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Amazon to produce 'Lord of the Rings' television series

(L-R) Actors Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Elijah Wood, and Sean Astin from the film trilogy 'Lord of the Rings' arrive for the 76th annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, US, February 29, 2004. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files  Amazon.com Inc has bought the global television rights to The Lord of the Rings, the company said on Monday, in what may be its biggest and most expensive move yet to draw viewers to its streaming and shopping club Prime. Amazon said it will produce a multi-
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Venezuela offers chocolates but little else to creditors

A woman counts Venezuelan bolivar notes at a vegetable street market in Caracas, Venezuela November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Marco Bello CARACAS: Venezuela?s socialist government gifted chocolates to creditors on Monday, but offered no firm proposals at a brief meeting in Caracas that left investors without a clear understanding of the government?s strategy to renegotiate $60 billion in debt. President Nicolas Maduro confused investors this month with a vow to continue paying Venezuela?s crippling de
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Oil steady near two-year highs, US supply increase caps rise

Refinery plants of Chambroad Petrochemicals are seen in Boxing, Shandong Province, China, May 10, 2016. REUTERS/Meng Meng/Files  NEW YORK: Oil prices held steady in a tight range Monday after briefly testing lower, with support from Middle East tensions and record long bets by fund managers balanced by rising US production. Brent crude futures settled down 36 cents, or 0.6 percent, at $63.16 a barrel while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures settled up 2 cents a barrel at $56.76.
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Weaker than ever, May faces test in UK parliament over Brexit plans

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/Files  LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May?s blueprint for Britain?s exit from the European Union faces a crucial test starting on Tuesday when lawmakers try to win concessions from a weakened leader on the government?s legislation to sever ties. It is yet another battle for May after scandals and gaffes that have brought questions about her leadership into the open. As many as 40
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Honduras accuses Football Australia of spying tactics by drone

Honduras accused Australia of spying on their training sessions with a drone on Monday, as tensions heated up ahead of Wednesday?s decisive World Cup playoff match. The Honduran National Football Federation (FENAFUTH) posted on Twitter 18 seconds of footage of a drone flying above Sydney?s Olympic Stadium, where the team trained after their long flight from central America. ?Australia spied on Honduras?s official training session from a drone, causing discomfort among the Honduran team and del
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Lebanon's Hariri shackled by bigger outside forces

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri is seen at the governmental palace in Beirut, Lebanon, October 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/File   BEIRUT: Nothing so encapsulated the political shackles in which Saad al-Hariri has operated as Lebanon?s prime minister as the way he resigned in a televised statement made from Saudi Arabia. Every major decision by the unlikely politician was determined by factors beyond his control. He entered politics after the assassination of his father back in 2005 and h
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Air raids on market kill 53 in north Syria town

ir strikes on a market killed at least 53 people, including children, in a town in northern Syria on Monday despite a "de-escalation zone" in place there, a monitor said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was not immediately clear whether the strikes on rebel-held Atareb had been carried out by Syrian warplanes, or those of Damascus´s ally Russia. The monitor said three strikes hit the town´s market, adding that five children were among the dead, as well as three po
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Chipotle denies link to 'Supergirl' actor's illness

Cast member Jeremy Jordan attends the premiere of 'The Last Five Years' in Los Angeles, US, February 11, 2015. REUTERS/Phil McCarten/Files  Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc on Monday denied allegations by actor Jeremy Jordan that eating at one of its restaurants landed him in the hospital. Jordan ? who plays Winn Schott on TV show Supergirl ? posted an Instagram video on Thursday of himself on a hospital bed, saying that food he ate at a Chipotle made him severely sick and that he ?almost died?, ac
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Sesame Street goes global to teach kids about money

Characters dressed up as the Cookie Monster and Elmo from Sesame Street stand in Times Square, New York, US, April 9, 2013. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Files NEW YORK: Translating money messages to 100 million kids around the world is not a feat for ordinary humans ? you need monsters. Elmo and Cookie Monster, to be specific. These two and their furry band of Muppets have been part of Sesame Workshop?s ?Dream, Save, Do? program ? a joint venture of Sesame Street and the MetLife Foundation. Ope
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Jordan switches on world's largest solar plant in refugee camp

A general view shows part of a new 15-million-euro solar plant ? funded by the German government ? that emits some 12.9 megawatts during its official inauguration at the Zaatari refugee camp, November 13, 2017. AFP/Khalil Mazraawi LONDON/ZAATARI: Jordan has turned on the world?s largest solar plant inside a refugee camp, providing renewable energy to nearly 80,000 Syrians, the United Nations refugee agency said on Monday. The 12.9-megawatt solar plant at Zaatari refugee camp, on the border of
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Sam Smith's 'The Thrill of it All' thrills all at Billboard 200 top spot

Singer Sam Smith arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California, US. February 28, 2016. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/Files  LOS ANGELES: Sam Smith?s The Thrill of it All scored the British singer?s first No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 album chart, edging out new releases by Maroon 5 and Blake Shelton, according to data from Nielsen SoundScan on Monday. With some 67,000 units sold, Taylor Swift?s latest single ?Call It What You Want? led the digital songs chart, which measures
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New blood pressure range means half of Americans have hypertension

Tighter blood pressure guidelines from US heart organizations mean millions more people need to make lifestyle changes, or start taking medication, in order to avoid cardiovascular problems. Americans with blood pressure of 130/80 or higher should be treated, down from the previous trigger of 140/90, according to new guidelines announced on Monday by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. At the new cutoff, around 46 percent, or more than 103 million, of America
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Greens hold out on climate in German coalition talks

