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E-book Creator Dead at 64

E-book Creator Dead at 64

Michael Hart, famous for being the creator of e-books, has died in the age of 64. The man died Tuesday in his home at Urbana, Illinois. Through Hart’s efforts and dedication, he was able to successful created the first known e-book in July 1971. Despite his first invented e-book will always pale in comparison with […]

Early Infant Death Linked to Parent’s Death

Early Infant Death Linked to Parent’s Death

Early infant death study. A new study has been published Thursday linking the connection between parents dying prematurely because of losing a baby in the first year of the child.  The British study has used random samples from national death registrations between the years 1971 to 2006. They have made a thorough comparison between deaths […]

Paris Hilton: From Socialite to House Music DJ

Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton, the blonde hotel heiress and socialite, wants to become a DJ according to celebrity news site TMZ. Specifically, she apparently wants to eventually become recognized as “the most powerful female house music DJ of all time.” She is said to be in Ibiza recording with the French house music producer and DJ David […]

Africa Becomes the “Worst Place for Sick Children”

Africa Becomes the "Worst Place for Sick Children"

A study showed that children living in countries with only a few health workers are 5 times more likely to die compared to other children from developed countries. A study from Save the Children revealed Tuesday the result of a study. Most children especially from Africa are more likely to die due to illnesses just […]

Facebook Faces Another Lewd Photo Scandal

Facebook Faces Another Lewd Photo Scandal

Facebook Scandal. A father from Northern Ireland has filed a lawsuit against social networking site Facebook, after his 12 year old daughter, a minor, was able to upload lewd and vulgar photos of herself, reported by the BBC. The lawsuit questions how Facebook could allow users under the age of 13 from becoming an official […]

Mental Health Disorders Afflict 165 Million Europeans

Mental Disorders

Mental health disorders are largely ignored in Europe, even though more than a third of the population or some 165 million people are affected, a new study shows. According to the study published Tuesday in the medical journal “European Neuropsychopharmacology,” researchers studied data from 27 member-countries of the European Union and some 500 million people […]

Eddie Murphy Picked To Bring More Laughs on Oscar Night

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy, the comedian best known for box-office hits such as “Beverly Hills Cop,” “The Nutty Professor” and “Shrek,” has been selected as the host of the 84th Academy Awards. It will be his first time to host the show which will air on February 26 on ABC. The announcement was made Tuesday by the […]

Elephant Survey Conducted by Sri Lanka Officials

Elephant Survey Conducted by Sri Lanka Officials

Elephant Survey. Colombo – Sri Lanka conducted its first national survey among wild elephants and surprisingly the result was more than what has been estimated. The result of the survey indicated a positive sign that the endangered species had been thriving and their healthy population has been growing tremendously in the island country located in […]

Quitting Smoking — More and More Americans Are Kicking The Habit

Quitting Smoking

Quitting smoking is tough to do for anyone who has picked up the nasty habit, Americans included. But a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows more Americans are puffing less these days although the percentage is not that significant as health officials had hoped. From 21 percent of […]

Famous Roman Statue Vandalized

Famous Roman Statue Vandalized

Roman Statue Vandalized. Rome — A man was detained after confessing he had knocked two marble chunks off in a statue in famous Piazza Navona of Rome and also had tried to inflict damage in nearby fountain of Trevi, police said Monday. During a routine police patrol late Sunday, the suspect was caught near Piazza […]

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