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Environment & Energy
Residents shout ‘Protest!’ over refinery in China
last Thursday
16 May 2013 More than 2,000 people in southern China unfurled banners and shouted, “Protest! Protest!” in a demonstration Thursday against plans for a petroleum refinery, in one of the country’s biggest environmental protests this year. The gathering in downtown Kunming... Full story
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Entertainment
Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy
last Thursday
Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning actress and partner to Brad Pitt made the announcement in the form of an op-ed she authored for Tuesday’s... Full story
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Entertainment
Christina Aguilera in talks to return to ‘The Voice’
last Thursday
15 May 2013 Pop singer Christina Aguilera is in discussions to return as a judge on NBC television singing competition ‘The Voice’ next season, sources with knowledge of the talks said on Tuesday. Aguilera, 32, went on hiatus from the program this season to promote her latest... Full story
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Entertainment
Sony to release ‘Angry Birds’ film in 2016
last Thursday
16 May 2013 Sony has won the global distribution rights to an animated film based on the hit game ‘Angry Birds,’ to be released in 2016, the entertainment giant announced Wednesday. The film is being produced and financed by Finnish mobile gaming company Rovio, which has said ... Full story
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Beauty & Style
Ballet gala brings out the chiffon and sequins
last Thursday
Fashion takes a back seat to nothing — not even seriously chilly weather — at New York’s fanciest dance gala. And so there were lots of bare-shouldered, shivering ballet patrons clutching their long, silky trains and hurrying past the red-carpet cameras Monday night at... Full story
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Beauty & Style
Print this story Richter painting breaks record for living artist at N.Y. auction (Reuters) / 15 May 2013 A 1968 oil painting by German artist Gerhard Richter sold for some $37 million at Sotheby’s contemporary art auction on Tuesday, a new record for
last Thursday
A 1968 oil painting by German artist Gerhard Richter sold for some $37 million at Sotheby’s contemporary art auction on Tuesday, a new record for a work by a living artist. The sale took in $293,587,000, at the low end of the pre-sale estimate of $284 million to $383 million, with ... Full story
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Beauty & Style
Coca-Cola ‘recipe’ finds teen buyer — at $15 million
last Thursday
16 May 2013 What could be a World War II era recipe for Coca-Cola’s secret formula found a buyer Wednesday on eBay — a 15-year-old who now has three days to come up with $15 million to pay for it. Georgia antiques dealer Cliff Kluge listed the yellowing typewritten document — ... Full story
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Business
Markets subdued despite upbeat Japanese growth
last Thursday
16 May 2013 Financial markets were subdued Thursday despite encouraging growth figures out of Japan, as investors paused for breath a day after the main U.S. stock indexes struck record highs. Stocks have been buoyant for most of this year amid hopes over the U.S. economy, an easing of... Full story
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Business
Strong Italian trade data driven by exports
last Thursday
16 May 2013 Italy reported a strong trade surplus for March on Thursday with the country’s export machine picking up pace, driven by trade with non-EU countries. The statistics institute Istat said that Italy achieved a trade surplus of 3.2 billion euros ($4.1 billion) in March, with... Full story
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Business
Dimon faces vote on his leadership at JPMorgan
last Thursday
16 May 2013 Jamie Dimon, chief executive of US banking behemoth JPMorgan Chase and one of the most prominent figures on Wall Street, faces a major challenge to his leadership next week in the wake of the “London Whale” debacle. Dimon’s fate will be determined Tuesday at... Full story
Sunday May 19, 2013
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