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Coming to America 2: Eddie Murphy Back, Empire Director to Helm

A sequel to the 1988 comedy classic Coming to America is officially in the works, with Eddie Murphy set to reprise his role as Akeem and Craig Brewer (Empire, Hustle & Flow) poised to direct. Reported by Deadline, Paramount Pictures, the studio responsible for the original film, is looking to feature much of the original cast […]

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Eurosceptic parties set to double seats in EU Parliament after May elections – poll

Anti-establishment parties across the EU are expected to receive a surge in popularity at the ballot box, as a poll released Saturday indicates voters tired of the Brussels status quo could lead to a doubling in Eurosceptic MEPs. Conducted by the German newspaper Bild between late February and early March, the poll surveyed over 9,500 […]

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‘Doomsday vault’ threatened by climate change

The site of the so-called ‘Doomsday vault’, designed to safeguard millions of the world’s most genetically important seed from nuclear war, asteroid strikes and other disasters, is at threat from climate change, a new report has warned.  Longyearbyen, the Arctic home of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, faces potentially devastating avalanches, rockfalls, and floods over […]

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April 22-24 Featured Five

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Throughout the 2016 softball season, the NFCA will feature some of the sport’s highest-profile contests in our “Featured Five” Games of the Week. Each weekly installment will be released on Thursday, providing live stat links, game notes, team info, social media accounts and any available broadcast links in hopes of becoming another reason […]

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Parisian taxi driver charged over Manchester United fan stabbing

A Paris taxi driver who allegedly stabbed a Manchester United fan in the chest after the club’s victory over Paris Saint-Germain last week has been charged with attempted murder, a judicial source said on Sunday.  Mike Jackson, 44, from Bolton, said in a Facebook post that he is slowly recovering after a “traumatic four days”.   […]

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Metro 2033 Movie Production Halted, Producers ‘Afraid of Setting It in Moscow’

Production on a film adaptation of the novel Metro 2033 has been halted after its screenwriters struggled to move its setting from a post-apocalyptic Moscow to Washington D.C. The rights to the film have reverted back to author Dmitry Glukhovsky, according to an interview he gave with VG247. MGM had previously acquired film rights back […]

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‘No Indian movie will be released’: Pakistan bans Bollywood films & ads after air raid

Pakistani Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry has ordered an embargo on all Indian-made films and advertisements, following India’s air strike in its territory on Tuesday. Chaudhry announced the boycott on Twitter. The ban is the latest setback in the always-fragile cultural relations between the two neighbors. India had already told its filmmakers not to […]

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Calgary Approves Livestock As Emotional Support Animals

CALGARY — Henrietta the hen and Porky the pig could soon be taking on new roles outside the farmyard in Calgary. Calgary city council has approved a bylaw amendment to issue permits for the use of livestock as emotional support animals. While dogs and cats are the most commonly owned emotional support animals, the amendment […]

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India says it has shot down another Pakistani drone in northern border state

India has shot down a third Pakistani drone since border tensions escalated following a terror attack on Indian soldiers and its retaliatory strike against militants inside the Islamic republic, which led to a mid-air dogfight. After the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) intruded in Indian airspace in the northern border state of Rajasthan, around 7.30pm on […]

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Mukhtar Mai, Pakistan’s gang rape survivor, vows she will not back down as she fights on for justice

A woman who was gang-raped on the orders of a village council to punish her brother has told how she has gone on to teach the children of her alleged attackers after setting up a school. Mukhtar Mai last week renewed her fight for justice when she went back to Pakistan’s supreme court to petition […]

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