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December 11, 2008 Thursday
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Golen Globes nominees unveiled

BEVERLY HILLS (California) - 'THE Curious Case of Benjamin Button' and 'Frost/Nixon' led the Golden Globes with five nominations each, among them best drama. 'Doubt' also got five, including four acting slots.

Other best-drama nominees Thursday: 'The Reader,' 'Revolutionary Road' and 'Slumdog Millionare.'

 
Suicide act turns real

AN ACTOR slit his throat on stage when the prop knife for his suicide scene turned out to be a real one.

Daniel Hoevels, 30, slumped over with blood pouring from his neck while the audience broke into applause at the 'special effect', the Guardian reported on Thursday.

What's on: Thurs' picks

Events and listings for Thursday.

'Lustful Madonna offends God'

SANTIAGO - POP star Madonna's antics are lustful, a stain on humanity and offensive to God, a retired Roman Catholic cardinal said on Wednesday during a mass for the late Chilean military dictator Gen Augusto Pinochet.

Madonna performed in Santiago on the Latin American leg of her Sticky and Sweet Tour to promote her album 'Hard Candy.'

 
Kidman wows at premiere
Jerry Lewis to get Oscar award
Martin shows twin's photos
Bad year for US broadcasters
Jackson to auction white glove
'Milk' named best picture
Britney Spears is ringmaster
On Jack Neo
Miuccia Prada honoured
Actors to issue strike ballots
Police break up Madonna 'camp'
 

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    • commented

    1 Lions to beef up lumbering defence
    2 Singapore not ruling out nuclear power
    3 English for maids, but not front-line staff?
    4 We don't need new national 'narrative'
    5 Service staff must know basic English
    6 S'poreans should come last
    7 Those of us who smoke: Don't treat us as subnormal human beings
    8 We'll get him one day
    9 PM does not expect global depression
    10 Making sense of a senseless murder

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