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Radiant X-Men Star Fan Bingbing Honored at Glittery Cannes Fest
Naomie Harris, Paz Vega, IM Global's Stuart Ford, McG and James Toback braved the pouring rain to toast The Hollywood Reporter's International Star of the Year, at a party also hosted by Jimmy Choo CEO Pierre ...
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Terror couple shot dead after using baby as human shield
A couple suspected of being terrorists were shot dead after using their baby as a human shield when they were surrounded by police in Kenya.The pair also threw grenades at police who had tracked them down to a flat they were staying at in Nairobi. Five police officers were injured by the grenades.Augustine Nthumbi, the officer in charge of the Githurai Kimbo area on Nairobi's outskirts, ...
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Bostons Irish community praise Kenny for standing up to Church
By Mary Regan, Political Correspondent in BostonThe Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, has been applauded by prominent members of the Irish community in Boston for what was described as his "courage" in standing up to religious institutions.Boston Cardinal, Sean O'Malley, is to boycott a speech by Mr Kenny in Boston College tomorrow because he believes the Taoiseach is "aggresively ...
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Actor Edward Furlong arreested in Hollywood
Actor Edward Furlong has been arrested on suspicion of violating a restraining order filed by his ex-girlfriend.Los Angeles sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said that deputies responding to the scene on Thursday in West Hollywood found the Terminator 2 star hiding in a nearby property.Jail records show he was released yesterday just after noon after being held on $100,000 bail.In March, ...
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Miley swatted for second time in less than a year
Miley Cyrus has become a victim of swatting for the second time.Armed police arrived at the home of the 20-year-old singer in Studio City, Los Angeles on Friday, after receiving a call claiming a crime was underway at the property. Miley - who was also "swatted" in August 2012 - was not at home at the time of the incident, according to TMZ.The 'Can't Be Tamed' singer is ...
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Walsh Loose cannon Sharon can save X Factor
Louis Walsh thinks Sharon Osbourne can save 'The X Factor'.The Irish music mogul says the returning judge has "been dying to come back" since her departure in 2007 and he suggested her "loose cannon" personality will help the TV singing competition maintain and improve its viewership.He told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "She's been dying to come back since ...
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Actor believes climbing Everest with oxygen is all vanity
Mountaineers should be banned from climbing Everest using oxygen, because they are "diminishing the adventure" and "achieving nothing", actor Brian Blessed said today.The keen adventurer has tried to reach the summit of the world's highest peak three times, all without oxygen, and plans to try again once more in the next two years.Famed for his early role in police drama ...
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Roscommon meeting gets go-ahead
Monday's meeting at Roscommon goes ahead as planned after the track passed an inspection this morning.While the stalls will not be in use for two events on the card, the fixture will take place on testing ground.Horse Racing Ireland tweeted: "Roscommon Monday will go ahead. Flat heavy, NH Soft to Heavy. 5mm rain overnite. No stalls in operation for 1m3f flat races. Dry ...
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Farmers body slams Coveney for ignoring lower paid farmers
The United Farmers Association is criticising the Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney for not doing enough to protect lower earning farmers under the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.The criticism comes as farmers across the country attend a conference on the topic this afternoon.MEP Jim Higgins will take part in discussions and offer an update on EU level CAP reform discussions taking ...
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OP-ED Put a Spotlight on African Women’s Reproductive Rights
Human Rights Watch heard from girls who knew too little about sexuality and family planning when they were forced into marriage and pregnancy. We spoke to girls who were married and conceived when their bodies were not mature enough to go safely through pregnancy and delivery. Women and girls also told of health centres that were poorly staffed and ill-equipped to handle obstetric ...
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Crohn’s patients slam awful hospital food in the UK
Half of hospitalised Crohn's disease patients in the UK believe their recovery was hampered because of poor hospital food, a poll suggests.Charity ForCrohns is calling for better hospital food for disease sufferers after a small survey of UK patients found that 46% believed their recoveries were "delayed or restricted" because of poor food.The poll of 64 sufferers found that 57% ...
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Summers music scene is sizzlin with the Dum Tak Alternative Arab Music Festival in the lineup
The Dum Tak Alternative Music Festival is coming to Amman! Dum Tak Alternative Arab Music Festival will host some of the biggest independent musicians from all over the Arab world - including several from Egypt - between 28 May and 1 June in the Jordanian capital city Amman.Egypt is represented by a collection of some of the biggest bands ...
