
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World
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Pope's sorrow for "deplorable" treatment of Native Canadians
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday expressed "sorrow" for Native Canadian...
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Australia decrees powers to quarantine swine flu victims
Sydney - Australians suspected of having swine flu could be forcibly detained under a new...
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At swine flu epicentre, death toll climbs amid world alert
As the death toll climbed to 152 in Mexico, countries around the world took steps to warn the...
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British queen sends first royal thank-you by e-mail to youngsters
London - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has sent her first royal thank-you by e-mail to 23 young...
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Clinton seeks "meaningful" steps against climate change
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called for the...
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Australia warns of rise in people smuggling
Bali Island, Indonesia - The global financial crisis may force more people...
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Brown and Rudd praise growing consensus ahead of G20 summit
London - The leaders of Britain and Australia said Monday they were confident that this week's...
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EU greets US proposal for climate change forum in April
Beijing - The European Union on Monday welcomed US President Barack Obama's...
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Crime gang crackdown follows Sydney airport killing
Sydney - Australian police promised more arrests Wednesday as a squad...
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Beached whales refloated in Australia
Sydney - Ten survivors from a pod of 80 whales that beached themselves near...
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NATO to divert South-East Asia warships to fight Somali pirates
Mons, Belgium - NATO is to divert seven warships, bound on the alliance's first-ever visit to Asia,...
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Blue suede shoes trample Outback Australia
Sydney - A train with 400 Elvis lookalikes left Sydney on Friday for Parkes...
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Hewitt Keeps Australia In Contention With Fighting Comeback Win
Perth, Australia - Lleyton Hewitt made a resounding return after summer hip...
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Alleged international drug king seeks anonymity in court
Wellington - A man alleged to be the head of an international drug trafficking syndicate...
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Aboriginal Counterpoint To The Sydney Opera House
Sydney - Tourists asked what they want from a holiday in Australia usually bang on about native...
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Indian probe points to links with Pakistan; warnings ignored
New Delhi - Investigations have shown those behind Mumbai terrorist attacks that left 188 people...
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Mumbai limps back to normal, anger mounts at politicians
New Delhi - A day after the terrorist siege of Mumbai ended, claiming 187 lives, political heads...
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Another glitch for Australian airline Qantas
Sydney - A Qantas Airways jet aborted a flight to Singapore and returned to the Australian west...
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US diver accused of murder in Australia
Sydney - US citizen Gabe Watson was one step closer to facing a murder trial in Australia on Friday...
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IAEA Approves Nuclear Aid For Syria Despite West's Concerns
Vienna - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) members on Wednesday approved nuclear aid for...
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Crisis Means Good Deals In Asia For Flashpackers
Hong Kong - "It's a buyers market," Malcolm O'Brien said. "There's bargains out...
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West Spars With Developing Countries On IAEA Aid For Syria
Vienna - Western countries on Monday questioned proposed nuclear technology aid for Syria, while...
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Joy as rescued whales rejoin their pod off Australia
Sydney - Rescuers were overjoyed Monday that 11 pilot whales that survived a mass beaching in...
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Chinese Warship Expected In Vietnam
Hanoi - A Chinese Navy warship is expected in Vietnam next week, being the second such visit...
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Greenpeace sees beginning of the end of Japanese whaling
Wellington - Greenpeace, an international environmental organization, hailed the beginning of the...
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World War I recalled in poignant 90th anniversary tributes
London/Paris - Commemorations to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I were held in...
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British World War I veteran dies aged 108 in Australia
London - One of the five remaining British veterans of World War I has died at the age of 108 in...
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Recession Retards Australia's Climate Plan
Sydney - Australians are keen on others saving the planet: in an opinion poll from the privately...
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Northern Nepal: Plane Crash Kills 18, Mostly German Tourists
Kathmandu - Eighteen people were killed Wednesday in a plane crash in northeastern
Nepal in...
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Boom to Gloom as Australians Join the Real World
Sydney - You have to be over 16 in Australia to have lived at a time when the economy was not...
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Health
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Flu Death Toll in Mexico on the Rise
The number of dead in Mexico's flu epidemic rose to 103, Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova...
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Lowering Blood Glucose Levels in Critically Ill Patients Might Kill Them
A new study reported online March 24 in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that lowering...
