Internet cat celeb on full-length film

As has been widely noted, cats are some of the Internet’s biggest stars. Maru, for example, the fluffy, box-loving cat from Japan, boasts an extensive oeuvre of YouTube videos that have garnered more than 170 million hits over the past several years.

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Marine unit en route to Sudan to secure US Embassy

15 September FOX News

A U.S. official says an elite Marine rapid response team is headed to Sudan in the wake of violence and protests against the embassy in Khartoum. The deployment comes as Sudanese police opened fire on protesters trying to climb the walls of the U.S. Embassy.

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Italy still in "deep recession" -Study

15 September Xinhua

Italy's economy will shrink by 2.4 percent this year and will drop by 0.6 percent in 2013, leading industrial association Confindustria forecast in a report . According to the influential association, there is "heightened uncertainty" as Italy remains "in a deep recession and signs of reversing the trend are not strong.

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