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Soldier stabbed on patrol in Paris no link at this stage to London murder
A French soldier on anti-terrorist duties was stabbed in the neck Saturday in an attack that President Francois Hollande said could not "at this stage" be linked to the brutal murder this week of a military man in ...
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Stage is Set Mooseheads and Winterhawks set to meet in Memorial Cup final
SASKATOON - The Halifax Mooseheads and Portland Winterhawks have been at the apex of the Canadian Hockey League all season, so it's only fitting that the powerhouse clubs will meet in the MasterCard Memorial Cup final. The teams will play for the CHL title on Sunday in a showcase game that will feature not only the best clubs in junior hockey, but also the top prospects ahead of next ...
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Giro dItalia triumph in sight for Vincenzo Nibali after snowy 20th stage win
Italy Italian Vincenzo Nibali virtually secured his maiden Giro d'Italia triumph with his second win of this year's race on the snow-hit 20th stage from Silandro to Tre Cime di Lavaredo.The Astana team leader emerged from the fog and snow to cross the line in five hours 27 minutes and 41 seconds, 17 seconds ahead of a trio of Colombians, one of whom - Rigoberto Uran - deposed ...
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No Paris-London link at this stage
PRESIDENT Francois Hollande says there is "at this stage" no apparent link between a knife attack on a soldier in Paris and the murder of a soldier in London. His comment comes after a man armed with a box cutter attacked a French soldier patrolling the business district of Paris on Saturday evening and stabbed him in the neck. Police sources said the victim would survive the attack but ...
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NCIS tops TV ratings for 2012-13 season
For the fourth year in a row, "NCIS" has come out as the big winner of the U.S. 2012-2013 TV season. Its LA spinoff, however, has been outstripped by the comedy "The Big Bang Theory," the show that boasts the fastest growth. From September 2012 to May 2013, each episode of "NCIS" was watched by 21.3 million viewers, on average, whether in real time, recorded or on ...
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Live Rolling Stones concert in Toronto
The Rolling Stones 50 and Counting tour - a reference to the British veteran rockers half-century as a band - arrives in Canada with the first show at Toronto's Air Canada Centre Saturday night with a return visit to the same venue on June 6. The group began their North American leg of the trek on May 3 in L.A. and have been hosting A-list guests to join them on stage at every stop so the ...
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France begins next stage of troop withdrawal from Mali
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (R) climbs aboard his plane, on April 26, 2013 in Bamako. Le Drian's visit came shortly after the beginning of a phased withdrawal of the 4,500-strong French contingency which will see just 1,000 troops left in Mali by the end of the year. (Martin Bureau /AFP/Getty ...
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Blind poodle wins Cannes Palm Dog
A white poodle that plays the part of a blind pet owned by Liberace in the flamboyant biopic "Behind the Candelabra" scooped glory on Friday by winning the Palm Dog for canine talent at the Cannes Film Festival. The pedigree pooch plays Baby Boy, whose sight problems bring a teenage dog trainer (played by Matt Damon) into the orbit of a predatory Liberace (Michael Douglas). ...
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Nibali climbs to victory in stage 20
Giro d'Italia en route to what should be a convincing overall victory on Sunday in Brescia. The Tre Cime di Lavaredo finish on Saturday was planned to be an epic apotheosis, and it panned out that way after a certain amount of suspense over whether it would happen at all: Nibali's stage victory in a white-out 2,300m above sea level amid vast snowdrifts will be the abiding, if blurred, ...
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Nibali wins snowbound penultimate stage at Giro d’Italia
Snow falls close to the start area of the 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, in the village of Ponte di Legno, northern Italy, Friday, May 24, 2013. Friday's 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia was cancelled due to snow along the route and Saturday's penultimate stage was altered for the same reasons, leaving Vincenzo Nibali with a much milder finish to defend his lead ...
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Smith stages Fresh Prince reunion
Will Smith staged an impromptu 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' reunion during a U.K. TV interview by bringing on his former co-star Alfonso Ribeiro and longtime collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff during the recording. ...
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Lets Start a Pussy Riot – in pictures
Yoko Ono's Meltdown Let's Start a Pussy Riot is a new collaborative art book curated by German-born performance artist Emely Neu. When three members of Pussy Riot were imprisoned last year, Neu staged a mini-festival to raise funds for the women, and started a blog for the public to submit artworks, which in turn evolved into a book. The first half provides an overview of Pussy Riot, ...
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Nibali Wins Stage 20 to Close In on Overall Giro Victory
TRE CIME DI LAVAREDO, Italy ...
