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Ben Affleck, Matt Damon may reunite on big screen

Ben AffleckLondon, Apr 1 : Hollywood actor Ben Affleck is planning to reteam with best pal Matt Damon for a new film.

The duo, who won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for 1997 drama Good Will Hunting, have been busy working on their own projects.

And are now planning to reunite on the big screen to spend some quality time together.

"Supposedly we''re doing this thing next year (10),” the Daily Star quoted Affleck as telling People magazine.

Kenya to move 2.5 million orphans from care homes to relatives

Kenya to move 2.5 million orphans from care homes to relatives Nairobi - Authorities in Kenya plan to offer around 2.5 million orphaned children a "normal" life, by removing them out of institutions and placing them with relatives, reports said Wednesday.

The government was working on a programme aimed at eliminating the need for children to grow up in orphanages by linking the orphans and their relatives, The Standard newspaper said.

Miley Cyrus pinning for hometown Tennessee

 Miley Cyrus pinning for hometown TennesseeWashington, Apr 1 : Miley Cyrus is feeling homesick, and is thinking of moving back to her native Tennessee.

The teen starlet and her family shifted to Los Angeles from Nashville, so that she could pursue her acting career.

However, the 16-year-old actress has admitted that she pines for her hometown.

And one big reason to miss home is that she recently visited the place to shoot Hannah Montana: The Movie there.

Insomnia with short sleep duration linked to hypertension risk

Insomnia Washington, Apr 1 : Chronic insomnia with short sleep duration is an independent and clinically significant risk factor for hypertension, according to a new study.

In the study, researchers found that participants with insomnia and an objectively measured, severely short sleep duration of less than five hours had a risk for hypertension that was 500 percent higher than participants without insomnia who slept more than six hours.

People with insomnia and moderately short sleep duration of five to six hours had a risk for hypertension that was 350 percent higher than normal sleepers.

Sensex Up 66.36 Pts At 9,774.86; Ranbaxy, HDFC, DLF, RCom Surge

 Sensex Up 66.36 Pts At 9,774.86; Ranbaxy, HDFC, DLF, RCom Surge The Sensex continued to trade strong on constant buying activity witnessed across frontline stocks.

The top performers of the day were realty, IT, consumer durables and metal stocks, where healthcare remained weak.

Secondline stocks were also in public interest. 

Mirroring strong buying action, BSE Midcap and Smallcap index also gained 1.45% and 2.36% respectively. 

Sudan's al-Bashir arrives in Saudi Arabia

Sudan's al-Bashir arrives in Saudi Arabia Riyadh - In his fifth trip abroad since an international court issued a warrant for his arrest, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Saudi Arabia's official press agency reported.

The Sudanese president will perform the Omrah, a form of Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. The trip is the latest in a regional tour al-Bashir began soon after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of crimes against humanity on March 4.

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