Six Turkish soldiers have been killed and seven injured in a rocket attack on a navy base in the country’s south, state media reports. Suspected Kurdish rebels fired on a military vehicle carrying troops in the Mediterranean port of Iskenderun.
Archive for May, 2010
Cheryl Cole’’s psychic ‘helps her move on from Ashley’
May 31st, 2010 |
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Cheryl Cole is said to have found a new partner in dancer Derek Hough – thanks to her psychic.
The Girls Aloud star has known Gareth Francis, 45, for more than 10 years.
And it is believed that she checked with Francis before deciding to move on from love-rat husband Ashley, 29.
Cheryl is believed to have recently [...]
STI gains 0.5% to 2,752.60 at closing
May 31st, 2010 |
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Singapore’s Straits Times Index increased 0.5% to 2,752.60 at the close. Three stocks advanced for every two that fell on the 30-member gauge.
Shares on the measure trade at 13.6 times estimated earnings, compared with about 17.5 times at the beginning of the year, according to Bloomberg data. The following shares were among the most active in the market.
Ronan Keating planning to move in with blonde dancer lover?
May 31st, 2010 |
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Ronan Keating may be planning to move in with blonde dancer lover Francine Cornell, despite being married to wife Yvonne.
Earlier reports suggested that he had begged his wife to take him back and she had conceded.
However, the ‘Boyzone’ member may meet Cornell when he visits Australia as judge on ‘The X Factor’, sources say.
“I [...]
Katie Green goes topless in Portugal
May 31st, 2010 |
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English model Katie Green has been pictured sunbathing topless in Portugal along with some of her girlfriends.
Green, 22, whose habit of undressing in public cost her, her job with Ultimo last year, revealed she and her friends were out to have a good time.
“Portugal is gorgeous and sunny,†the Sun quoted her as saying.
“Me and [...]
Datapulse posts 57% fall in net profit to $1.4m in 3Q
May 31st, 2010 |
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Datapulse Technology, the total solution provider of CD and DVD services in the Asia Pacific region, reported that net profit decreased 57% for the third quarter results for the financial year 2010 (3QFY2010) to $1.4 million from $3.3 million (3QFY2009).
Singapore health sector growth prospects strong, says DMG
May 31st, 2010 |
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Khazanah Nasional’s partial takeover offer for Parkway Holdings (P27.SG) may throw spotlight on other Singapore healthcare companies with strong track record, says DMG, according to Dow Jones.
DMG notes while the move is unlikely to raise M&A hopes for other healthcare groups like Raffles Medical (R01.SG), Thomson Medical (5FV.SG) and Healthway Medical (5NG.SG), growth prospects for sector remain strong as these are primarily Singapore-focused players.
Madonna Celebrates As Gay Malawian Newlyweds Are Released From Jail
May 31st, 2010 |
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The Queen of Pop is thanking her fans for backing a campaign which called for the release of two gay men jailed in Malawi after the pair was freed from custody over the weekend.Madonna adopted two of her children, David and Mercy, from the African nation and is financing the construction of a girls’ [...]
Milley Cyrus too busy for collage
May 31st, 2010 |
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Hannah Montana fame singer star Miley Cyrus has in a recent radio interview said that she was too busy to attend collage. She was of the opinion that her carrier is more important right now then to go to the collage. But she may decide to continue education later in life.
She has said [...]
“Report should say cooperation is goodâ€
May 31st, 2010 |
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A new report by the Hague prosecutor doesn’t have to include the term “full cooperation†for EU to recognize the continuity of Serbia’s good cooperation. This is according to the head of the Serbian government office for cooperation with the Hague Tribunal, DuÅ¡an Ignjatović, who spoke for Tanjug news agency on Sunday.
Gary Coleman “Avenue Q†Character Will Remain Part Of Cast
May 31st, 2010 |
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Gary Coleman is keeping his address on Avenue Q. The off-Broadway play that features a character based on the former Diff’rent Strokes actor is planning to keep that character, despite the troubled star’s death of a brain hemorrhage in Utah last Friday.Avenue Q, which features both humans and puppets, is a show about twentysomethings living [...]
Sex and City 2 collects $13millions on opening day
May 31st, 2010 |
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Sex and City 2 was released in 3445 North American theaters on Friday, and it has collected $13 million on its opening day. Thus the movie continues its success when its first sequel was released in 2008.
Though the original movie from the studio’s New Line label had gathered $26 million two years back, [...]
Guillermo del Toro quits as director of The Hobbit movies
May 31st, 2010 |
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Guillermo Del Toro has resigned as director of the two The Hobbit movies.
The Mexican filmmaker, 45, will, however, help write the screenplays for the Lord of the Rings prequels.
“In light of ongoing delays in the setting of a start date for filming The Hobbit I am faced with the hardest decision of my life,” Stuff.co.nz [...]
Drug lord’s associate killed
May 31st, 2010 |
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A man died last night in Podgorica after he was wounded in a shooting in the seaside town of Kotor, Montenegro, said reports. The victim has been identified as Dragan Dudić.
Guillermo Del Toro Out As Director Of “The Hobbitâ€
May 31st, 2010 |
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Mexican-born lensman Guillermo Del Toro has dropped as director of the long-awaited theatrical premiere of The Hobbit movies, citing production delays, The Washington Post has learned.“In light of ongoing delays in the setting of a start date for filming “The Hobbit”, I am faced with the hardest decision of my life,” Del Toro told [...]
CCT pares gains; chance for short-term trade: JPMorgan
May 31st, 2010 |
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CapitaCommercial Trust (C61U.SG) fails to hold on to gains, now flat at $1.13 vs $1.15 earlier, says Dow Jones.
Singapore yards well placed for Petrobras jobs, says Nomura
May 31st, 2010 |
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Keppel Corp. (BN4.SG), Sembcorp Marine (S51.SG) offer the only meaningful exposure among Asian bidders to Brazilian oil giant Petrobras’ tender for 28 rigs, says Nomura, according to Dow Jones.
Now a vaccine to prevent breast cancer
May 31st, 2010 |
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Trial on mice has shown that a vaccine to prevent breast cancer is a possibility. American scientists have successfully experimented that the vaccine can save mice from developing breast cancer in them.
Now they plan to conduct trials on human also. However, it may take many years before any such vaccine is available for its [...]
Midas Holdings up as much as 3.9%; NPRT gets RMB1.14b contract
May 31st, 2010 |
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Midas Holdings (5EN.SG) was up as high as 3.9% at $0.935 vs $0.90 now (flat) on boost to orderbook as consortium led by company’s 32.5%-owned NPRT secures RMB1.14 billion ($235 million) contract to service Shanghai metro project.