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Soy Intake during Childhood May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
A study involving Asian-American women appearing in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers...
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Mushrooms Can Prevent Breast Cancer in Women
A diet rich in mushrooms and green tea may considerably lower the risk of developing breast...
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Early Detection of a Second Breast Cancer Doubles Survival Chances
Early detection of a second breast cancer in a woman can cut her risk of dying in half, researchers...
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HIV - Among the Greatest Battles In The History of Humanity
A study published Wednesday in the journal Nature confirms the fact that the battle against the HIV...
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Obesity Raises Risk of Joint Replacement in People with Osteoarthritis
We know for a fact that obese people have a high risk for high blood pressure, diabetes and...
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HIV Gene Therapy Shows Optimistic Results
The first phase 2 gene therapy trial for treating HIV has shown some promising first results. The...
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Marijuana Linked to Testicular Cancer, Study Shows
According to a study made by the researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center from...
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Does Marijuana Really Increase the Risk of Testicular Cancer?
It's possible that men who frequently smoke marijuana, according to a new study, have a higher risk...
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No Link Found Between Fertility Drugs and Ovarian Cancer
Women treated with common fertility drugs do not have an increased risk of ovarian cancer, a new...
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Improve the Mental Development of Premature Baby Girls
According to a new study, preterm infant girls who receive a high amount of omega-3 fatty acid...
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Relay for Life Celebrates Cancer Survivorship around the World, Raises Money for Cancer Research
Teams of friends, family, neighbours and colleagues are organizing for the 2009 Relay for Life, the...
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The National Influenza Vaccination Week Is Here! Get Your Shot!
National Influenza Vaccination Week is set for Dec. 8 – 12. Therefore,
Americans are all invited...
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The Pill That Makes Jet Lag Vanish
An experimental drug promises to reset the body's internal clock and banish jet lag victims for...
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New Pill Targets Jet Lag, Shift-Work Troubles
How many times have you stayed awake because travelling
across time zones or working at night?...
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Melamine Traces Found in US-Made Infant Formula
China’s
tainted milk crisis that sickened thousands of babies across the country continues
to...
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Chronically Ill Americans Experience More Medical Errors
Chronically ill U.S. residents are more likely to forgo medical care on account of high costs or...
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U.S. Chronically Ill Patients More Likely to Be Subjected to Medical Errors
A recently carried out survey reached the conclusion that the United States patients are the...
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Testosterone Patches Designed to Boost Postmenopausal Women’s Libido Work
It is known that a lower estrogen level following menopause is one of the culprits behind a...
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Testosterone Is The Solution For Low Sexual Desire
An international study lead by researchers in Australia, Canada, the U.S. and Europe showed that...
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Lack Of Sexual Desire In Older Women Answered: The Testosterone Patch
Lack of sexual desire among women is not something new. Just
last week, a study by...
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New Zealand Approves Pig Cell Transplants for Diabetes
Wellington - New Zealand has approved trials of pig cell transplants to patients with Type 1...
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US Infant Mortality Rate – Definitely Not Improving, CDC Says
Infant mortality rate is continuously decreasing in the
United States, dropping to 29th in the...
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Countries Ban, Recall Chinese Dairy Products As a Result of Tainted Milk Scandal
Thailand health inspectors are testing nearly 100 imports from China
from possible melamine...
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Products With Traces Of Melamine Pulled By Cadbury, Kraft Foods and Mars
If your "poison" is the cocoa bean, then you should definitely
keep reading....
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Cadbury Candy Affected By Asian Melamine In Milk Scandal
The famous British candy maker Cadbury stated that several types of chocolate products were taken...
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Circumcision May Help Protect Gay Men from HIV
Circumcision may help protect gay men from contracting the virus that causes HIV/AIDS, researchers...
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New York City Launches Aggressive Anti-Smoking Campaign
Images with throat cancer, mouth cancer,
gum disease, or lung cancer, massages like “Cigarettes...
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Regular Exercise Improves Memory, May Delay the Onset of Dementia
Physical exercise may help improve memory
in older people and delay the onset of dementia, a new...
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Sports
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Rosberg shines again in practice - big three trail
Barcelona - Nico Rosberg dominated another Formula One practice on Friday in a strong showing of...
