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Beijing, Jan 9 : At least 17 children in a kindergarten in China's Hangzhou city have developed a condition in which their fingernails have fallen off, according to the school and health departments.

Li Yuefang, head of the Wenshou Kindergarten, said Thursday the 17 children began to experience the nail problems in December, Xinhua reported.

"No cause has been found," Li said, admitting that 12 kids had been withdrawn from the kindergarten as their parents were worried about their safety.

Los Angeles, Jan 9 : Actress Demi Moore was set up with her new boyfriend Sean Friday by her daughter Rumer Willis at a concert here last May.

Rumer thought that the two would hit it off.

A source told usmagazine. com that the couple first met in May when Willis brought Moore to see Friday's band - Dead Sara - perform here because she thought they would hit it off.

"Rumer brought Demi to a show in Los Angeles.  She thought he was a fun guy her mom would like," the source said.

The source further said that the couple is enjoying each other's company but "it's not serious yet".

A court in New York has approved a non-prosecution agreement between JPMorgan Chase the US authorities to settle criminal charges against the banking giant for its failure to report its concerns about Bernard Madoff's private investment service.

U. S. District Judge Kevin Castel gave his approval to $1.7 billion deal between the banking institution and the authorities. The bank has said that it will settle allegations that it ignored signs of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme. The bank has been working to reach a settlement with federal authorities, according to people closer to the matter.

Delta Air Lines has finally decided to retire its Douglas DC-9 planes this week following a long history for the iconic planes.

Delta's DC-9s were included as part of the merger with Northwest Airlines, which operated the planes. Northwest has decided in the 1990 that it will be more profitable for the company to upgrade its existing DC-9s instead of acquiring new planes. The upgraded planes were less fuel efficient than newer planes but were much cheaper than the new planes.

The second-largest U. S. department-store company, Macy's Inc forecasts higher profits for the coming year than analyst expectations.

New Delhi, Jan 9 : A day after it was launched, the new anti-corruptio