12 Years a Slave actress Lupita Nyong’o wins Independent Spirit Award
Rising star Lupita Nyong'o won an Independent Spirit award on Saturday for her debut movie role in 12 Years a Slave and…
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Oscars: Gravity eyes prizes as countdown begins
The final countdown to the Oscars has begun, with space thriller Gravity expected to scoop multiple awards at Sunday's ceremony in Los…
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The curious case of China’s falling yuan
The Chinese currency has had its biggest one-day fall, down nearly 1%, and has fallen 1.5% for the past week and a…
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US economic growth rate revised down
The US economy grew at a much slower rate from October to December than originally predicted, the US Commerce Department said. US…
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Citigroup profit hit by Mexican fraud
The US bank Citigroup has lowered its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings after discovering fraud in its Mexican subsidiary. The bank said that…
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Afghan prison tricked into freeing Taliban fighters
Prison officials in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar have been tricked into releasing a dozen Taliban fighters. The chief of security for…
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China separatists blamed for Kunming knife rampage
Chinese officials have blamed separatists from the north-western Xinjiang region for a mass knife attack at a railway station that left 29…
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China sees wave of violence against hospital staff
A nurse left paralysed in Nanjing, a doctor with his throat slashed in Hebei and another beaten to death with a pipe…
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Senior UN official calls for Haiti cholera compensation
A senior United Nations official has broken ranks with his organisation and called for "full compensation" for the victims of a cholera…
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Ukraine crisis: Obama urges Putin to pull troops back
US President Barack Obama has told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Russia has flouted international law by sending troops to Ukraine.…
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