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Spit bacteria could warn of pancreatic cancer Smartphones, social media tied into ELERTS emergency system Landesbank Berlin Q3 results hit by debt crisis Fantastic Voyage probe detects dangerous blood clots A Runner and His…Entourage? 3 men shot, 2 seriously, in Mission District Current news 28 May, 2011 10:46 Other Jeff Conaway star "Grease" and "Taxi" dies at 60 English pravda.ru - Society - News Jeff Conaway, who starred in "Taxi" and "Grease," has died after 2 weeks in a coma He was 60 Conaway was found unconscious on May 11 and was rushed to Encino Hospital Medical Center He had apparently been unconscious for nearly 9 hours before anyone found him, manager Phil Brock said Conaway had reportedly suffered from pneumonia and sepsis Celebrity... 26 May, 2011 06:41 Other Oprah says "Good bye" to fans English pravda.ru - Society - News Oprah Winfrey walked away from her show after 25 years on Wednesday, the culmination of her "farewell season" and the exclamation point on a week of hype and deification rarely seen on television, particularly for someone who really isn't going away at all Her final hour was a fine-tuned example of the self-help mantra that has guided her to astonishing... 25 May, 2011 12:01 Other Ex-Oasis singer wants Johnny Depp in his Beatles movie English pravda.ru - Society - News The musician Liam Gallagher has said he'd like Depp to play the Beatles' publicist Derek Taylor in the forthcoming adaptation of 'The Longest Cocktail Party' Beady Eye frontman and ex-Oasis singer wants Johnny Depp to feature in his film about The Beatles Gallagher is currently working on producing an adaptation of the book 'The Longest Cocktail... 23 May, 2011 15:41 Other Nepalese creates record, meditates for 27 hrs on Mt Everest English pravda.ru - Society - News A 30-year-old Nepali guru, believed by his followers to be a divine being with supernatural powers, has created a record in the spiritual world by meditating for 27 hours - on Mt Everest, the highest peak in the world Bhakta Kumar Rai, born in an ethnic community in a remote village in Udaypur district in eastern Nepal, transformed himself into "Supreme... 23 May, 2011 11:20 Other Authorities bans smoking on beaches and in parks in New York English pravda.ru - Society - News New smoking laws will take effect in New York City Monday, prohibiting smokers from lighting up in certain public places No smoking sings are already up in Central Park Come Monday the city's sweeping ban kicks in at parks, beaches and pedestrian plazas, like in Times Square, CBS New York reports New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg pushed for the law... 19 May, 2011 16:21 Other Director Lars von Trier is "persona non grata" in Cannes English pravda.ru - Society - News Lars Von Trier may soon be directing the dark due to his bizarre anti-Semitic comments Despite issuing an apology, the award-winning Danish director has been declared "persona non grata" at the Cannes Film Festival "The festival's board of directors, which held an extraordinary meeting, profoundly regrets that this forum has been used by Lars Von Trier... 19 May, 2011 12:43 Other Forbes acknowledged Lady Gaga most powerful celebrity English pravda.ru - Society - News Forbes Magazine announced its Annual Celebrity 100 list, which ranks the most powerful celebrities, and Lady Gaga was crowned at the top spot She displaces Oprah, who held the title in 2010 The mag cites Gaga's amazing $90 Million in annual income as one of the main reasons for her rise to the top, but that's only part of her empire Gaga's 32 Million... 19 May, 2011 12:14 Other Passenger plane with 22 people aboard crashes in Argentina English pravda.ru - Hotspots and Incidents - News All 22 people aboard a commuter plane were killed when it crashed in southern Argentina, the airline said Thursday The Sol Lineas Aéreas plane was headed to the city of Mendoza from Cordoba Wednesday night when the pilot issued a distress call, said airline spokesman David Avellanda, according to CNN "There had been reports of an explosion in... 18 May, 2011 14:37 Other Spiderman Alain Robert almost fell from the tower Sapphire Istanbul English pravda.ru - Society - News Alain Robert, who is internationally known as "Spiderman" for climbing the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifah in Dubai, climbed Turkey's tallest building, the 261-meter Sapphire shopping mall located in Istanbul's Sisli district, on Tuesday Robert started the climb at approximately 12:30 pm and finished by 2:20 pm He stated that he had some... 18 May, 2011 14:03 Other Fields of watermelons are bursting in China English pravda.ru - Society - News The use of a chemical that prompts plant growth may have contributed to overripe watermelons bursting in their fields in eastern China, the official Xinhua News Agency reported More than 700 mu (47 hectares or 115 acres) of melons in the city of Danyang in Jiangsu province were ruined when they burst open The chemical forchlorfenuron may have caused... 