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Meet the 98yr-old Italy quake survivor who knitted her way to survival

Meet the 98yr-old Italy quake survivor who knitted her way to survivalLondon, Apr 9 : A 98-year-old women had a unique surviving strategy after she was captured in the rubble caused by the L'Aquila earthquake in Italy-busying herself in knitting.

When rescue workers reached Maria D'Antuono, she revealed that in the 30 hours of being trapped in the rubble, she resorted to knitting to keep herself busy and stay alive.

D'Antuono was buried under her bed when her stone home collapsed during the quake in the village of Tempera.

George Harrison’s sister shares Beatles family pictures and US debut

George Harrison’s sister shares Beatles family pictures and US debutLondon, Apr 9 : George Harrison's elder sister Louise has for the first time shared some of the rare family pictures with `The Beatles', and revealed the role she played in the Fab Four's big American break.

The 78-year-old lady provided a peek into never-before-seen photographs in an intimate family album.

Louise had moved to the States with her mining engineer husband Gordon in 1963, just as Beatlemania was gripping Britain.

She has now talked about the efforts she made to get The Beatles into the US.

Vanessa Hudgens carries taser gun to keep bad guys at bay

London, Apr 9 : Muggers and robbers need to think twice before they go near actress Vanessa Hudgens, for the `High School Musical' star now keeps herself armed with a taser gun.

Rihanna bids goodbye to her native Barbados with a smile on face

Rihanna bids goodbye to her native Barbados with a smile on faceLondon, Apr 9 : Singer-model , who was in Barbados for her grandparents "golden wedding", had a broad smile on her face while bidding goodbye to her mother at the airport.

While Rihanna is said to have moved on with life after Chris Brown's alleged beatings, the latter's condition seems to be deteriorating.

If the reports are to believed, Brown, who has been charged with two felony counts, has turned to alcohol to beat the tension.

97pc of emails are spam: Report

97pc of emails are spam: ReportLondon, Apr 9 : More than 97 percent of all emails sent in the world are unwanted spam, says a Microsoft security report.

According to the report, e-mails are dominated by spam adverts for drugs, and general product pitches.

The global ratio of infected machines was 8.6 for every 1,000 uninfected machines, the study found.

It also found that Office document attachments and PDF files were increasingly being targeted by hackers.

For women, ‘lipstick index’ adds gloss to recession!

For women, ‘lipstick index’ adds gloss to recession!London, Apr 9: Although the world is struggling in the clutches of one of the deepest recessions in history, women are trying really hard to keep their spirits up ….. by buying lots of lipsticks.

Yes, you heard it right, ladies are turning to make-up accessories to give them a boost during times of crisis.

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