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Hungarian boxer Andras Nagy dies aged 23
Budapest - Hungarian middleweight boxer Andras Nagy, 23, died in Melbourne, Australia on...
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Big guns hope to strike back as F1 arrives in Europe
Barcelona - Early season dominators Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel are expected to feel the...
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Rosberg tops qualifying - big three at rear of pack
Sakhir, Bahrain - Nico Rosberg returned to the top of the timesheets on Friday when he dominated...
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Ron Dennis quits F1 for good
Woking, Britain - Ron Dennis quit Formula One racing for good after 28 years on Thursday when he...
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FIA appeal court meets in Formula One diffuser row
Paris - Motorsport's governing body FIA convened in Paris on Tuesday to decide whether the...
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Glock hopeful of positive verdict in diffuser row
Hamburg - Formula One driver Timo Glock believes there is a good chance of FIA ruling in favour of...
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American Campbell sets pace; Harrington, Woods in touch
Augusta, Georgia - American Chad Campbell enjoyed a small piece of Masters history Thursday...
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Button weathers Malaysia storm, Ferrari shipwrecked
Sepang, Malaysia - Jenson Button strengthened his command on Formula One racing while the...
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Ferrari rebound to top Sepang practice; McLaren sack Ryan
Sepang, Malaysia - Ferrari bounced back from last weekend's Australia disaster when Kimi Raikkonen...
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Vettel focusing on Sepang after Melbourne disappointment
Sepang, Malaysia - Sebastian Vettel is looking to put the mistake that cost him a podium place in...
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Nadal struggles to completed seeded matched set in Miami
Miami - Rafael Nadal sweated through a two-and-three-quarter-hour duel with Swiss...
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Hamilton dampens expectations ahead of Malaysian GP
Hamburg - Lewis Hamilton is playing down the chances of replicating the third-place finish he...
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Rosberg sets pace as Williams surprises in Melbourne
Melbourne - Nico Rosberg set the pace as Williams upstaged the traditional favourites in both...
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Massa: "We have never seen a McLaren so far behind"
Rio de Janeiro - Surprised over the poor pre-season performance of the McLaren-Mercedes team, but...
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Haug admits McLaren not where they want to be in F1 testing
Barcelona - The McLaren-Mercedes team of world champion Lewis Hamilton have a lot of work to do...
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Safin Siblings Storm Into Hopman Final Against Slovakia
Perth, Australia - Marat Safin and sister Dinara Safina completed a dream scenario as a 2-1 win...
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Germany Beat US To Earn Finals Shot Against Slovakia
Perth, Australia - Unbeaten Germany moved into a Thursday showdown with the...
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Bolelli Bowls Over Simon To Draw Outsider Italy Level With France
Perth, Australia - Simone Bolelli scored a breakthrough victory over world...
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Italy Stun France In Hopman Cup Comeback Upset
Perth, Australia - Simone Bolelli and Flavia Pennetta staged an upset to...
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Hewitt Hip Holds Up In Australia Loss To Germany
Perth, Australia - Lleyton Hewitt and partner Casey Dellacqua both made a...
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Ivanovic keeps her smile as rain wrecks photo shoot
Brisbane, Australia - Ana Ivanovic kept her sunny disposition despite rain on...
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Sharapova pulls from Hong Kong as injured shoulder needs more time
The Russian revealed that she underwent arthroscopic surgery in October on her problem...
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Grim German Sport Outlook With Lack Of Stars And Events
Hamburg - Germany may host the world athletics championships in 2009 but apart from the Berlin...
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Spain cement Davis Cup hat-trick with Argentina victory
Mar del Plata, Argentina - Spain lifted a third Davis Cup trophy this decade, continuing an Olympic...
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F1 engines must last longer from 2009; changes to steward system
Paris - Formula One engines will have to last for three instead of the present two race weekends...
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Lewis Hamilton: Looking to be F1's youngest ever champion
Lewis Hamilton is just one step away from being crowned Formula One's youngest ever world drivers'...
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Felipe Massa: Ferrari's Brazilian hope
Felipe Massa has finally stepped out of the shadows at Ferrari and goes into Sunday's Brazilian...
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Armstrong Will Race Australia's Tour Down Under
US cyclist Lance Armstrong will return to professional road racing in January at the Tour Down...
