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'Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood' reigns at Critics' Choice Awards

(L-R) Shannon McIntosh, Janine Rath Thompson, Quentin Tarantino, Heba Thorisdottir, Barbara Ling, and Julia Butters, accept the Best Picture award for "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" onstage duri

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"1917" tops North American weekend box office in wake of Golden Globes victory

Universal's World War I epic "1917" sprinted to the top of North American box office as it expanded nationwide this weekend following two weeks in limited release, dethroning the epic space-opera fil

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Apple's new Spring Festival film 'Daughter' touches Chinese netizens

Titled Daughter, the film was shot on an iPhone11 Pro. It is about three generations of Chinese women coming together at Chinese New Year, which falls on Jan 25 this year.The film was directed by Theo

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UK seeks extradition of US woman over teen's death in crash

Britain has sparked a diplomatic standoff with Washington by requesting the extradition of a U.S. woman charged over a road crash that killed a U.K. teenager.The Britis

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Of royals and reforms, why the Meghan debacle matters

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex in London, Britain. Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and

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Spain scrape into ATP Cup semis despite Nadal defeat

Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after losing a point during his quarter final singles match against David Goffin of Belgium during day eight of the 2020 ATP Cup at Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney, Austra

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Romania to close larger institutions for people with disabilities

A woman next to the fence of a facility for young people with mental disabilities during a protest in 2013 over alleged abuses against the residents. (Credit: AP /Vadim Ghirda) Romania has pl

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Iran FM's failure to attend UN meeting due to U.S. visa denial "regrettable"

Chair of The Elders Mary Robinson on Thursday lamented the U.S. refusal to grant a visa to Iran's foreign minister, a move that in effect prevented him from attending a UN meeting amid heightened te

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Warner Bros to use artificial intelligence to predict box office hits

Cinelytic's AI-driven platform uses predictive tools and collated data to work out optimum casting, distribution and release date.

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San Francisco mayor vows to address housing, homelessness challenges in second term

San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Wednesday pledged to address the city's "acute" housing and homelessness challenges by building 50,000 new homes for those in need in the next decade. In an inaugu

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After slapping incident, pope kisses nun who vows not to bite

Pope Francis, who last month angrily slapped the hand of a woman who yanked him toward her, gave a light-hearted reaction more typical of his papacy on Wednesday when a

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Asian-American actress makes Golden Globe history

Asian-American actress Awkwafina became the first Asian woman to win best actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy in the Golden Globes. She won the coveted prize for her role in The Farewell by

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Ancient remains of dozens of people found on site of new school

The remains of dozens of adults and children have been found by archaeologists on the site of a new primary school.

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Libya's Haftar forces seize control of Sirte as Turkey intervenes

Libyan protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against the Turkish parliament's decision to send Turkish forces to Libya, in Benghazi, Libya, January 3, 2020. /Reuters Photo Libyan for

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Orange-Colored sky of New Zealand's Auckland after Australia bushfire smoke powers in

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The heavy smoke from devastating Australian bushfires cloaked Auckland, turning the city's skyline into eerie orange color on Sunday afternoon. It is the se

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Aliens exist and could already be on earth, first British astronaut says

Dr Helen Sharman says "there's no two ways" that aliens exist and that it's possible "we simply can't see them".

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89-year-old Chinese American woman dies one year after brutal attack in San Francisco

An 89-year-old Chinese American woman has died from injuries one year after she was brutally beaten at a park in southeastern San Francisco, her family members said on a fund-raising website over the