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Daily Archives: Dec 12, 2013

Weinstein brothers are suing Warner Bros over its decision to divide The Hobbit into three films

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Weinstein brothers, Bob and Harvey, are suing Warner Bros over its decision to divide The Hobbit into three films, which will mean they receive...

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The 2014 Golden Globes Awards ceremony takes place on January 12. The full list of nominations for the 2014 Golden Globes Awards as voted for...
Price list at Le Petite Syrah cafe in Nice

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The price list at Le Petite Syrah cafe in Nice, France, suggests that being polite could cut the price for a cup of coffee. Ordering...
Google has announced that it will only charge advertisers for ads that have been seen by users

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Google has announced that it will only charge advertisers for ads that have been seen by users. More than half of all ads bought online...
Thamsanqa Jantjie, who stood alongside world leaders at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service, has denied being a fraud

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South Africa's Deputy Disability Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu says the government is investigating how interpreter Thamsanqa Jantjie, who faked sign language at Nelson Mandela’s memorial...
Spain’s government has vowed to block plans by parties in Catalonia to hold a referendum on independence on November 9, 2014

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Spain’s government has vowed to block plans by parties in Catalonia to hold a referendum on independence on November 9, 2014. "The poll will not...
At 95 years old, Radu Beligan is still performing at the National Theatre Bucharest

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Romanian actor Radu Beligan has been named the world’s oldest active professional theatre actor by the Guinness World Records. Radu Beligan was born on December...
Duck Dynasty stars showed off their acting skills at their church's nativity play

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Duck Dynasty stars returned to TV for a Christmas special and proved themselves to be a triple threat when they showed off their acting...
Thamsanqa Jantjie has blamed his flawed interpretation on a schizophrenic episode

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The company which supplied a "fake" sign language interpreter to the Mandela memorial service has vanished, a South African minister has said. Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu apologized...
A fight between majority and opposition erupted in the Georgian parliament over plans to support the Ukrainian opposition for European integration

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A fight between majority and opposition erupted in the Georgian parliament over plans to support the Ukrainian opposition for European integration. Video footage taken inside...
Catherine Ashton met President Viktor Yanukovych in Kiev

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EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has announced that Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych intends to sign a deal on closer EU ties after all. Baroness...
Abdul Kader Mullah was convicted of crimes against humanity during the country's 1971 war of independence from Pakistan

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The death sentence of Bangladeshi Islamist leader Abdul Kader Mullah has been upheld by the Supreme Court. The judge dismissed his appeal, saying it paves...
Air Canada has ordered 61 Boeing 737 MAX planes worth $6.5 billion at list prices

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Air Canada has ordered 61 Boeing 737 MAX planes worth $6.5 billion at list prices, a big win for the aircraft maker over its...
Abhisit Vejjajiva has been formally charged with murder in connection with a crackdown on demonstrators in 2010

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Former Thailand’s PM Abhisit Vejjajiva has been formally charged with murder in connection with a crackdown on demonstrators in 2010. More than 90 people died...
Kanye West halted his show in Phoenix to share his disappointment with fans after his album Yeezus failed to grab a nod in Grammys 2014 Album of the Year nominations

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Kanye West halted his show in Phoenix to share his disappointment with fans after his album Yeezus failed to grab a nod in Grammys...
Thamsanqa Jantjie said he may have suffered a schizophrenic episode while on stage at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service

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Thamsanqa Jantjie – the South African sign language interpreter accused of gesticulating gibberish during Nelson Mandela’s memorial service - defended his "champion" performance Thursday,...
Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon have been hit by a fierce winter storm

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Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon have been hit by a fierce winter storm, the UN say. There has been snow, rain, high winds and freezing...