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‘The Cove’, a single “Asia-focused” film that won Oscars

There were hardly any nominations of “Made in Asia” movies at the 82nd Academy Awards which were presented in Hollywood (USA) on Sunday. From 4 films that were nominated with Asia-focused topics, only a single film, The Cove could win the Oscar. The other three movies were- “Kavi”, “Burma VJ” and “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The [...]

“Project Runway” Season 7; “Models Of The Runway” Contestants Revealed

The cast of designers competing on the seventh season of Project Runway have been revealed!
The fashion competition, hosted by German catwalk maven Heidi Klum, will see the judges and designers returning to New York City, the home of the show for the first five seasons. Heidi will be joined by judges Nina Garcia and Michael [...]

Dozens missing in China landslide

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At least 53 people have been reported missing after a landslide struck a road-building crew in a remote area of south-west China’s Sichuan province.

Another 97 people were rescued after being trapped by the landslide, which struck at 0300 (1900 GMT Wednesday), China’s state Xinhua news agency said.

The landslide, triggered by heavy rains, has formed a lake several kilometres long, Xinhua said.

Heavy rains and floods have hit several areas of China in recent weeks. </p


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