British actress gets film ‘An Education’ in Oscar buzz
British actress Carey Mulligan plays a teen who gets seduced in ‘An Education’. But it’s Mulligan who is wooing the critics with her first lead role in a movie. Even though she remains cool about it, Mulligan’s turn in the coming-of-age movie ‘An Education’, which opened in the US yesterday, has set... 
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‘Love Aaj Kal’ contest winners
Mumbai: Bollywood actors Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone attend a press conference where they met ‘Love Aaj Kal’ contest winners. afp
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Liz Taylor’s heart surgery successful
Actress Elizabeth Taylor said that her heart surgery went off “perfectly,” saying that “it’s like having a brand new ticker.” Taylor, 77, made the announcement on her Twitter page. The surgery involved implanting a clip to prevent blood leaking back into her heart through the mitral valve. reuters
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NASA makes as-yet unseen hit on moon with probes
NASA bulldozed two spacecraft into the lunar south pole Friday morning in a search for hidden ice. Instruments confirm that a large empty rocket hull barreled into the moon at 7:31 am, followed four minutes later by a probe with cameras taking pictures of the first crash.
But the big live public...
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Spring-Summer 2010 Fashion Show
Paris: A model presents an outfit by French designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac at the ready-to-wear Spring-Summer 2010 Fashion Show. afp
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Plane delayed by bird on-board
A South Korean passenger jet was grounded just before taking off so that crew members could catch a sparrow that was flying around in the cabin, airline officials said. “The bird got in through an open airplane door and was spotted during boarding,” said Cho Hyung-chul, a spokesman for Korean Air Line....
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China’s crackdown on online gaming
China has launched a campaign to crack down on online games operating illegally and featuring content deemed to be unhealthy, state media reported, in the nation’s latest Internet clean-up effort. The crackdown has so far led to the shutdown of 45 online games, which authorities said encouraged players...
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Birth control pill could put women off macho men?
Why do some women’s hearts race over the feminine features of Orlando Bloom while others are more attracted to macho men like Daniel Craig? Being on the contraceptive pill could be the reason, according to British scientists. Researchers said that women whose hormones are chemically controlled are less...
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Ancient art brings new hope for war-weary Afghanistan
In his spacious office at the National Museum of Afghanistan, overlooking the bombed-out shell of the former royal palace in Kabul, Omara Khan Massoudi draws heavily on a cigarette and relaxes into a sofa.
He has just spent more than an hour showing local dignitaries a new exhibition of a selection...
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