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Tom Cruise took ‘freezing job’ as a kid to watch movies

Tom CruiseWashington, Dec 18 : Hollywood actor Tom Cruise has revealed that he was so desperate to watch his favorite actors on the big screen as a kid that he took a job bagging-up ice in a freezer.

The `Mission Impossible 3' actor revealed that he idolizes legendary actor Clint Eastwood and late actor Paul Newman, and went to work at just 8 to earn money in a bid to watch the legends light up the big screen.

Protesters march through Athens in anti-government protests

Greece FlagAthens - Hundreds of demonstrators battled rain on Thursday to march through the Greek capital and cities across the country against the conservative government's reforms and the recent police shooting of a teenager.

All flights to and from Athens' International Airport were halted for several hours due to a strike by air traffic controllers demanding a pay rise and greater job protection.

Airport employees were joined by civil service trade unions and students who rallied through Athens.

Tom Cruise, cast of ‘Valkyrie’ lightened up poking fun at Hitler on set

ValkyrieNew York, Dec 18 : `Top Gun' star Tom Cruise along with the cast of the movie `Valkyrie' have revealed that they lifted their mood on the set of the anti-Hitler film by abusing a bust of the Fuhrer.

"The more grim the tale, the more fun you have on the set, otherwise you go crazy," the New York Daily News quoted Bill Nighy, who plays Gen. Friedrich Olbricht, as telling at the flick''s NYC premiere night.

"If you are in a Nazi uniform, you''re tempted to do stupid and disgusting things in it, to dishonour [Nazis] as much as you can.

India's Sensex rises 3.72 per cent, closes above 10,000-point level

India's Sensex rises 3.72 per cent, closes above 10,000-point level New Delhi - India's benchmark Sensex index surged by over 350 points on Thursday buoyed by investor confidence after the country's inflation rate touched a nine-month low of 6.84 per cent.

The 30-share sensitive Sensex index of the Bombay Stock Exchange rose 361.14 points, or 3.72 per cent, to close at 10,076.43.

There was brisk buying in blue-chip stocks in the banking, realty, power and information technology sectors.

Tiger Woods gives caddie second chance after Phil Mickelson outburst

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Last statue of dictator Franco on horseback removed in Spain

Spain FlagSantander, Spain - The northern Spanish city of Santander on Thursday began removing a statue of General Francisco Franco, the last remaining one of the 1939-75 dictator on horseback which remained in a public place.

Under the 2007 Law of Historic Memory seeking to restore the honour of Franco's victims, tributes to the dictatorship have to be removed.

The Santander authorities said the statue would be placed in a future history museum.

The Association for the Recovery of Historic Memory (ARMH) representing Franco's victims welcomed the removal of the statue.

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