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Flawless Nadal leads Spain into Davis Cup final
Madrid - Rafael Nadal waited out a lengthy rain delay before assuring Spain a place in the Davis...
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Business
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German Woolworth's files for insolvency
Frankfurt - The German chain of Woolworth's low-cost stores filed for insolvency in Frankfurt on...
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US ratings agency Moody's to quit Taiwan
Taipei - Taiwan confirmed Friday that US ratings agency Moody's plans to quit the country in...
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Fans apply for over 1.6 million tickets 2010 World Cup tickets
Johannesburg - Football fans applied for over 1.6 million tickets for the 2010 football World Cup...
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China's Chery launches two new models at Bangkok motor show
Bangkok - China's Chery Automobile on Wednesday used the annual Bangkok...
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Massive Offers In-Game Ads For Activision and Blizzard
Microsoft's in-game ad firm Massive will bring in-game ads
to the future Activision games....
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Australia clips interest rates to skirt recession
Sydney - The Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday cut interest rates by 1 per cent to 4.25 per cent...
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Tech toys dominate in early holiday shopping
San Francisco - With the US in a severe economic recession the relative value offered by high tech...
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World summit aims to close gaps in finance market rules
Washington - The leaders of the world's top economic powers are expected to agree Saturday to close...
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Update: Netflix Partners With TiVo On Streaming Movies
Thursday,
Netflix and TiVo have clinched a deal that entails the former’s movies and TV
shows are...
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RIM's BlackBerry Storm: The Touchscreen Comes To Life
We always thought touch-screen technology belongs to the future,
but it’s time to face it: the...
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Australia Worries Wealth Not Spreading to the Middle
Sydney - It's a measure of the strength of the economy that analysts squabble over whether the next...
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There’s No Hope Left for Scrabulous
Scrabulous has
been exterminated from Facebook once and for all, and not just in the U.S.A. and...
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There Will Be No More Illegal Music and Movie Downloading in the UK
On Tuesday, Britain announced the beginning of a great fight against online piracy, with regard to...
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Motorola Sues Former Executive Who Joined Apple
Motorola, the US largest phone maker, has filed a
lawsuit against Michael Fenger, a former...
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Apple Only Needed A Few Days To Sell One Million iPhones
Apple is on the right track with its 3G iPhone release, as
it has just announced today that it has...
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Chinese Oil Giant Buys Norwegian Awilco for $2,5 Billion
China’s
largest offshore oil-services provider, China National Offshore Oil Corp., has
signed a...
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Microsoft Extends Mobile Portfolio, Acquires MobiComp
Microsoft has acquired a new company specialized in mobile technologies. MobiComp, which is based...
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Virgin Mobile Introduces Its New $79.99 Unlimited Plan
Virgin Mobile USA Inc. announced today its new unlimited
calling plan "Totally...
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HarperCollins Gets A New Chief Executive
Jane Friedman’s decision to step down from her CEO position
at book publishing company...
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iPhone Made Available in Scandinavia and Baltic States
TeliaSonera, an European telecom operator, disclosed Tuesday that it had signed a deal with Apple...
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Oil Prices Soar Near $100 a Barrel
The crude oil price dropped under $100 per barrel Wednesday morning on the New York Mercantile...
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China Airlines Orders 20 A350-900 Jets from Airbus
European plane manufacturer Airbus, a subsidiary of aerospace concern EADS, announced on Tuesday...
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Motorola Empowers Motomusic With Acquisition of Soundbuzz
The mobile phone maker Motorola announced today it will
acquire Soundbuzz, a Asian music provider....
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ING and Berkshire Hathaway Close Deal On NRG
ING Group and Berkshire Hathaway
Group reached a EUR 300 million ($435.2 million) agreement to...
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Microsoft puts a pushpin on Multimap
The Redmond giant announced the acquisition of Multimap, a British
company specialized in online...
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McDonalds Reports August Sale Growth of 8.1 Percent
McDonald's Corp., the world's largest chain of fast-food restaurants , reported an 8.1 percent...
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A380's Promotional Tour To Begin
A380, world’s largest plane, will make a stop in Taipei next month as part
of its promotional...
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HeidelbergCement Makes A Bid To Buy British Hanson
Germany's
leading cement maker, HeidelbergCement, announced Tuesday that it has made a
7.85...
