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Madonna’s ‘biggest’ fan threatens to kill Guy

Pop diva MadonnaWashington, November 3: Guy Ritchie has found himself in the hit list of his estranged wife Madonna’s “biggest” fan, who has reportedly threatened to kill him.

The 40-year-old filmmaker had to call in security on the sets of his upcoming flick ‘Sherlock Holmes’ after a rampant fan “devoted” to the ‘Queen of Pop’ allegedly started waving a 12-inch blade in search of the director.

According to Britain''s Sunday Mirror newspaper, as the teen was being towed away, he yelled “I''m Madonna''s biggest fan! Where''s Guy? I''m going to kill him!”, according to reports.

Pak quake survivors beg for shelter as winter sets in

Peshawar, Nov 3: The quake-hit people in Balochistan are begging for shelter from the Pakistani authorities ahead of the winter season.

A strong earthquake of 6.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale had struck the province on Wednesday, killing at least 215 people and destroying thousands of mud houses.

The epicentre was in Ziarat – a picturesque valley where night-time temperatures have falling below freezing.

“We’ve got food, we’ve got relief, but we don’t have tents which can save our children from the cold,” said Rehmat Kakar, a 70-year-old farmer standing by the rubble of his house in Wam Khazi village.

Maternity tourist boom brings midwife crisis to Hong Kong

Hong Kong - Like most things from the cradle to the grave in Hong Kong, it used to be simply a question of money. If you had it, then a bed in a maternity ward at a private hospital was yours. Hong Kong's birth rate was falling, and maternity care was very much a buyer's market.

But things have changed dramatically in the past five years. Now women opting to give birth in one of Hong Kong's private hospitals have to book their beds as soon as they discover they are pregnant, with some of the hospital's maternity units already fully booked until May.

Common anti-depressant may harbour motor neurone disease cure

London, Nov 3: Scientists from King's College London have launched a major clinical trial to test whether common antidepressant drug lithium can effectively treat motor neurone disease.

Till now, there is no effective cure or treatment for the fatal motor neuron disease, which is commonly found in men and most likely to strike between the ages of 50 and 70.

However, it can affect any adult at any age.

An Italian study had shown that lithium might have a protective effect with MND, but the British scientists said that the findings should be treated with caution.

The researchers said that the study was necessary because positive findings from a small-scale Italian study were "too dramatic too ignore".

Flu vaccines do protect kids from respiratory virus

Washington, November 3: A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center has shown that the administration of all recommended flu vaccines to kids reduces their likelihood of catching the respiratory virus, due to which many children are hospitalised every year.

Published in the journal Pediatrics, the study included 2,400 from 6 months old to 5 years old in Rochester, Nashville and Cincinnati in
2003-2004 and 2004-2005.

Nasal and throat swabs were used to determine whether children who came to the hospital or participating outpatient practice had the flu.

Ohio Polls: Obama Still Holds Lead Over McCain

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