A coal power plant is seen during a thunderstorm in the western city of Weisweiler, Germany, June 9, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender/Files  BERLIN: Environmental policy dominated negotiations on forming a new German coalition on Monday, as the Greens pushed their would-be partners for a quicker exit from coal power. Chancellor Angela Merkel?s conservatives, who lost seats in last month?s election, hope a deal with the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and the Greens will keep her in office, but
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Saudi anti-graft detainees will get due process: Saudi UN envoy

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Deputy UN Ambassador Jamal Jama Ahmed Abdulla Al Musharakh, Saudi Arabia UN Ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi, and Yemen UN Ambassador Khaled Hussein Mohamed Alyemany seen at the United Nations in New York, US, November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Michelle Nichols1 UNITED NATIONS: Saudi royal family members, officials, and businessmen arrested in an anti-corruption crackdown this month will be granted due process, Saudi Arabia?s UN Ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi said on Monday
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US court lets Trump travel ban go partially into effect

US President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement on immigration reform in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, US, August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Files WASHINGTON: A US appeals court in California on Monday let President Donald Trump?s latest travel ban go partially into effect, ruling the government can bar entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries with no connections to the United States. A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Cou
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London authorities failing people displaced by deadly fire: MP

A view of Grenfell Tower from the wealthy area of Holland Park in London, Britain, June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Files  LONDON: Hundreds of people displaced by a fire that killed about 80 people in London in June are still living in hotels or friends? houses because of a failure by local authorities to rehouse them, the member of parliament representing the area said on Monday. The 24-storey Grenfell Tower, a social housing block in a deprived area within the wealthy borough of Kensing
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World carbon emissions on the rise again: study

Water vapour billows from smokestacks at the incineration plant of Ivry-sur-Seine, near Paris, France, December 9, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/Files  BONN: World carbon emissions are set to rise 2 percent this year to a new record, scientists said on Monday, dashing hopes that global emissions had already peaked. Carbon emissions had been roughly flat from 2014-16, but will increase this year mainly due to a rise in China after a two-year decline, the scientists said. Their data ? present
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Sweden qualify as Italy miss out on FIFA World Cup

Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 60 years after being held to a 0-0 draw at home to Sweden, who booked a place at next year´s tournament in Russia with a 1-0 aggregate win on Monday. The Swedes survived wave after wave of Italian attacks in the second leg of their European playoff tie on a night of unremitting tension and drama at a disbelieving San Siro. Four-times champions Italy, who had not missed the World Cup since the 1958 finals in Sweden, penned the visi
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'Hijarbie' first hijab-wearing Barbie to honour US fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad

NEW YORK: American group Mattel unveiled its first ever hijab-wearing Barbie doll Monday in honour of US Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, who in 2016 became the first American Olympian to wear a headscarf while competing. The doll, part of the toymaker´s "Sheroes" collection, is dressed in fencing gear as well as the hijab. It will be on sale online from 2018, a spokeswoman told AFP. "We are so excited to honour Ibtihaj Muhammad with a one-of-a-kind Barbie doll! Ibtihaj continues to inspire w
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Wall Street ticks up as dividend payers rise, GE slashes payout

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files NEW YORK: US stock indexes rose on Monday as a sharp drop in General Electric shares was more than offset by gains in high dividend-paying sectors including consumer staples and utilities. General Electric slashed its dividend by 50 percent and cut its profit forecast while unveiling a plan that narrowed its focus on aviation, power and healthcare. Shares of the indust
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World leaders to meet under all-female co-chair team at Davos 2018

LEFT: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde attends a seminar to mark the 20th anniversary of the launch of IMF's Asia-Pacific Office, Tokyo, Japan, November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Files; CENTRE: Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg is seen at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/Files; RIGHT: Ginni Rometty ? the President and CEO of IBM ? takes part in a strategic and policy CEO discussion with US President Donald Trump
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Spain sees Russian interference in Catalonia separatist vote

Protesters hold the lights of their mobile phones during a demonstration called by pro-independence associations asking for the release of jailed Catalan activists and leaders, in Barcelona, Spain, November 11, 2017. REUTERS/Albert Gea  BRUSSELS: Madrid believes Russian-based groups used online social media to heavily promote Catalonia?s independence referendum last month in an attempt to destabilize Spain, Spanish ministers said on Monday. Spain?s defence and foreign ministers said they had
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First US trial opens in FIFA corruption probe

Lawyers defending three former soccer officials at trial on US corruption charges strove to distance their clients from a scandal that has engulfed the sport as they delivered opening statements to jurors on Monday. Juan Ángel Napout, formerly president of the South American soccer governing body CONMEBOL and Paraguay?s soccer federation, Manuel Burga, former president of Peru?s soccer federation and José Maria Marin, the former president of Brazil?s soccer federation are on trial in federal co
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US launches media fund for Hungary to aid press freedom

Reporters gather in the courtyard of a media outlet's office during a protest in Istanbul, Turkey, March 4, 2016. REUTERS/Kursat Bayhan/Zaman Daily/Files  The United States said on Monday it would fund rural media outlets in Hungary to help train and equip journalists in defence of an independent media it sees subject to growing pressure and intimidation. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has increased media control by legal changes, regulatory steps, and takeovers of outlets by business
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Took time to realize sex abuse by 'best', 'trusted' team doc: gymnast Raisman

Alexandra Raisman (Aly Raisman) of the United States competes on the beam during the Women's Team Final of 2016 Rio Olympics' Artistic Gymnastics, held in Rio Olympic Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/Files  Triple Olympic gymnastics champion Aly Raisman has said in an interview she did not realize at first that she had been treated inappropriately by a doctor accused of having sexually assaulted female gymnasts while he was the US team doctor. Speaking on
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