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'Star Trek' boldly goes to top of US box office LOS ANGELES: "Star Trek: Into Darkness" soared at warp speed to the top of the US box office, smashing blockbuster sequel "Iron Man 3" off of first place after two weeks there, industry figures showed Monday.The latest installment of the cult science fiction phenomenon starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto took in $70.2 million on its debut weekend, according to industry tracker Exhibitor Relations.That's roughly double what runner up "Iron Man 3" -- the comic book superhero flick featuring Robert Downey Jr., which had topped the box office on its first two weekends in theaters -- made with $35.8 million."The Great Gatsby," starring Leonardo DiCaprio in Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of the literary classic, took third place with $23.9 million.Fourth, and far behind at $3.2 million, was action-comedy "Pain and Gain," about bodybuilders caught up in a botched kidnapping scheme.Fifth place went to stone-age cartoon "The Croods" at just over $3 ...


Denmark takes Eurovision crown MALMOE: Twenty-year-old barefoot singer Emmelie de Forest was the toast of Denmark on Sunday after winning this year's Eurovision Song Contest in the Swedish city of MalmoeHer song, "Only Teardrops" confirmed its status as the bookmakers' favourite to register a comfortable win at Saturday night's finals, scoring 281 points at a glittering ceremony watched by millions of viewers.Azerbaijan was the runner-up on 234 points, followed by Ukraine with 214 points. "Europe adores Emmelie," Denmark's tabloid ...

Musical world celebrates Wagner's 200th birthday BAYREUTH: Opera houses the world over are scrambling to pay tribute to Richard Wagner, the controversial German composer often referred to as Hitler's favourite, who would have turned 200 this year.More has purportedly already been written about Wagner than any other artist and composer in history, but publishers are churning out countless new biographies, critical studies and books. Magazines and daily newspapers are bursting with reviews, interviews and articles, while a plethora of new and ...

Sanjay Dutt held in 'terrorist' jail cell: report NEW DELHI: Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt, who is in jail for arms possession, is being held in a cell built for militants where he cannot see daylight and wants to be transferred, a report said Saturday.Dutt, 53, surrendered on Thursday to serve out the remaining three-and-a-half years of a five-year term in a case linked to deadly 1993 Mumbai bombings.Dutt's lawyer, Rizwan Merchant, has demanded the transfer of the actor whom he said was being ...

Native American actress proud to walk Cannes red carpet CANNES: Native American actress Misty Upham never dreamt she would be walking the red carpet at Cannes to showcase a film shot on her reservation.Upham features in "Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian", focused on the relationship between World War Two veteran Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot, and Georges Devereux, his psychoanalyst.Upham said like Picard, played by Puerto Rican actor Benicio Del Toro, she is Blackfeet, the largest tribe in Montana state. She ...

Putin to Pope John Paul II: Depardieu MOSCOW: French actor and newly-minted Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu on Saturday compared President Vladimir Putin to the late Pope John Paul II and said the ex-KGB agent was what Russia needed as a leader.Depardieu is preparing to shoot a new film in Moscow and the Chechen capital Grozny a city rebuilt from the ground up after nearly two decades of war as he settles in to his new role as global ambassador of Russian culture.The ...

Priyanka to play Saif's leading lady? KARACHI: Bollywood superstars Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor are reportedly famous for their rivalry since their super-hit film ‘Aitraaz.’ It is rumored that Begum Pataudi will now have to share her husband, Saif Ali Khan with her competitor Priyanka Chopra on screen. According to Indian media sources, Saif and Priyanka will work together for the first time in an upcoming film directed by famous directors Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK of ‘Go Goa Gone’. It ...


 



 
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Banking Review 2012

Annual2011/12
Foreign Debt $65.562bn
Per Cap Income $1,372
GDP Growth 3.7%
Average CPI 10.08%
MonthlyApril
Trade Balance $-1.779 bln
Exports $2.130 bln
Imports $3.909 bln
WeeklyMay 20, 2013
Reserves $11.601 bln