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(From Left) Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis stands with Best Actress Jennifer Lawrence, Best Supporting Actress Anne Hathaway, and Best Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz during the 85th Academy Awards on February 24 in Hollywood, California. AFP


‘Argo’ wins best picture on shared Oscars night

Ben Affleck’s Iran hostage drama “Argo” won the coveted best film Oscar on Sunday, as other key prizes were shared among several films at the 85th Academy Awards, Hollywood’s biggest night. Taiwan-born Ang Lee won best director for spectacular 3D fantasy “Life of Pi,” while Daniel Day-Lewis won a record third best actor trophy for “Lincoln” and Jennifer Lawrence was crowned best actress for “Silver Linings Playbook.”

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Karzai orders withdrawal of US special forces from two provinces

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered the withdrawal of US Special Forces from Wardak and Logar provinces within two weeks, accusing them of fuelling “insecurity and instability.” “In today's national security council meeting, Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered the ministry of defense to kick out the US Special Forces from Wardak and Logar provinces within two weeks,” presidential spokesman Aimal Faizi said during a press conference on Sunday. Faizi added that US forces and “illegal armed groups created by them” were causing “insecurity and instability” and harassing local people in the two provinces.

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Found: Prehistoric Indian Ocean mini-continent

Scientists said Sunday they had found traces of a micro-continent hidden underneath the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. The slab, dubbed Mauritia, was probably formed around 61-83 million years ago after Madagascar split from India, but eventually broke up and became smothered by thick lava deposits, they said. In a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience, scientists analysed beach sand on Mauritius that contained ancient zircons between 660 million and about two billion years old.

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