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Sex scene in latest flick left Anna Faris horrified

Sex scene in latest flick left Anna Faris horrifiedWashington, Apr 8 : Hollywood actress Anna Faris revealed that she was actually left horrified when she shot a sex scene with co-actor Seth Rogen in her `Observe and Report', as it required her to be naked and covered in vomit.

Faris was left dumbfounded when the director told her that Rogen''s character uses tequila to lure her character into bed in the new comedy, where she is featured naked and covered in vomit.

Nicole Richie donates kid’s clothes to charity

Nicole Richie donates kid’s clothes to charityWashington, April 8 : Socialite Nicole Richie has placed her 14-month-old daughter''s items for auction to raise money for charity.

The adopted daughter of R&B-pop singer Lionel Richie has a little girl named Harlow with Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden.

Nicole has donated her daughter's articles to HandMeDowns. com, which will put them under the hammer, reports Contactmusic.

Baby Harlow's Ralph Lauren romper, an autographed MAClaren Lacoste stroller, infant moccasins and a rainbow striped cashmere sweater have been included for sale on April 17.

Climate change may spur rapid shifts in global wildfire patterns

Climate change may spur rapid shifts in global wildfire patternsWashington, April 8: A new analysis by scientists has determined that climate change would bring about rapid shifts in worldwide wildfire patterns, and those changes are coming fast.

The analysis was done by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, in collaboration with scientists at Texas Tech University.

Researchers used thermal-infrared sensor data obtained between 1996 and 2006 from European Space Agency satellites in their study of pyrogeography – the distribution and behavior of wildfire – on a global scale.

Novel drug shows promise in treating drug-resistant prostate cancer

Novel drug shows promise in treating drug-resistant prostate cancerWashington, April 8: An experimental drug for metastatic prostate cancer has shown considerable promise in early clinical trials by reducing signs of the disease in patients with drug-resistant cancer.

Of 30 men who received low doses of one the drugs in a multisite phase I/II trial designed to evaluate safety, 22 showed a sustained decline in the level of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in their blood.

New TB vaccine found safe in Phase I trial

Tuberculosis VaccineWashington, April 8: A leading new tuberculosis vaccine, called MVA85A, has been found to be safe in its Phase I trial.

Lead researcher Dr. Helen McShane, reader in vaccinology and Wellcome senior fellow at the University of Oxford’s Jenner Institute in England, studied the effects of the vaccine specifically in people who had latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), which can cause full-blown disease when re-activated.

For the study, the researchers recruited 12 individuals with LTBI, who did not have other complicating factors like HIV or hepatitis.

Chinese and Russian cyber spies hack US power grid

Chinese and Russian cyber spies hack US power gridWashington, Apr. 8: Chinese and Russian cyber spies have penetrated the U. S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, according to current and former national-security officials.

According to Fox News, the spies are also from other countries, and they were believed to be on a mission to navigate the U. S. electrical system and its controls. The intruders haven''t sought to damage the power grid or other key infrastructure, but officials warned they could try during a crisis or war.

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