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Siemens's Osram To Expand LED Production
Munich-based Osram, Siemens' lighting unit, released
Wednesday detailed plans to boost output of...
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APA's Bid Fails; Quantas Goes Free
Airline Partners Australia private equity-backed consortium
confirmed Tuesday that its 11 billion...
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Science
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Aboriginal remains returned to Australia from museum in Britain
London - The skull of an indigenous Australian taken from the country 100 years ago and kept by a...
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Discovery docks with space station
Washington - The space shuttle Discovery docked Tuesday with the International Space Station on a...
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Wow! Huge Asteroid Nearly Hits Earth
An asteroid nearly hit Earth Monday morning and we didn’t even know with.
Our...
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Satellite Debris Is Beginning to Make People More Suspicious Than Necessary
According to the U.S. government, there's no relation between the fireballs that streaked the Texas...
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Same Species Found at Both Poles
New findings about the marine life show that there are 7,500 species living in the Antarctic and...
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Darwin In The Spotlight At His 200th Anniversary
Two centuries after Charles Darwin made its evolution theory known to the world, the scientific...
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Serotonin Changes Locusts’ Behavior
A new research pointed out that serotonin plays an important role in the way locust swarm...
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Study: Serotonin Stimulates Swarming Behavior in Locusts
It is for good reason that locust swarm outbreaks are considered not only disastrous for the...
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Study: Climate Change Irreversible, Yet Still Worth Fighting!
Humanity is still fighting today to reverse climate change, but is this fight in vain?...
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We Are Heading Towards An Irreversibile Climate Change
According to the conclusions reached by an international team of scientists, the greenhouse gas...
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Current Climate Change Irreversible in the Next 1000 Years
A recent analysis shows that no mater what the human kind does to fight the global warming, it may...
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A Smile In the Deep Sky
A very rare event in the skies happened on Monday evening,
as planets Venus and Jupiter were in...
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Tag team show whale rescues worth the effort
Sydney - When whales become stranded on beaches in Australia, television pictures flash across the...
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Answer For Lack Of Sexual Desire In Older Women: Testosterone Patch
Lack of sexual desire among women is not something new. Just
last week, a study by...
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NASA Set The Date For The Launch Of Its Endeavour Shuttle
NASA announced the date scheduled for the release of the United States space shuttle Endeavour,...
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A New “Oldest Rock” Discovered Near Quebec
The modern Earth is believed to be 300 million years old,
according to the latest measurements....
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Geologists Discover Oldest Reminiscent Rocks Of Earth’s Crust
Geologists could be looking at the oldest rocks on Earth in
northern Quebec, along the eastern...
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Genetic Map of Europe ShowsLlittle Diversity
Hamburg - Two international research teams have compiled a genetic map of Europe, revealing little...
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Chupacabra Spotted In Texas- Real Blood Sucker Or Urban Legend?
The chupacabra could be more than a legend, a deputy sheriff
suggested last week, after...
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The Environment To Lose California To Global Warming
A recent study on some of the effects of global warming
presents some rather alarming results...
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Human Actions Not Exempted From Climate Change Responsibilities
It’s time for a reality check:
the world is changing as we speak! The latest report on global...
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Scientists Use DNA Fingerprinting to Identify Viable IVF Embryos
A team of fertility researchers from Australia and Greece has
discovered a way of testing IVF...
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Platypus Holds The Genetic Code To Evolution
As science evolved, people
started asking questions and developing theories about how evolution on...
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DNA Links Humanity To One Common Origin: Africa
Have you ever been to Africa?
According to the latest studies on human diversity, you have!...
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Evidence: Indonesian "Hobbit" Not Diseased Human
After a three year long debate, it appears that those scientists claiming that "hobbit"...
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Scientists: IAPV May Be A Factor In Honey Bee Disorder
According to a report being published by the journal Science
the scientists discovered that a...
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Get Ready For The Total Lunar Eclipse
After earlier this month we had a meteor shower, now it’s
time for another spectacular phenomenon....
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Diamonds Found in Australia Offer Clues About Earth’s Age
A team of scientists have discovered in Australia
diamonds that are almost as old as the Earth....
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Coral Reefs Dying Faster
A new study concludes that the rate at which coral reefs die is two times faster than that at which...
