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Rachel Bilson Sparkles on ‘Hart of Dixie
Minka Kelly rides a jet ski while filming Charlie’s Angels on Tuesday in Miami, Fla. The 31-year-old actress, who was joined on set by co-star Rachael Taylor, also performed CPR on an extra for another scene. Co-star Ramon Rodriguez recently dispelled rumors he was romantically linked to any of his cast mates, telling Extra, “No,…
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Number of Chinese billionaires on the rise
Publisher of luxury magazines and runner of a research institute — Forbes crowned machinery tycoon Liang Wengen as the nation s richest man. “Even though the stock market is going down, the wealth of the most successful people in China is going up,” Russell Flannery, Forbes senior editor and Shanghai bureau chief, told reporters. He…
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Seven killed as Syrians rally behind new opposition front
DAMASCUS: Seven Syrians were shot dead on Friday as thousands of people rallied against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad and in support of a newly formed opposition front, activists said. The fresh surge of violence came as Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Assad will have to give up power if he fails to implement…
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Afghan leader assails Pakistan for Taliban support
KABUL, Afghanistan: The Afghan president says Taliban insurgents ”can’t move a finger” without Pakistani support. Hamid Karzai spoke in an interview with the BBC that aired on Friday, the 10th anniversary of the US invasion. However, Karzai insists he doesn’t mean to reprimand Pakistan but is simply saying what both nations already know in the…
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Nepra announces higher tariff for wind power
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority announced on Thursday an enhanced upfront levelised tariff of 14.66 cents per unit for wind power projects. The tariff will apply to wind power projects with installed capacity of 5-250MW and those achieving financial close by Dec 31 next year. The increased tariff will be valid for the…