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Mini reviews of movies currently in theaters (Denver Post)
Now showing Here are selected minireviews of films in theaters, listed alphabetically.

"Madagascar" debuts with $63.5 million (The Indiana Gazette)
LOS ANGELES - Families herded into movie theaters for another trek with stranded zoo animals as the animated sequel ``Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'' led the weekend with a $63.5 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Nigeria: Child Labour - a Threat (AllAfrica.com)
Many tender children are engaged in private and commercial labour, doing works beyond their age when they should be at school. CHRISTIANA ESEBONU looks at the case of child labour and its implications for personal and national development.

Madagascar sequel lives up to original (Great Falls Tribune)
"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" is a fun movie not only for children but adults and teens as well. Sequels are usually quite disappointing, but this was a pleasant surprise. With new characters, a fresh story and a new setting, this movie managed to be as good as the first, if not better.

Pakistan agrees to a $7.6 billion loan package with the International Monetary Fund but the failed nation has little ... (India Daily)
Pakistan agreed to a $7.6 billion loan package with the International Monetary Fund, to help the south Asian country avert defaulting on its debt with the first such program in four years.