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By 2015, 75% of Americans Could Be Fat
A new study from John Hopkins University reveals that if Americans continue with their bad habits...
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Music
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Leonard Cohen Holds First U.S. Gig in 15 Years
Folk singer Leonard Cohen hopped on the stage on Thursday during his first U.S. concert in...
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Angel-Voiced Gurrumul Gives Black Australia A Gospel
Sydney - It has been hailed as the greatest voice ever recorded in Australia: plaintive yet...
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Rihanna Cancels Jakarta Show Afraid for Her Own Safety
Young R&B singer Rihanna cancelled a concert she was
scheduled to perform in Jakarta
on...
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Rock Legend AC/DC to Be Featured in First Exclusive Rock Band
Rock masters and pioneers AC/DC will be honored by an exclusive version of the Rock Band game....
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Rapper Snoop Dogg Given the Visa for Australia Tour
US
hip-hop star Snoop Dogg was finally given visa to visit Australia for a tour with...
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Slipknot Beats the Game by a Whisker and Tops Album Chart
After proclaiming rapper the Game’s “LAX” (Geffen) the top
seller of the week, Nielsen SoundScan...
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iTunes Allegedly Blocked in China over Tibet-Themed Album
iTunes users in China complained they had been unable to download music since Monday, and advocacy...
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Bon Jovi to Regale Fans with Free Concert in New York
Veteran rock band Bon Jovi plans to play a free concert in Central Park in less than two weeks, as...
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Michael Johns Speaks About His Shocking Elimination
Michael Johns, the latest contestant who got eliminated from
the “American Idol” has given several...
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UK Agency to Appeal Snoop Dogg’s Visa Ruling
The British are giving Snoop Dogg a hard time. The UK government challenged a court ruling to...
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Smashing Pumpkins Defend Their “Artistic Integrity”
The Smashing Pumpkins have filed a lawsuit against former
record label Virgin Records, over the...
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Velvet Revolver: The Last Fight?
Despite their success, it seems like there are some troubles
in Velvet Revolver’s rock paradise....
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‘American Idol’: And There Were 12…
Top-rated TV show “American Idol” sent home four more contestants on Thursday night with the help...
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Ginger Spice Confirms: Last Reunion For Spice Girls
In an interview for Billboard.com
Geri Haliwell, also known as Ginger Spice confirmed that the...
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Jack Johnson Makes Triumphant Return on the Billboard Chart
Jack Johnson’s brand new album, “Sleep Through the Static,” is certainly not the...
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Spice Girls Nix Their World Tour
Despite their successful reunion last year, Spice Girls decided to scrap all dates in several...
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Natalie Imbruglia Splits From Hubby
Australian pop singer Natalie Imbruglia and her husband, Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns,...
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Bruce Springsteen Reveals 2008 Tour Dates
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced a series of North American tour dates...
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The Spice Girls Know a Good “Secret"
The Spice Girls’ upcoming greatest hits album will soon be available exclusively in...
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Led Zeppelin's Music Goes Digital Before Tribute Concert
Led Zeppelin's music is to be available on digital platforms from all online retailers beginning...
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Singer Lily Allen Hindered From Entering US
Lily Allen was delayed five hours at the Los
Angeles airport, after flying in from Australia. The...
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MSN Breaks Streaming Records Due To Live Earth
Microsoft’s portal, MSN.com, reported that its online
simulcast of Live Earth had broken all...
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Live Earth: Musical Warning Against Global Warming
Global warming is a real problem
that should concern everybody: public and private persons,...
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Police Kicks Off World Tour
Reunited rockers The Police have kicked off their first
world tour in more than 20 years. Opening...
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50 Cent's New Album, Curtis, Takes Hip-Hop to the Bank
On Curtis, his third
major label album, rapper 50 Cent gives no quarter. As hard and...
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People
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Heath Ledger’s Globe Went to His Daughter
Heath Ledger’s father told the Associated Press that the Golden Globe his son had received...
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Heath Ledger’s Daughter Matilda To Keep His Golden Globe Award
She may be a little too young to know what exactly a Golden Globe Award means, but the 3-year-old...
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Orlando Bloom And Miranda Kerr Are NOT Engaged
Despite the information released by Australia's Sunday Telegraph, Orlando Bloom, the
elf Legolas...
