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  Top North American movie theatres slash capacity over virus

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 10:57pm on March 14, 2020

  North America’s top movie theatres will reduce capacities by half over the coronavirus pandemic to allow ‘social distancing’ between customers, the companies said Friday. AMC...

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  ‘Bad Boys’ do well, leading North American box office

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 10:51pm on January 20, 2020

  It took Sony 17 years, but the latest ‘Bad Boys’ sequel appears to be paying off, taking in an estimated $59.2 million for the start...

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  ‘Star Wars’ stays aloft to again top North America box office

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 10:30pm on December 30, 2019

  ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ stayed on a strong glide path in North American theaters, taking in an estimated $73.6 million for the three-day...

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  ‘Maleficent’ sequel scares up a box-office lead in N.America

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 12:00am on October 22, 2019

  Disney’s new ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ topped the North American box office for the weekend with an estimated take of $36 million despite falling far...

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  ‘Joker’ tops North American box office for second week

  Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 12:00am on October 16, 2019

  Warner Bros.’ ‘Joker’ laughed all the way to the box office again this weekend as it took $55.9 million in North American movie theatres, industry...

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  ‘IT’ stays atop North America box office

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 12:00am on September 18, 2019

  Horror film ‘IT Chapter Two’ stayed atop the North American box office at the weekend, but the buzzy new Jennifer Lopez movie ‘Hustlers’ notched a...

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  Imperialism in a coffee cup

  John Smith | Updated at 12:00am on July 21, 2019

  MAINSTREAM politics in Europe and North America is increasingly divided into two hostile camps: on one side are conservative reactionaries who glorify imperialism and wish...

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  2b people lack access to healthy food: UN

  Reuters . Rome | Updated at 12:00am on July 16, 2019

  More than 2 billion people lack access to healthy food, putting them at risk of health problems — and many of them live in North...