Sulphur in shipping smoke trails cools atmosphere, reveals study

London, Sept 18: Particles found in smoke plumes produced by cargo ships has a surprising cooling effect on the Earth's atmosphere, a new study by a team of German researchers from the University of Bremen, has revealed.

Shipping fuel is less refined than aeroplane fuel and contains more sulphur. As a result, tiny particles of sulphur dioxide contained in ship exhaust fumes create cloud tracks – similar to plane contrails – in the sky above a travelling vessel.

When Jolie went to Disneyland while high on LSD

Washington, Sept 18: Angelina Jolie once took LSD, one of the most potent drugs, just before she took a trip to Disneyland.

The ‘Lara Croft’ star certainly felt the drug’s effects, for once at the theme park, she started imagining that Mickey Mouse was a ‘short, middle-aged man in a costume who hates life’.

"I remember taking LSD before I went to Disneyland. I started thinking about Mickey Mouse being a short, middle-aged man in a costume who hates life," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying.

Teaching teenagers to use condoms does reduce HIV risk: Review

Washington, Sept 18: A new study has revealed that abstinence-plus programs (to use condoms) are better than abstinence-only programs when it comes to reducing HIV risk among teenagers.

Jodie Kidd brands Naomi Campbell a ‘f***ing monster’

London, Sept 18: Supermodel Naomi Campbell has reportedly been branded a ‘f***ing monster’ by Jodie Kidd.

As to why Kidd would call Campbell a vile name like that, well that’s because Campbell treats people badly if they don’t give her what she wants.

"She's a f***ing monster! Anyone that doesn't give her what she wants, she'll treat like rubbish," Mirror quoted Kidd, as saying.

Fruitflies study gives new insight into cancer-causing genes in humans

China confirms bird flu outbreak in Guangzhou

New Delhi, Sept. 18: The Ministry of Agriculture in China has confirmed a bird flu outbreak in South China's Guangzhou, which began with the mass deaths of ducks on September 5.

The National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory, according to the ministry, confirmed the outbreak as a sub-type of H5N1 bird flu.

It said 36,130 ducks had been culled as of September 17, after farmers in Sixian Village and Xinzao Township in the Panyu district of Guangzhou reported the deaths of their ducks on September 5.

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