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Indian cinema on a mission at Cannes to dispel Bollywood image
Sun May 19, 2013 5:35am EDT * Bollywood films have struggled at global box office * Four Indian films screened at Cannes film festival * Industry keen to lure investment to India By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES, May 19 (Reuters) - Indian movie actors and a new wave of directors are on a mission at the Cannes film festival - to show that their industry, which turns 100 this year, is more than just ...
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Cannes World War Z With Brad Pitt to Open Moscow Film Festival
Brad Pitt Introduces Marc Foster's Zombie Thriller 'World War Z' They also unveiled the first 10 competition titles, with the rest set to be announced later this month. The first members of the competition jury are writer and ...
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McDowell on course for Match Play final
Graeme McDowell today remained on course for his second consecutive Volvo World Match Play Championship final, with Thongchai Jaidee looking his likely opponent.McDowell, beaten by Nicolas Colsaerts 12 months ago, held a two-hole lead over South Africa's Branden Grace at the midway point of their semi-final at Thracian Cliffs.And Thailand's Jaidee, who helped knock out Ryder Cup hero ...
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Man drives car into hikers at parade in the US
Up to 60 people were injured when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town.Washington County director of emergency management Pokey Harris said no fatalities had been reported in the incident yesterday.The injuries ranged from critical to superficial, he said. Three of the victims were flown by ...
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Two polls show surge of support for Ukip
The UK Independence Party surge has continued with two opinion polls giving the party record levels of support.An Opinium poll put Nigel Farage's party on 20%, while a ComRes survey put them on 19%.The ComRes poll for the Sunday Mirror and Independent on Sunday found support for Nigel Farage's party was up 4% since the last survey a month ago, with Labour down three points to 35%, the ...
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Beatles guitar sells for $408k
A guitar played by Beatles pair John Lennon and George Harrison sold for $408,000 at a New York auction.The Beatles Vox guitar, a custom prototype made in 1966 and later given to "Magic Alex" Mardas, a friend of the band, was sold by Julien's Auctions at the Hard Rock Cafe on Times Square.The instrument raised a hundred thousand dollars more than its pre-auction estimate, which ...
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Study shows continuing decrease in alcohol consumption
New figures show that alcohol volumes in Ireland have dropped by 4.4% in the past 12 months.The study highlights a continuing a trend of declining alcohol consumption levels since 2001. Overall, the average consumption of alcohol in Ireland has reduced by 20% in the past 12 ...
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NI talks aim to rule out violence
Talks on the policing of Belfast public order events with a history of large-scale unrest have produced a commitment to non-violence, it was revealed.Two days of wide-ranging discussions were held in Cardiff involving senior Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers, politicians and representatives from loyalist and republican communities.They were aimed at improving community and ...
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Rooney to miss Uniteds final game of the season
Wayne Rooney will miss Manchester United's final game of the season at West Brom.Rooney has been given permission to sit out the trip as wife Coleen is due to give birth to the couple's second child.The 27-year-old's Old Trafford future is in doubt after he asked for a transfer recently.Sir Alex Ferguson has now passed that matter on to new manager David Moyes to deal ...
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Toots leader struck by bottle at Riverrock concert
Reggae singer Frederick "Toots" Hibbert was taken to a hospital bleeding after he was struck on the head by a bottle thrown by someone in the crowd during a Dominion Riverrock concert late ...
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In pictures Eurovision Song Contest 2013
The show's host, Swedish comedian Petra Mede onstage during the dress rehearsal for the Grand Final of the 58th annual Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena, in Malmo, Sweden. Jessica Gow / ...
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Digital Cannes Meet the IMDb guy – Colin Needham
CANNES, France – Just like it has newspapers, magazines, and television, digital technology is poised to change the way people consume movies. The Netflix-ization of your favorite films means that more and more, you can stream what movies you want, when you want, straight to whatever device you want. The principals of several digital companies working to do this with independent and ...
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SNL Recap Ben Affleck Episode Sends Bill Hader Off in Style
VIDEO: ‘Saturday Night Live': Watch Bill Hader's Finest Sketches In the show’s final sketch, Hader, Fred Armisen , Jason Sudeikis and Taran Killam played a British rock band saying goodbyes on the last night of a tour. "It’s the last night here," Armisen said. "But we’re going to keep playing together," Hader said. The band began playing ...
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