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| Wednesday, March 25, 1998
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It's as good as it gets for Titanic at the Oscar pageant
It was Titanic all the way at the Oscars yesterday. Titanic won a record-tying 11 Oscars including best picture, director and song, while Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt took top acting honours as the misanthropic writer and the waitress who softens his heart in As Good As It Gets.
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Howzzat! Lanka's match of the year is between schools
It is one of the biggest events on Sri Lanka's cricket calendar. In the past, the Parliament has been known to adjourn for it. Entire offices wear a deserted look and employees may be found at the venue of the match, live commentary is broadcast over the main state-owned radio channel. In case you are wondering, it's an inter-school cricket match.
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A new drug for cancer thick with promise
Scientists have wiped out hard-to-treat tumors by using a cancer drug trapped in a mixture as thick as honey. The syrupy liquid kept the drug right on working in the tumor instead of leaking away. So far, the strategy has worked mostly with tumors in the mouth and throat, but it might also work against cancers in the liver and recurrences of breast tumors.
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Beyond the boundaries
Neela Bhagwat and Shruti Sadolikar-Katkar, have very little in common. The former is a feminist who sees her music as a medium for establishing an "alternative culture". The latter looks at music as a spiritual experience. But as these two women come together on a single platform, their differences, in background and approach, melt and merge.
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