Unseen George Harrison lyrics go on display
Previously unseen George Harrison lyrics, found on the floor of the Abbey Road studios and dating back to 1967, have gone on display at the British Library. Written when Harrison was aged 23 or 24, the untitled song came from an era when the Beatles had stopped touring to spend more time in the studio... 
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3rd Annual DKMS Gala
NEW YORK: Singer Rihanna attends the 3rd Annual DKMS Gala benefit at Cipriani’s 42nd Street. DKMS is the world’s largest bone marrow transplant donor centre and uses its resources to fight against leukemia. ap
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Actor Kiefer Sutherland arrested, charged with assault
TV star Kiefer Sutherland was arrested by New York police and charged with assault for head-butting another man. The star of hit television show ‘24’ turned himself in to a police station in the Manhattan neighborhood of Soho and faces a minor assault charge for ‘head-butting’, according to a police...
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Screening of ‘The Brothers Bloom’
NEW YORK: Actress Rachel Weisz attends the Cinema Society screening of ‘The Brothers Bloom’. ap
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Here she comes: Saudi’s Miss Beautiful Morals
Sukaina al-Zayer is an unlikely beauty queen hopeful. She covers her face and body in black robes and an Islamic veil, so no one can tell what she looks like. She also admits she’s a little on the plump side.
But at Saudi Arabia’s only beauty pageant, the judges don’t care about a perfect figure...
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Festimode Fashion Show
Casablanca: A model displays a creation by Spanish designer Ana Locking during Festimode Fashion Show. reuters
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British store backs down in bra row
British retailer Marks & Spencer on Friday bowed to pressure to reduce the price of larger-sized bras, bringing them into line with the cost of smaller sizes.
The climbdown, announced in full-page advertisements in national newspapers, came after over 13,000 people signed an online protest and...
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New ‘The Simpsons’ stamps
Los Angeles: Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, signs a poster at the unveiling of the new ‘The Simpsons’ US postage stamps. reuters
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Google tightens bonds with YouTube users
Google is routing YouTube users further into the online search giant’s Internet world. People signing up for YouTube accounts automatically get matching Google accounts, YouTube software engineer James Phillips said in an official blog post announcing the new development. “We feel that by jointly connecting...
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Britain’s Sikh police want bullet-proof turbans
Sikh police officers in Britain want the government to develop bullet-proof turbans to allow them to serve as firearms officers without having to remove their headwear. Sikh officers are exempt from a legal obligation to wear crash helmets because of their religion’s requirement to wear a turban, but...
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Coughing judge sparks swine flu panic
A coughing Italian judge cleared a panicking courtroom when he told lawyers: “I’ve just got back from Mexico.” More than 30 attorneys in Rome told Judge Giovanni Barese they were boycotting the court and adjourning their cases because of fear of swine flu. One lawyer said: “The judge coughed a few times,...
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Don’t try teaching her new tricks
Chanel, the world’s oldest dog, celebrated her 21st birthday on Wednesday with a certificate from the Guinness Book of Records and a visit to a dog hotel and spa. The dachshund, a rescue dog from Port Jefferson in New York, wore an orange sweater and red goggles as her owner, Denice Shaughnessy, accepted...
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