Singer Miley Cyrus has a documentary coming out in which she says she was aiming to make history at the MTV VMA’s with her raunchy stage performance.
After two years as a runner-up, Oprah Winfrey has been named the most powerful celebrity in the world by Forbes.
Relaxing holidays with a sprinkling of sightseeing thrown in are the most popular type of vacation for people around the globe.
Tensions over a threat to burn the Qur’an and a proposed Islamic centre near Ground Zero marked the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
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/ 11 January 2007
British surgeons have condemned a plastic surgery lottery that offers winners money for face lifts, breast enlargements and tummy tucks. London-based Europa International is running what is thought to be the world’s first lottery for cosmetic surgery.
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/ 11 January 2007
Drinking tea can reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke but only if milk is not added to the brew, German scientists said on Tuesday. Research has shown that tea improves blood flow and the ability of the arteries to relax but researchers at the Charite Hospital at the University of Berlin in Mitte found milk eliminates the protective effect against cardiovascular disease.
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/ 18 December 2006
Cases of drug resistant tuberculosis are higher than previously estimated and three nations — China, India and Russia — account for more than half of all cases worldwide. Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis are strains of the disease that are resistant to at least two of the most important first-line drugs.
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/ 5 December 2006
Researchers are creating a global malaria map to tackle the killer disease by pinpointing the areas where it strikes most often. The map, the first in 40 years, is designed to spot mosquitoes carrying the malaria parasite and determine where they are likely to infect people so the best control and treatment strategies can be implemented.
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/ 15 November 2006
Deep-sea trawling is destroying underwater mountains teeming with marine life and causing irreparable damage to ecosystems, scientists warned on Wednesday.
Most of the underwater volcanic mountains, or seamounts, which contain deep-sea corals and are home to thousands of marine species, are in unregulated areas.
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/ 10 November 2006
Losing weight, cutting down on saturated fats, eating more fibre and exercising can make a difference when it comes to diabetes. Finnish researchers have shown that lifestyle changes not only reduce the odds of high-risk people developing Type 2 diabetes but can also postpone the onset of the illness.