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Sushma Swaraj attends unveiling ceremony of Nelson Mandela statue in New York

September 26, 2014 0

New York, Sept. 26 (ANI): Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is here to attend the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly, and is accompanying Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his maiden official five-day visit to the United States, attended the unveiling ceremony of a statue of former South African president Nelson Mandela here on Thursday.

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Low-budget talk-show host Skip E. Lowe dies at 85

September 26, 2014 0

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Skip E. Lowe, whose long-running public-access cable TV show gave him a cult following and provided inspiration for Martin Short’s unctuous, often inept talk-show host Jiminy Glick, has died in Los Angeles at age 85.

Study finds solar system’s water older than the sun

September 25, 2014 0
Surfer carries his board as he enters the water at Sydney's Narrabeen Beach on the first day of Spring

By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL Fla (Reuters) – Water found in Earth’s oceans, in meteorites and frozen in lunar craters predates the birth of the solar system, a study published on Thursday shows, a finding with implications for the search for life on other planets. Scientists have long debated whether the solar system’s water came from ice ionized during the formation of the solar system, or if it predated the solar system and originated in the cold interstellar cloud of gas from which the sun itself was formed. The study was published in this week’s issue of the journal Science. …

Grotesque, quirky ‘Boxtrolls’ find home on margins of animation

September 25, 2014 0
Cast members Ben Kingsley and Elle Fanning pose with Boxtroll characters at the premiere of "The Boxtrolls" at Universal Studios City Walk in Universal City, California

By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – As the hipsters of animation, Portland, Oregon-based Laika studios is not afraid to play on the fringe with its latest film “The Boxtrolls,” and its lead stars are not your average cute animated monsters. “We’re never going to make things that are middle of the road or inoffensive,” said Laika’s President Travis Knight. “The Boxtrolls,” out in U.S. theaters on Friday, makes stars out of its odd, grotesque little grunting green monsters who are named after the cardboard boxes they wear, such as Fish and Shoe. …

‘Edge of Eternity’ soars to top spot on U.S. bestsellers list

September 25, 2014 0
British author Ken Follett and his wife Barbara arrive for the screening of the German television production Die Saeulen der Erde in Berlin

NEW YORK (Reuters) – “Edge of Eternity,” the conclusion of author Ken Follett’s 20th-century trilogy, debuted at the top of the U.S. bestsellers list on Thursday. Data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors across the United States is used to compile the list. Hardcover Fiction 1. “Edge of Eternity” by Ken Follett (Dutton, $36.00) 2. “Personal,” by Lee Child (Delacorte, $28.00) 3. “Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good,” by Jan Karon (Putnam, $27.95) 4. “Festive in Death,” by J.D. Robb (Putnam, $27.95) 5. …