‘GI Joe’ leads worldwide invasion
A new action movie based on the ‘GI Joe’ line of toy soldiers crushed enemy forces at the worldwide box office during the weekend, ending the three-week reign of the sixth ‘Harry Potter’ fantasy.
‘GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra’ sold about $100.3 million worth of tickets, distributor Paramount Pictures... 
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Lester did not father MJ’s children, say Jacksons
Sources “very close” to Michael Jackson’s family denied claims by former British child acting star Mark Lester that he could be the biological father of the singer’s daughter Paris, People magazine reported. Lester told a British tabloid, “I gave Michael my sperm so that he could have kids — and I believe...
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Britain’s ‘how to beat swine flu’ man gets swine flu
A man who appeared in British adverts telling people how to avoid swine flu has gone down with the virus himself, he admitted. Actor David McCusker, 30, who is seen sneezing in a lift and spreading germs in the television spots fell victim to the very same virus, newspapers reported. “I was supposed...
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Finns turn up the heat to win sauna championships
Finland, which brought the world the oddities of wife-carrying and mobile phone throwing, burned off all comers to take gold in the World Sauna Championships. Home favourite Timo Kaukonen won the men’s event late Saturday by withstanding a sweltering 110 degrees Celsius (230 degrees Fahrenheit) for...
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Australia pledges $8m for native languages
Australia has pledged $7.8 million this year to help save more than 100 indigenous languages which are in grave danger of dying out. Arts Minister Peter Garrett said the money would be spent on translation services, tests for children and a feasibility study for a national centre for Aboriginal languages....
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Don’t brush with baldness: put down that comb
Put that comb back in your handbag - a study by an Israeli dermatologist has found that too much combing of the coiffure leads to hair loss, the daily Haaretz reported. During a test 14 women recorded their daily hair loss and combing habits, with those combing more losing more hair, the research found....
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