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Melbourne, June 23 : Sleep while you fly - that's the inspiration behind a new range of airplane seats designed by a British designer.

Emil Jacob believes while it isn't possible to extend the horizontal space in a plane, going vertical might just do the trick for passengers.

The source of inspiration for Jacob, a financial data analyst who also runs Jacob-Innovations LLC, was his own experience trying to sleep in long flights.

London, June 23 : Cameron Diaz has unveiled her star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

The star, however, suggested that the honorary star actually brings actors to the ground.

Washington, June 23 : A father, who changes his baby''s diapers and keeps a check on the child''s day to day activities, is more likely to be more involved in the kid''s school years as well, according to a University of Illinois study.

The study explores the role of parent involvement on student achievement.

Washington, June 23 : While President Barack Obama continues to struggle with his addiction to cigarettes; he has signed the tobacco regulation measure into law for the cause of health care reform.

Calling it "a victory for bipartisanship" and "a victory for health care reform," President Obama signed the law this afternoon during a Rose Garden ceremony attended by anti-smoking groups and members of Congress.

Washington, June 23 : The mechanism behind how carbohydrates are synthesised from small sugar units has shed new light on a promising way to target new medicines against tuberculosis, revealed a new study.

While working with components of the tuberculosis bacterium, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison identified an unusual process by which the pathogen builds an important structural carbohydrate.

Melbourne (Australia) June 23 : Racial attack on Indian students in Australia continued, with latest victim being M A Khan, studying at the Victoria Institute of Technology (VIT).

This was the 15th attack on Indian students in Australia in less than one month.

The 20-year-old student from Hyderabad, pursuing the Hospitality Management from the last one year in the VIT, was attacked by two un identified men near a railway station in eastern suburb of Melbourne. He was admitted to a local hospital.