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'Twilight' sequel a bleeding money-maker

Actor Robert Pattinson arrives at the afterparty for the premiere of Summit Entertainment's
AFP - 2 hours 30 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - The "Twilight" vampire romance sequel "New Moon" raked in 140.7 million dollars in its premiere weekend, a spectacular showing for the cult series, Exhibitor Relations said Sunday. More »

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    Reuters - Monday, November 23

    Smash "Twilight" sequel enters record books

  • Actor Robert Pattinson, star of the new film

    Smash "Twilight" sequel enters record books

    Reuters - Monday, November 23

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The "Twilight" sequel scored the third-biggest opening weekend of all time at the North American box office on Sunday, as millions of young women swooned over the complex love triangle involving a high school girl, a vampire and a werewolf.

  • Jackson, Swift face off at American Music Awards

    AP - Monday, November 23

    LOS ANGELES - It's the country cutie versus the King of Pop at this year's American Music Awards.

  • Lebanese women sit on a bench in front of a poster announcing the opening of a Christian Dior shop in downtown Beirut on November 5. Brimming with style, Beirut is regaining its reputation as a shoppers' paradise, with luxury labels such as Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton among a slew of shops opening in the city's renovated souks.

    Beirut sets out to woo back shoppers

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    BEIRUT (AFP) - - Brimming with style, Beirut is regaining its reputation as a shoppers' paradise, with luxury labels such as Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton among a slew of shops opening in the city's renovated souks.

  • A sign on display at the Nations Gunshow in Chantilly, Virginia. Recession-stoked fears of rising crime and tougher gun laws under a Democratic government are sending US gun sales sky high, and big crowds at the Chantilly Gun Show this weekend proved it once again.

    Pistols, Tasers, assault rifles sell fast at US show

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    CHANTILLY, Virginia (AFP) - - Recession-stoked fears of rising crime and tougher gun laws under a Democratic government are sending US gun sales sky high, and big crowds at the Chantilly Gun Show this weekend proved it once again.

  • A woman looks at a sequined glove that once belonged to the late pop star at the MJ46 Japan Tour, an exhibition showcasing various Michael Jackson items, in Tokyo November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

    Jackson's glove sells for $350,000 at auction

    Reuters - Sunday, November 22

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  • A Pakistani man is seen looking at Buddha sculptures at a museum in Peshawar. Archaeologists warn that the Taliban are destroying Pakistan's ancient Gandhara heritage and rich Buddhist legacy as pilgrimage and foreign research dries up in the country's northwest.

    Taliban suffocate Pakistan Buddhist heritage

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    TAXILA, Pakistan (AFP) - - Archaeologists warn that the Taliban are destroying Pakistan's ancient Gandhara heritage and rich Buddhist legacy as pilgrimage and foreign research dries up in the country's northwest.

  • Hair is displayed for sale in Justino Delgado's natural hair store in Madrid. With the economic crisis, more and more Spanish women are selling their hair to make ends meet, delighting Delgado, who exports it for wigs and extensions

    Crisis forcing hard-up Spaniards to sell their hair

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    MADRID (AFP) - - Cash-strapped Spaniards are pulling their hair out over the economic crisis -- literally.

  • A father and child stop to look at the Christmas display at Macy's department store in New York. US retailers are taking desperate measures to spark holiday sales in the face of what promises to be another troubled year-end shopping season.

    Desperate retailers seek holiday season rescue

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - US retailers are taking desperate measures to spark holiday sales in the face of what promises to be another troubled year-end shopping season.

  • Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala

    AP - Sunday, November 22

    DETROIT - Black ties and gowns filled a ballroom Saturday in a big-bucks salute to Detroit-style royalty _ the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock.

  • International Emmys to honor David Frost

    AP - Sunday, November 22

    NEW YORK - British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers.

  • Botswana tries spicy solution to keep elephants at bay

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    GABORONE (AFP) - - Tourists love to watch herds of elephants trekking across Botswana's famed Okavango Delta, but nearby farmers watch in dismay when the animals trample their crops, leaving them little to eat.

  • Actress Susan Sarandon attends a screening of Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans at the SVA Theater on November 8 in New York City. Sarandon was on Saturday honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Stockholm film festival.

    Sarandon gets lifetime achievement award at Stockholm film fest

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    STOCKHOLM (AFP) - - American actress Susan Sarandon was on Saturday honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Stockholm film festival.

  • The logo of social networking website 'Facebook' is displayed on a computer screen in London inr 2007. Facebook can be a double-edged sword, a Canadian woman learned when an insurance company cut her health benefits, claiming she was healthy after seeing pictures of her smiling in bikini at the beach.

    Smiling on Facebook costs Canadian her insurance

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    MONTREAL (AFP) - - Facebook can be a double-edged sword, a Canadian woman learned when an insurance company cut her health benefits, claiming she was healthy after seeing pictures of her smiling in bikini at the beach.

  • French designer Celine Boulud holds a chihuahua named Edgar at her boutique for dogs

    French designer wolfs down US doggy rags

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    LYON, France (AFP) - - France may well be the world's fashion capital, but when it comes to suiting up pooches, America does it best.

  • US sculptor John David Mooney walks out of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican after Pope Benedict XVI met with some 260 artists.

    Pope in landmark meeting with artists in Sistine Chapel

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    VATICAN CITY (AFP) - - Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday sought to boost ties between the Roman Catholic Church and the art world as he met with dozens of artists in the Vatican's illustrious Sistine Chapel.

  • Swedish soprano Soderstrom dies

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    STOCKHOLM (AFP) - - The Swedish soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom has died at the age of 82, the Royal Swedish Opera announced on Saturday.

  • Actors Kristen Stewart (L) and Robert Pattinson arrive at the afterparty for the premiere of Summit Entertainment's

    'Twilight' sequel breaks opening day record: report

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - All the hype surrounding the "Twilight" vampire romance sequel is scoring big at the box office, with industry reports estimating Saturday it took in the largest opening-day receipts on record.

  • British singer Robbie Williams thanks the audience after his free concert in Berlin October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

    Singer Robbie Williams to court investors: report

    Reuters - Sunday, November 22

    LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Robbie Williams may sell the right to half his future album, touring and sponsorship earnings in a 50 million pound ($83 million) deal, one of his managers was reported to say on Saturday.

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