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Dance contest to help Childrens Law Center
COVINGTON, Ky. - Jennifer Mearns quips that she's going to win the Children's Law Center's Dancing with the Stars competition because she's going to embarrass herself the most."We selected (a dance) that's a little out there," Mearns says in a YouTube video promoting the May 30 event. "I'm going to embarrass myself for the good of the ...
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Iranian student at Chicago film school wins Cannes short film prize
Anahita Ghazvinizadeh won $19,500 for her work on the 21-minute movie "Needle," about a sixth-grade girl torn between her divorcing parents, the Chicago Tribune reported Saturday. "Piano" director Jane Campion served as the jury president of the Cinefondation short film competition. Ghazvinizadeh had previously directed the short film "When the Kid Was a Kid" ...
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Bynes I need to get another nose job
Troubled actress Amanda Bynes has returned to Twitter.com after her Thursday night arrest drama to proclaim her innocence and declare she needs "another nose job". The Hairspray star was booked on Thursday for marijuana possession and reckless endangerment, after allegedly throwing a bong out of the window of her 36th-storey apartment in Manhattan as police arrived following a report ...
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Alumni all over Canada lament loss of Mount Royal theatre program
For Mount Royal University, it will be one less diploma program and fewer part-time instructors to pay.For Calgary's cultural community, it will create one gaping hole in a delicate ecosystem.And ...
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Vivid Sydney timelapse a spectacular canvas of light covers city landmarks - video
Some of Sydney's famous landmarks, such as the Opera House, Museum of Contemporary Art and the city's Circular Quay, are transformed into a spectacular canvas of light as Vivid Sydney takes over the city after dark. Vivid Sydney is an annual event where immersive light installations and projections illuminate the city from 24 May until 10 June. In recent years the event has attracted ...
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The 10 best art auctions – in pictures
Over the past decade, street art has begun to gain acceptance and respect in the art world, appearing not only outside the walls of our art institutions, but within them too. Works by Banksy, Haring and Blu have become must-haves for art collectors and celebrities. The first auction dedicated solely to this previously overlooked art form was at Bonhams in February 2008. The sale was a huge ...
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Joyful Noise in Silent Barn an Alt-Arts Mecca in Brooklyn
The Silent Barn, which its Twitter page calls an "auto-didactic cooperative performance space," does attract the weird and the surprising: noise bands, 'zine librarians, urban agriculturists, piata sculptors, jellyfish experts, makers of digital art. But five months after taking over the former offices of George Cho Contractors and establishing itself in the mainstream and ...
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Art Basel fair in Hong Kong attracts global celebrities
Hong Kong International airport and spot two huge billboards heralding the Asian debut of the world's most prominent art fair, Art Basel. Amid a PR frenzy that drew the likes of supermodel Kate Moss and Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, it seemed that even the torrential rain and 18,000 lightning strikes across the territory hours before the VIP preview on Wednesday were just part of the ...
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Postcards from Mr Bingo hate mail thats first class – in pictures
Mr Bingo , referring to the vintage postcards he embellishes with insults and sends out. 'People order them for themselves or their loved ones: wives, girlfriendssometimes even their mum.' Mr Bingo had the idea when he was 'feeling a bit naughty' one evening. He promised an offensive missive to the first person who responded to a tweet and was swamped. Comparing the ...
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Giro dItalia 2013 stage 20 - live
Four brutal climbs in the last 140km, although they are a bit shorter than the previous day's monsters. The penultimate climb, Passo Giau is the hardest, and a long-range attack here could win the stage. Lavaredo is the summit where Eddy Merckx won his first Giro in 1968, and if there are small time gaps at the top of the standings, it will witness an intense ...
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Aaand here it is Me and my diploma
Canadian fans of The National have two reasons to rejoice. The Brooklyn-based indie rockers will release their sixth album, Trouble Will Find Me, on May 21 following that up with three dates in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. As an added bonus in Toronto ...
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France begins withdrawing from Mali
France began the first stage of a withdrawal from Mali Saturday in what it says is a plan to pull out most of its troops and equipment by the end of the year. A convoy carrying unneeded equipment and vehicles left a French base outside the capital, Bamako, headed for Abidjan ...
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Morocco recieves aid as part of EU ties
Morocco has taken another step forward in its several years long pursuit of closer ties with the EU, receiving a vote of confidence from the continent’s organizing body in the form of aid, which will be used to pursue areas of development needed to modernize and reform the country.
Morocco is to receive Euro 580 million (roughly MAD 6 billion) from the European Union over the next four years, according to a joint agreement that was signed between Morocco and the EU recently, which it is hoped will provide the country with the means to further integrate itself with the European economy. Read more
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