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Movies that will make headlines in 2016
Cinema/TV
December 15, 2015
Movies that will make headlines in 2016
From westerns to superheroes, biopics and animals, 2016 is shaping up to be an intense and eclectic year for movie…
Droids, Stormtroopers and stars turn out for ‘Force Awakens’ premiere
Cinema/TV
December 15, 2015
Droids, Stormtroopers and stars turn out for ‘Force Awakens’ premiere
The next generation of "Star Wars" films kicked off with an elaborate debut for "The Force Awakens" Monday that served…
700,000 flee as powerful typhoon slams Philippines
World
December 14, 2015
700,000 flee as powerful typhoon slams Philippines
More than 700,000 people in the central Philippines fled to safer areas for fear of giant waves, floods or landslides…
Dutch schoolkids get scary taste of refugee life
World
December 14, 2015
Dutch schoolkids get scary taste of refugee life
A hastily abandoned suitcase, an overturned wine glass and a radio blaring a warning "to leave now".
‘Grandma’s magic remedy:’ Mexico’s medical marijuana secret
Health & Fitness
December 14, 2015
‘Grandma’s magic remedy:’ Mexico’s medical marijuana secret
When her legs ache, this Mexican grandmother rubs them with marijuana-infused alcohol. She is well aware the homemade remedy defies…
Twitter issues warnings of ‘state-sponsored hacking’
Science
December 14, 2015
Twitter issues warnings of ‘state-sponsored hacking’
Twitter has warned some of its users that their accounts on the messaging platform may be the target of "state-sponsored…
Oil plunge fuels run on energy firms as Asia stocks tumble
Business
December 14, 2015
Oil plunge fuels run on energy firms as Asia stocks tumble
Energy-linked firms took another battering in Asia Monday morning, leading losses on regional markets as oil prices sank to fresh…
Christian female fighters take on IS in Syria
Middle East
December 13, 2015
Christian female fighters take on IS in Syria
Babylonia has no regrets about leaving behind her two children and her job as a hairdresser to join a Christian…
Palestinian refugee thrives at Britain’s poshest school
World
December 13, 2015
Palestinian refugee thrives at Britain’s poshest school
Wearing a white tie and coattails, Ammar Mustapha sits near the manicured grounds of Britain's most prestigious school, a world…
Pope hails climate deal, stresses need to help poor
World
December 13, 2015
Pope hails climate deal, stresses need to help poor
Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the UN climate accord reached in Paris but warned the key now lay in its…