Underwood a steady hitmaker after meteoric rise (AP)
AP - After three years, Carrie Underwood is no longer the country newcomer on a meteoric rise.
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Body of SAfrican singer Makeba’s to return home: official (AFP)
AFP - The body of singing legend and activist Miriam Makeba, who died in Italy aged 76, will return home to South Africa, where tributes continued to pour in Tuesday for “Mama Africa.”
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Kazakh comedy wins movie award (Reuters)
Reuters - A Kazakh comedy about a family coping with the harsh life of sheep and goat herding on a barren landscape took top honors at the second annual Asia-Pacific Screen Awards on Tuesday.
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Will Smith’s Karate Kid Ready for Remake (E! Online)
E! Online - No (karate) kidding, Daniel-san: Nepotism is alive and well in Hollywood.
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Roger Moore dislikes the more violent James Bond (Reuters)
Reuters - Movie audiences nowadays expect scenes of graphic violence in James Bond movies, unlike when Roger Moore played the super spy with a tongue-in-cheek humor, the actor believes.
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