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"Go Away Mr. Tumor" continues to lead China's box office sales

Tear-jerking romance "Go Away Mr. Tumor" ruled China's box office in the week ending Aug. 23, pulling in 225 million yuan (35 million U.S. dollars).

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Jennifer Lawrence ranks world's highest-paid actress

Jennifer Lawrence was listed as the world's highest-paid actress by the Forbes magazine Thursday for her starring in the "Hunger Games" film series and her sponsorship contract with Dior.

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China allocates 860 mln yuan to fight floods, droughts

The Ministry of Finance announced Wednesday that it has allocated 860 million yuan (136.5 million U.S. dollars) to fight flood and drought.

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"Go Away Mr. Tumor" leads China's box office sales

Tear-jerking romance "Go Away Mr. Tumor" ruled China's box office in the week ending Aug. 16, pulling in 185 million yuan (28.9 million U.S. dollars) after opening on Aug. 13.

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8 dead, 19 missing in SW China rainstorms

Eight people died and 18 others are missing after heavy rain in southwest China's Sichuan Province since Sunday.

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Musical film "Straight Outta Compton" beat the rest to be No. 1 at box office

​"Straight Outta Compton" opened in the number one position at the north American box offices this weekend, with an estimated 56 million U.S. dollars in ticket sales.

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Australia's love of alcohol comes at huge cost to economy: study

Australians are known for their love of alcohol, most notably beer, but it has been revealed this passion comes at a 2.2 billion U.S. dollar cost to the nation's economy.

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"Mission Impossible" takes over box office in its second weekend

Paramount's action film " Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" beat new released "Fantastic Four" this weekend to remain in first place at North American box office.

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Typhoon Soudelor kills 12 in E China

Typhoon Soudelor, the 13th this year, has left 12 people dead and another 5 missing in Wenzhou City in east China's Zhejiang Province, local government announced.

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Argentinians accused in FIFA corruption case refuse extradition to U.S.

An Argentinian father and son accused of bribing officials of world soccer body FIFA declined an extradition request from the United States on Wednesday.

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OCBC Bank's net profit up 14 pct in second quarter

​Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (OCBC Bank) said on Friday that it recorded a net profit of 1.05 billion Singapore dollars (772 million U.S. dollars) for the second quarter of 2015, an increase of 14 percent from a year ago.

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Brazil to deploy 85,000 security personnel during 2016 Olympics

The Brazilian government announced Thursday that it will mobilize 85,000 police and military personnel to guarantee security during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, more than twice the number for the London Games.

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"Ant-Man" beats "Pixels" to top North American box office for second weekend

​The tiny superhero film "Ant- Man" bested "Pixels" to win the North American box office race for the second week in a row, according to projections released Saturday by tracking firm Rentrack.

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Singapore's Tigerair makes turnaround in Q1

​Singapore's budget carrier Tigerair reported an operating profit of 600,000 Singapore dollars (440,040 U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of its 2016 financial year, reversing a loss of 16.4 million Singapore dollars (12.03 million U.S. dollars) in the previous quarter, the airline has said.

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Nigeria plans to create 1.2 million jobs through ICT

​The Nigerian government on Tuesday said it had put in place plan to create 1.2 million jobs for youths through Information technology (ICT) and Internet services.

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China stresses anti-fascist role in WWII

Scholars on Tuesday used historical facts and figures to show China's great loss of life and property in the Anti-Japanese War and stress the country's anti-fascist role in WWII.