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French chefs whip up world record tiramisu
LYON, France (AFP) - Chefs rustled up the world's biggest tiramisu at a food festival in France on Friday, whipping buckets full of eggs, cream, sugar and cocoa into a tonne of the finger-licking Italian treat.
October 31, 2009, 4:52 am -
Harman eyes $1 billion from midmarket infotainment
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Harman International Industries Inc is targeting $1 billion in revenue from the global midmarket for infotainment systems in five years, its CEO said.
October 31, 2009, 5:23 am -
London show reveals sculpture's Wild Things
LONDON (Reuters) - An enormous robotic figure astride a drill, a sculpture of entwined lovers and the head of American poet Ezra Pound tell the tale of how three artists transformed British sculpture at the start of the 20th century.
October 31, 2009, 3:56 am -
SAfrica tourist arrivals hit record 9.5 million in 2008
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - South Africa received a record 9.5 million tourists in 2008, up 5.
October 31, 2009, 3:54 am -
Landlocked Mongolia flies flag on high seas
ULAN BATOR (AFP) - Inside a small office in Mongolia's capital Ulan Bator, Banzaragchaa Altan-Od fields calls from ship captains and ports around the globe -- an unusual job for someone in a landlocked nation.
October 31, 2009, 3:04 am -
Music legends rock the Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rock 'n' roll royalty held court on Thursday night as Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Sting and other music legends staged a marathon show to celebrate the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th anniversary.
October 31, 2009, 2:43 am -
Dawson expecting plenty of biff
Charlotte Dawson is used to dealing with bitch fighting on Australia's Next Top Model, but says boxing reality series The Contender is a whole new ball game.
October 31, 2009, 2:32 am -
Jackson collaborators seek debt payments
Michael Jackson's collaborators on Thriller say they are due more than $US2.3 million ($A2.51 million) from the singer's estate.
October 31, 2009, 2:31 am -
Springsteen, Wonder celebrate Rock Hall
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honours music's most treasured acts and Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder and others will appear for its 25th birthday concert.
October 31, 2009, 2:31 am -
'Best songs' excite Hoodoo Gurus
Aussie rockers Hoodoo Gurus say they have written and recorded the best songs of their career for their forthcoming album Purity of Essence.
October 31, 2009, 1:06 am -
Benji Madden enjoys being an uncle
Good Charlotte musician Benji Madden says seeing his brother Joel have kids has been an "education" for him and he hopes to have children of his own one day.
October 31, 2009, 1:05 am -
Dennis Hopper battling prostate cancer
Hollywood acting legend Dennis Hopper has cancelled a trip to Melbourne, saying he is focused on battling prostate cancer.
October 31, 2009, 1:03 am -
Washington Post profit rises, newspaper ads fall
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Washington Post Co posted a higher quarterly profit and a 2 percent increase in revenue on Friday on strength in its education and cable television units, while print advertising revenue at its flagship newspaper fell 28 percent.
October 31, 2009, 12:51 am -
Manhattan moves to Doha for Tribeca film festival
DOHA (AFP) - A part of Manhattan and Hollywood stars moved to Qatar with the glittering opening night of the inaugural "Doha Tribeca Film Festival."
October 30, 2009, 11:59 pm -
Eerie debtors' jail stars in London Museum revamp
LONDON (Reuters) - Feeling the pinch? If the bills keep coming and debts are starting to mount, take comfort from the fact that at least you cannot be jailed for owing money these days.
October 30, 2009, 10:26 pm -
Brendan Gleeson joins "The Guard"
LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - Brendan Gleeson is teaming with "Ned Kelly" screenwriter John Michael McDonagh to star in McDonagh's "The Guard," an Irish-set comedy thriller also featuring Don Cheadle, Mark Strong and Liam Cunningham.
October 30, 2009, 4:18 pm -
Nick Swardson gets Comedy Central series
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Comedy Central regular Nick Swardson, who played Terry Bernadino on "Reno 911!," has received his own sketch comedy series.
October 30, 2009, 4:17 pm -
Heath Ledger music video released
One of Heath Ledger's last projects before his death, a music video for a Perth rapper, has been posted on YouTube.
October 30, 2009, 4:08 pm -
Disney Channel reels in animated "Fish"
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Disney Channel has green-lighted "Fish Hooks," its first animated series in three years.
October 30, 2009, 4:05 pm -
Discovery Channel commissions "Airplane Repo"
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Discovery Channel is stocking up on more rough-and-tumble reality, picking up a series about airplane repo men and renewing its adventure-documentary series "Swords" for a second season.
October 30, 2009, 4:04 pm
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