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Brooke Burke, Winner of “Dancing’s” 7th Season
“Dancing with the Stars” is the American version of the original British show named “Strictly Come...
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Legendary Theatre Impresario Gerald Schoenfeld Passed Away
Gerald Schoenfeld, the head of the Shubert Organization which is Broadway's largest landlord died...
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Hunky Hugh Jackman Outgrows Australia
Sydney - He can sing. He can dance. He can drive cattle. He's a mean half-man half-wolf with...
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Paris Hilton Frees Herself From Benji Madden
Paris Hilton and Benji Madden almost had people convinced they were right for each other with all...
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Is Prince William the Reason behind Hilton and Madden’s Breakup?
Another famous romance has come to an end. Paris Hilton and
the guitarist of rock band Good...
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Nicole Kidman Would Love To Have More Kids
Nicole Kidman, the intriguing Aussie actress, has been one of Hollywood’s best discoveries. She can...
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Kidman and Luhrmann's Australia Stirs Great Expectations
Sydney - With a novice director, a tiny budget, small-time actors and the skimpiest of plots,...
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Australian Officials Reconsidering Visa For Snoop Dogg
Australian officials decided they needed to conduct a full
character assessment of rapper Snoop...
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Update 2: Ellen DeGeneres And Portia de Rossi Said “I Do”
They finally got to do it! Successful talk show host Ellen
DeGeneres and her long time girlfriend,...
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Fellow Celebrities Thrilled Over Ellen And Portia's Wedding
Bisexual MTV babe Tila Tequila, who is currently dating socialite/actress Courtenay Semel, said she...
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Nicole Kidman's Privacy Plea In The Name Of the Baby
Upon her arrival to her hometown of Sydney, Australia, new mom Nicole Kidman asked the local media...
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Nigel Lythgoe Is Leaving “American Idol”
Nigel Lythgoe, the “American Idol” executive producer is
going to leave the show. According to E!...
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"Family Circus" Mom, Thelma Keane, Dies
Thelma Keane, the wife and inspiration of Bil Keane, who created on of the most famous comic...
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Rumor Mill: Heath's Potential Love Child
More drama is added to the sad story of Heath Ledger’s untimely demise, as one of his uncles...
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Kate Hudson And Owen Wilson: Reunion In The Works?
Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson, who dated last year before Wilson attempted suicide in August...
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DEA Suspicious over Ledger's Abundance of Prescription Pills
Autopsy results for Heath Ledger released Wednesday confirm that the actor died from an accidental...
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Heath Ledger Died of Six-Drug Accidental Overdose
Heath Ledger, 28, died of accidental intoxication brought on by his abuse of a cocktail of...
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ET and Insider Shamed by Hollywood
Entertainment Tonight and The Insider never had a chance to air their artfully touted drug video of...
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Heath Ledger's Body Flown to LA, Memorial Services Held
Private memorial services for actor Heath Ledger took place at the G’Day USA Australia Day Ball in...
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Cuban Ballet Choreographer Alberto Alonso Dies at 90
Cuban ballet choreographer Alberto Alonso died on January 1
at the age of 90 at his home in...
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Lois Maxwell, Alias Miss Moneypenny, Dies
Actress Lois Maxwell, aka Miss Moneypenny of the famous Bond
series passed away at the age of 80,...
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Daniel Radcliffe Talks About ‘December Boys’ Sex Scene
Appearing naked onstage in the London production of "Equus" and kissing Katie Leung in...
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First Lady Recovering After Pinched Nerves Surgery
America’s
first lady, Laura Bush successfully underwent an operation on Saturday to
relieve the...
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Nicole Kidman Speaks of Old Heartaches
Actress Nicole Kidman bares her soul in the October edition of Vanity Fair, talking about marriage,...
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Baby Spice Becomes Mommy Spice
The Spice Girls have all grown up from flamboyant pop singers of the 1990s to proud mommies. Emma...
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JK Rowling Needs A Break From Harry Potter Saga
JK Rowling, the British author who created the extraordinary
saga of boy wizard Harry Potter...
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Tenor Jerry Hadley Dies at 55
Tenor Jerry Hadley died Wednesday, July 18, at a hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY, after having...
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