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Freida Pinto Rises up in New 'Planet of the Apes'

Indian actress Freida Pinto got her big break when director Danny Boyle cast the ex-model as the love interest in the 2008 Oscar-winning hit "Slumdog Millionaire." Now, she's hitting silver screens in her first big-budget, effects-driven Hollywood movie.

China Expels Olympic Champion Wang Over Brawl

China's Wang wins the women's 1000 metres final during the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships 2010 at Winter Sport Hall in Sofia
China has kicked four-times Olympic gold medalist Wang Meng out of the national short track speed skating team and disqualified her from competitions for her part in a brawl with her team manager last month.

Freida Pinto Rises Up in New "Planet of the Apes"

Pinto poses at the premiere of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood
Indian actress Freida Pinto got her big break when director Danny Boyle cast the ex-model as the love interest in the 2008 Oscar-winning hit "Slumdog Millionaire." Now, she's hitting silver screens in her first big-budget, effects-driven Hollywood movie.
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Gold bounces as Asian stocks dive; premiums steady

Gold edged up more than half a percent on Friday as investors used bullion to shelter from the storm engulfing financial markets on concerns that the United States may be facing another recession and Europe's debt crisis is spreading to some of its largest economies.
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Brazil's Cielo Filho gestures after winning men's 50m freestyle final at 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai

Brazilian Cielo weeps again after golden double

Brazilian Cesar Cielo's emotions again got the better of him on Saturday after he retained his 50 meters freestyle title to earn his second gold medal at the world swimming championships.
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Swimming-Sun Set to Sizzle Again in Shanghai Finale

China's Sun Yang could provide the perfect finale for the host country when he swims in the final of the men's 1500 metres freestyle on Sunday, the last individual men's event of the world swimming championships.
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Will Rachel Weisz Make it to Oscar Again?

Rachel Weisz of the Oscar fame for "Constant Gardener" was seen in an elegant red Valentino dress on Wednesday, 27 July 2011 at the Tribeca Grand Hotel, New York for a screening of the movie "The Whistleblower". The Cinema Society & Dior Beauty, along with DeLeio hosted the screening of "The Whistleblower."
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Sprint results disappoint, shares fall 16 percent

Sprint Nextel posted second-quarter profit margins well below Wall Street estimates, sending its shares down 16 percent as the No. 3 U.S. mobile provider still lost more subscribers than expected despite spending heavily to fight off rivals.
Lochte Beats Phelps

Lochte breaks record, Magnussen ends wait

Ryan Lochte became the first swimmer to break a long course world record since controversial polyurethane swimsuits were banned last year while James Magnussen ended a far longer Australian wait at the world championships Thursday.
Director Jon Favreau arrives for the world premiere of the movie "Cowboys & Aliens in conjunction with Comic Con in San Diego

"Iron Man" maker rustles up some "Cowboys & Aliens"

Before "Iron Man," writer/director/actor Jon Favreau was known mostly for indie movies ("Swingers") or lighthearted fare ("Elf"), but after his huge success bringing to life the superhero with a suit of high-tech armor, he became a go-to guy for big-budget, effects-driven Hollywood movies.
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Gold firms a touch, eyes on debt talks

Gold firmed a touch on Thursday, lifted by concerns over a potential U.S. debt default as lawmakers in Washington argued over deficit-cutting measures, and lingering fears that the euro zone debt crisis could spread.

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