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French animation fuels Hollywood
French animators are enjoying global success, most recently with the blockbuster comedy "Despicable Me 2", US studio Universal's most profitable film ever.
20 August 2013
US will lift Mugabe sanctions only after reforms
The United States will only lift sanctions on Zimbabwe's newly re-elected President Robert Mugabe if he implements political reforms.
20 August 2013
Obama back at White House after vacation
President Barack Obama was back home at the White House late Sunday, ending his eight-day summer vacation at exclusive Martha's Vineyard off the US east coast.
19 August 2013
US investigating JPMorgan's China hiring
The United States is investigating JPMorgan over its hiring practices in China.
19 August 2013
"The Butler" opens at the top of box office: estimates
"The Butler," about an African American who watches civil rights history in the making as a White House butler, debuted at the top of the North American box office.
19 August 2013
Coastal cities face rising risk of flood losses: study
The world's 136 largest coastal cities could risk combined annual losses of $1 trillion (750 billion euros) from floods by 2050 unless they drastically raise their defences.
19 August 2013
Volleyball: Two-time Olympic champion likes Kazakh food
Two-time Olympic champion Sheilla Castro from Brazil said that she liked Almaty's local food.
19 August 2013
Twitter plea for pot costs Canadian his job
A Toronto area mechanic who posted a Twitter message seeking marijuana to alleviate boredom at work this week got an unexpected reply -- from police with an apparent sense of humour.
18 August 2013
AOL trims its Patch news operations
AOL said Friday it was cutting an unspecified number of jobs at its Patch hyperlocal news operations, while consolidating or closing some Patch sites.
18 August 2013
GM, Hyundai recall vehicle in US
General Motors and Hyundai both recalled large numbers of vehicles in the United States Friday.
18 August 2013
40 pythons found in Canadian hotel
Little more than a week after a giant python crushed two young Canadian boys to death, police have recovered 40 of the snakes from a hotel room.
17 August 2013
Robin Thicke hits back at Marvin Gaye plagiarism claim
R&B superstar Robin Thicke filed legal papers on Friday challenging claims that a riff from his smash hit "Blurred Lines" had been swiped from Marvin Gaye's 1970s classic "Got to Give it Up."
17 August 2013
'Area 51' landing site for U2 planes, not UFOs: CIA
A newly declassified CIA document confirms the existence of famed "Area 51" in Nevada, but conspiracy theorists will be disappointed the spy agency offers no proof of alien spaceship landings at the site.
17 August 2013
Cute new critter found in South American forests
A lap-sized critter that looks like a mix between a raccoon and a teddy bear was unveiled Thursday as the first new carnivore in the Western Hemisphere in 35 years.
17 August 2013
Obama cancels US exercises, but not aid, with Egypt
US President Barack Obama on Thursday canceled exercises with Egypt's military to protest the killing of hundreds of demonstrators but stopped short of suspending $1.3 billion in annual aid.
17 August 2013
White House goes green with solar panels
The White House is going green. Solar panels are being installed on parts of the residence, a US official said Thursday -- making good on a pledge that dates back to 2010.
16 August 2013
Pentagon unveils new measures against sexual assaults
The Pentagon announced new measures Thursday to combat sexual assault in the military but stopped short of stripping commanders of legal authority over the criminal cases as demanded by many lawmakers.
16 August 2013
Canadian railway refuses to pay for disaster clean-up
Canadian Pacific Railway will appeal a government order to pay for the clean-up of a deadly train derailment in Canada's Quebec province in July.
16 August 2013
Cartes takes office in Paraguay
Conservative businessman Horacio Cartes was sworn in as president of Paraguay Thursday, amid slowly improving relations with South American neighbors damaged by the 2012 ouster of leftist president Fernando Lugo.
16 August 2013
German woman has arm bitten off in Hawaii shark attack
A German woman had her right arm bitten off after being attacked by a shark while swimming in Hawaii.
16 August 2013
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