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Jolie sparks health concerns with ‘liquid detox’ diet

Angelina JolieLondon, Mar 24 : Angelina Jolie, who is reportedly trying to shed 21lb in just 21 days for her role in new movie `Salt', has sparked health fears with a crazy diet called liquid detox.

In the film, the actress plays a CIA assassin called Evelyn Salt who is forced to disguise herself as a man.

According to sources, the actress is adamant she needs to lose her curves to play a man convincingly.

And now, the `Tomb Raider' star is raising eyebrows by trying to shrink her already slender frame.

Women ‘more avid book readers than men’

Women ‘more avid book readers than men’London, Mar 24: After diamonds, it seems, books are girls’ BFFs (Best Friend Forever). A new study has found that females are more avid readers of books than men – in fact, they can’t put a book down once they begin it.

According to the UK survey of reading habits, which asked 2,000 adults, almost half of women are ''page turners'' who finish a book soon after starting it compared to only 26 per cent of men, reports The Telegraph.

UK, Australia gives clean chit to Ranbaxy’s Paonta Sahib Plant

Ranbaxy Laboratories LtdThe country's largest pharmaceutical company, Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd has managed to get Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certificates from the concerned departments in the UK and Australia for its Paonta Sahib plant.

The authorities from both countries investigated the utility as per respective principles and guidelines of GMP in 2006 and finally gave nod to drug manufacturing after re-examining the plant in 2008.

Australian man held in connection with airliner bomb hoax

United KingdomLondon  - A 23-year-old Australian man was charged Monday in connection with an alleged bomb hoax which prompted the evacuation of an Emirates plane shortly after landing in London, the authorities said.

Matthew Carney was charged with communicating information believed to be false with the intention of inducing "a false belief that a thing liable to explode or ignite was present in the cargo of a plane."

Carney, who is from Melbourne, did not enter a plea when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court Monday, the court said. He was remanded in custody to appear via a prison video link on March 26.

Chelsea striker Anelka out for three weeks

Chelsea striker Anelka out for three weeks London - Chelsea's fading Premier League title hopes suffered a further blow on Monday as Nicolas Anelka was confirmed to be suffering a toe injury.

The France striker has been ruled out of his country's two World Cup qualifiers against Lithuania, and could miss Chelsea's Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool.

Anelka has been replaced in the France squad by Paris St Germain's Guillaume Hoarau.

Benitez warns Liverpool to maintain their momentum to snatch title from ManU

Benitez warns Liverpool to maintain their momentum to snatch title from ManULondon, Mar 23 : Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has warned his side to maintain their momentum if they want going to snatch the league title from Manchester United.

Benitez witnessed the 5-0 demolition of 10-man Aston Villa at Anfield that sees the Reds close to within one point of the champions, who have a game in hand.

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