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Princess Eugenie downs beer with ketchup for Easter bet in Thai bar

Princess Eugenie downs beer with ketchup for Easter bet in Thai barLondon, Apr 14 : Princess Eugenie, daughter of Prince Andrew and Fergie, was seen dancing on tables after she downed beer with ketchup for an Easter bet with pals during a wild night in Thailand.

The 19-year-old Royal partied at the trendy Lizard Lounge club near Surin Beach in Phuket, where she is on a gap-year jaunt.

Seoul welcomes Security Council statement on North Korea

Seoul welcomes Security Council statement on North Korea Seoul - South Korea on Tuesday welcomed a statement by the United Nations Security Council condemning North Korea's rocket launch earlier this month. "North Korea will have to clearly recognize that the international community issued a stern and unified stance through the Security Council's presidential statement and refrain from provocative acts undermining the peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and North-East Asia," Foreign Ministry spokesman Moon Tae-young said.

Family of six killed in the southern Philippines

Family of six killed in the southern Philippines Manila - A family of six, including four children, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen who burned their house in a southern Philippine city in a bid to hide the crime, a regional police chief said Tuesday. Chief Superintendent Danilo Empredrad said the attack occurred before dawn Sunday while the family was asleep inside the house on the outskirts of Gingoog City in Agusan del Norte province, 795 kilometres south of Manila.

Empredad said the assailants barged into the house and shot the victims before burning the house.

Mobile data use surges 14-fold in two years in hi-tech Hong Kong

Mobile data use surges 14-fold in two years in hi-tech Hong Kong Hong Kong - Hong Kong people sent 14 times as much mobile data in January than they did in the same month two years ago, according to figures released Tuesday. The rise in the sending of mobile data from phones and hand-held computers also represented a four-fold increase on the figure from January 2008, the territory's telecommunications authority said.

People in the hi-tech city of 7 million are among the world's keenest users of mobile technology to transmit files, images and SMS messages.

Vegetable- and nut-intake and Mediterranean diet linked to lower heart disease risk

Vegetable- and nut-intake and Mediterranean diet linked to lower heart disease riskWashington, April 14 : Vegetable and nut intake and a Mediterranean dietary pattern seem to lower the risk of heart disease, according to a review of past studies.

However, the review also suggests that the consumption of trans-fatty acids and foods with a high glycemic index may be harmful to heart health.

Hillsborough disaster will never be forgotten

Hillsborough disaster will never be forgottenLondon - Liverpool Football Club, the city of Liverpool and the entire footballing community will come together on Wednesday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Hillsborough , the worst stadium-related disaster in the history of the sport in Britain. April 15, 1989, will live long in the memory for all Liverpool fans for it was the day when 96 men, women and children died, crushed against security fences inside Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough ground during their side's FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest.

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