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What are the highest-grossing films of all time?
Cinema/TV
July 24, 2015
What are the highest-grossing films of all time?
As "Jurassic World" overtakes "Furious 7" and "The Avengers" to become the third highest-grossing film of all time (not adjusted…
Maldives to allow foreigners to own land
Life & Style
July 24, 2015
Maldives to allow foreigners to own land
Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen approved on Thursday (July 23) a law allowing foreign ownership of land for the first time,…
AFP: Football frenzy waning in turbulent Egypt
Egypt
July 24, 2015
AFP: Football frenzy waning in turbulent Egypt
Denied entry to watch his favourite football team, Osama Gamal glumly settled on a pavement outside and followed the match…
Pyramids among Chinese travellers’ favorite landmarks
Life & Style
July 24, 2015
Pyramids among Chinese travellers’ favorite landmarks
Australia is the most popular dream destination among Chinese travellers in 2015, while the pyramids of Egypt has emerged as…
Rihanna announces newest fragrance ‘RiRi’
Culture
July 24, 2015
Rihanna announces newest fragrance ‘RiRi’
Singer Rihanna took to Instagram to announce that her latest fragrance is to be called RiRi.
Everything you ever wanted to know about switching from Android to iPhone
Science
July 24, 2015
Everything you ever wanted to know about switching from Android to iPhone
Apple managed to sell a rather remarkable 47.5 million iPhones over the past three months, traditionally the quietest quarter of…
Greenpeace: China air pollution levels fall
Environment
July 22, 2015
Greenpeace: China air pollution levels fall
Air pollution levels in China's cities improved in the first six months of this year, environmental campaign group Greenpeace said…
Eurotunnel seeks 9.7mn euros after migrant disruption
World
July 22, 2015
Eurotunnel seeks 9.7mn euros after migrant disruption
The company that runs the cross-Channel rail tunnel said Wednesday it was seeking 9.7 million euros (US$10.67 million) from the…
WHO: South Sudan cholera outbreak spreads, deaths rise to 39
World
July 21, 2015
WHO: South Sudan cholera outbreak spreads, deaths rise to 39
Cholera in war-torn South Sudan has spread to another state, with at least 39 dead since an outbreak was declared…
Monitor: Syria rebels rain rockets on Shi’ite villages
Middle East
July 21, 2015
Monitor: Syria rebels rain rockets on Shi’ite villages
Syrian rebels, including Al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters, have fired hundreds of rockets and mortar shells on two besieged Shi'ite-majority villages in the…