Earthquakes and storms hit various regions amid harsh weather
Earthquake in Indonesia's Sumbawa injures two and damages over 500 buildings, leaving nearly 2,000 homeless. Turkey reports 1 death and five injuries after a 6.5 quake near Pulumar. tremors felt across Croatia, Venezuela, Hawaii, New Zealand, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Japan. A severe India cold snap becomes a national calamity with over 2,250 dead across several nations. Oil spill fouls Belgian beaches after the sunken ship Tri Color collision. birds rescued. Cyclones Beni Cilla Fari affect Solomon Islands Fiji Madagascar and Tonga. United Arab Emirates hit by a major sandstorm. Peruvian floods tied to El Niño. Cyprus faces a rare tornado in Limassol. English swine regulations updated to ease boredom.
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Britney Spears and Colin Farrell Seen Together at Premiere
Colin Farrell and Britney Spears arrived at The Recruit premiere in Hollywood looking like a couple with Farrell’s arm around Spears outside the screening. Rumors swirled after a prior nightclub sighting in Los Angeles as an insider claimed they shared a moment and both felt attraction.
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Nice guys finish first for Rob Lowe in TV reshuffle
Rob Lowe may not bow out of The West Wing quietly as February ends. Ratings drops have prompted Wing creator Aaron Sorkin to reclaim substantial writing duties for Lowe. A potential Lyon's Den on NBC would pay about twice his Wing weekly rate of 75 000 dollars.
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O'Toole defers honorary Oscar amid Oscar ceremony doubt
Peter O'Toole, aged 70, asks the Academy to defer an honorary Oscar until he turns 80. He has seven Oscar nominations without a win and has not yet decided if he will attend the March 23 ceremony to collect the award. Academy officials had not received a definite reply.
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Donaldson Circulates for MSNBC Talk Show
Veteran ABC News reporter Sam Donaldson is in talks with MSNBC about a potential prime time talk show. No deal is imminent as he focuses on his ABC News radio program after losing This Week to George Stephanopoulos. His TV appearances have been rare.
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Uptown Girl Worried About Billy Joel Driving With Daughter
Christie Brinkley expressed concern for ex husband Billy Joel’s driving after a weekend crash in the Hamptons where Joel’s Mercedes hit a tree. Brinkley cited a pattern of accidents and noted their 17 year old daughter Alexa had been in proximity. Joel had a prior non serious crash in East Hampton last June.
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Today’s Birthday Celebrities List
Notable birthdays include Carol Channing Suzanne Pleshette Harry Wayne Casey Phil Collins Johnny Rotten Anthony LaPaglia Kelly Lynch Minnie Driver Portia de Rossi and Justin Timberlake. The group spans acting music and performance with varied career highlights and longtime fan bases.
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