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Albert Einstein’s bitter feud with estranged wife revealed in letter

Albert Einstein’s bitter feud with estranged wife revealed in letterLondon, Dec 12 : A letter revealing the bitter feud between Albert Einstein and his estranged wife is set to go on sale at Heathrow.

In the letter dated December 12, 1914, Einstein criticises his estranged wife Mileva Maric for not sending on his greetings to their sons Hans Albert and Eduard.

It reads: "Greetings from me to the children do not seem to be passed on, otherwise they would have sent greetings to me."

Strong rain calms down Greek protests

Athens  - Police recorded the calmest night since the outbreak of violence after a fatal police shooting of a teenager last weekend, Greek state radio said Friday.

There were no reports of rioting during the night, the protests dampened by heavy rains falling across Greece.

The results of the ballistic examination of the bullet which killed 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos on Saturday are expected to be released Friday. The policeman who shot the boy remains in custody in a high-security prison in the Athens suburb Korydallos.

New student rallies were planned for Friday and Monday.

Obama Picks Daschle to Head Health Reforms

U.S. will provide $5 million more for cyclone hit people of Myanmar

U.S. will provide $5 million more for cyclone hit people of MyanmarCyclone Nargis took life of 1,40,000 people and rendered 8,00,000 homeless. International agencies are helping people to Myanmar to rebuild their lives.

The U.S. first lady Laura Bush said on Wednesday that Washington plans to provide $5 million more in disaster relief in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. The United States had already sent about $75 million in relief.

Shareholders deny capital cut but say they may fund Hynix

Seoul  - Leading shareholders of money-losing Hynix Semiconductor Inc on Friday denied market rumours of a Hynix capital reduction.

Instead, they revealed a possible attempt to raise capital for the world's second-largest manufacturer of computer memory chips after Samsung Electronics Co.

Creditors said that despite the revenue loss, Hynix stands on a risk-free capital base that may invite a capital raise.

"We've never discussed capital reduction," the shareholders' committee said in a statement.

Hynix has been talking with its five top shareholders, who own 36 per cent of its shares, among them the Korea Exchange Bank and the Korea Development Bank.

Fertility drugs can increase risk of womb cancer

Fertility drugs can increase risk of womb cancerRecent research has shown connection between fertility drugs and increased risk of womb cancer in women. A research team led by Dr Ronit Calderon-Margalit at Hadassah-Hebrew University in Jerusalem studied the effects of these drugs by comparing cancer incidence in 15,000 Israeli women 30 years after they gave birth.

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