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China screens 'Star Wars' in cinemas for first time

China has become one with the Force by showing the original “Star Wars” film at cinemas for the first time, nearly four decades after it became a global hit and cornerstone of Western popular culture. The Shanghai International Film Festival is showing all six “Star Wars” films this week, including the first screenings in mainland Chinese theatres of the original trilogy, festival organisers said. In 1977 as foreign audiences followed

EU set to meet green energy goal but UK, Netherlands trail

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union is collectively on track to achieve its goal of sourcing a fifth of its energy from renewables by 2020, although Britain, the Netherlands and Luxembourg are currently lagging behind, the European Commission said on Tuesday. Renewable energy is expected to have accounted for 15.3 percent of total energy consumption in the EU last year, the Commission said, setting the bloc on