18 May, 2011 12:33 Other IMF chief Strauss-Kahn on suicide watch at New York prison English pravda.ru - Society - News The International Monetary Fund board is seeking to contact its managing director to hear his side of the story, but Dominique Strauss-Kahn sits in a solitary cell at Rikers Island, NY, isolated for his own protection, and under a routine suicide watch A top international financier, considered the front-runner to become the next president of France,... 18 May, 2011 12:12 Other First lady of France is expecting a baby English pravda.ru - Society - News Carla Bruni, the first lady of France, is said to be expecting German newspaper Bild quotes the father of Nicolas Sarkozy as confirming that Bruni is pregnant with her first child with France's president, reports "The Early Show" co-anchor Jeff Glor, according to CBS News "The two do not want to know the gender in advance, but I'm sure it will be a... 14 May, 2011 12:16 Other Italian archaeologists discovered the crypt of Mona Lisa English pravda.ru - Society - News The quest to identify Leonardo da Vinci's model for the Mona Lisa has found what is thought to be her crypt under a convent in Florence, Italy It was discovered after a foot of modern concrete was removed to unearth ancient bricks, Mirrorcouk reports Now scientists are to conduct DNA tests on the bones and compare them to the remains of Gherardini's... 14 May, 2011 11:37 Other Facebook engaged in black PR against Google English pravda.ru - Society - News In a scandal rocking the Internet, Facebook has been accused of secretly hiring a PR company to plant negative stories about Google in a full fledged smear campaign Apparently, Facebook hired major PR firm Burson-Marseteller to pitch anti-Google stories to bloggers and journalists, which was made worse when one member of the firm offered to help one... 14 May, 2011 11:32 Other U.S. cancellation of lottery green card English pravda.ru - Society - News For a few joyful days, more than 20,000 people around the world thought they had beaten the odds and won a lottery that gave them a chance to go and live legally in the United States On Friday, the State Department sent its regrets Computer problems had negated the lottery's results, it said, BigPond News reports "Any results previously posted and available... 13 May, 2011 12:58 Other Think twice before killing pet frog in Germany English pravda.ru - Society - News A resident of Germany Christian Tenhofera has been fined 1,5 thousand euros for killing a frog which belonged to his neighbor According Tenhofera, he shot the frog from a pneumatic gun, because it's annoying croaking kept him awake nights, according to The Voice of Russia The owner, who kept the dead frog in a refrigerator for several months as evidence... 13 May, 2011 12:17 Other John Demjanjuk sentenced to 5 years for aiding Nazis in killing 28,000 Jews during WWII English pravda.ru - Society - News John Demjanjuk, a 91-year-old retired autoworker, was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison for aiding the Nazis in the murder of at least 28,000 Jews at the Sobibor death camp during World War II He was released pending an appeal The Munich Regional Court found Demjanjuk guilty today after an almost 18-month trial The former US citizen was... 10 May, 2011 07:53 Other Arnold Schwarzenegger divorces his wife of 25 years English pravda.ru - Society - News One of America's most unlikely and riveting couples - Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Austrian body builder and movie star who became a Republican governor, and Maria Shriver, the journalist and member of the Kennedy dynasty - have separated Mr Schwarzenegger and Ms Shriver said in a statement Monday night that they were "amicably separating" The separation... 09 May, 2011 10:52 Other Royal couple Prince William and Duchess Kate adopt baby penguin English pravda.ru - Society - News Royal newlyweds William, 28, and Kate, 29, have adopted a baby penguin named Acorn, media reports said on Friday, a week after the couple's wedding in London The Humboldt penguin, whose species is endangered, was a gift from Britain's Chester Zoo to the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and Catherine Middleton will adopt Acorn for 12... 09 May, 2011 10:45 Other Facebook tycoon Mark Zuckerberg buys California home for $7M English pravda.ru - Society - News Mark Zuckerberg the world's youngest self-made billionaire has bought his first house - more than three years after joining the ranks of the super-rich Facebook founder Zuckerberg, who is worth around £8-billion, treated himself to the £4-million property just days before his 27th birthday Despite the great success of Facebook, which now... 1 2 3 Main Page Yottos | About Yottos | Advertising programs | Add news © 2011 Yot tos