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Silvio Berlusconi’s ''cuckoo'' prank leaves Angela Merkel in splits!

Italian parliament passes bill giving Berlusconi immunity London, November 19 : The Italo-German summit in Trieste saw Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi playing a practical joke on German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Media reports suggest that Berlusconi slipped away from the welcoming committee, and hid behind the lamppost.

Scary Spice to strip for Vegas burlesque show

London, Nov 19 : Popstar Melanie Brown will turning into a stripper for a show in Las Vegas.

It’s official: Posh and boys will accompany Becks to Milan

AC MilanLondon , Nov 19 : Popstar Victoria Beckham will soon be accompanying footballer husband to Milan along with her kids.

Contrary to claims predicting that Victoria will stay back in Los Angeles, the singer is going to Milan with her kids Brooklyn, 9, Romeo, 6, and Cruz, 3 and is very excited.

“It will literally be for two months, because the season finishes here in LA and David will then go to train with AC Milan,” The Sun quoted Victoria, as saying.

“We are so supportive, myself and the children. It’s a great opportunity for him,” she added.

‘Right-to-die’ Brit girl granted ‘final wish dream’ Disney trip

London, Nov 19 : The Brit girl, who’s terminally ill has been granted her final wish of going to Disney world after she won the ‘right to die’ after a hospital dropped its attempt to force her to have heart transplant.

Hannah Jones, 13, made an appeal to all doctors that she wanted to die with dignity, following which she has been granted her wish to travel to America along with her parents and three siblings.

Her dream was only made possible after an anonymous insurance company did the noble deed of providing cover, as her family feared her "dream" of going to Disney World had been trodden when attempts to secure medical insurance were refused.

Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller’s marital life unravelled in new biography

Marilyn MonroeLondon, Nov 19 : Late American actress Marilyn Monroe’s married life with late Arthur Miller has been unravelled in a new biography of the American playwright and essayist by Christopher Bigsby.

Miller and Monroe started meeting each other regularly throughout the summer and autumn of 1955, and on the evening of 29 June 1956, they were married in a civil ceremony, the Telegraph reported the biography as stating.

Couple of stings a day takes the sting out of bee stings

London, Nov 19 : Researchers from University of Zurich in Switzerland claim to have unravelled the mystery behind why some people are prone to occasionally deadly allergic reactions due to bee sting, while others are not.

While conducting the study over beekeepers faced with daily stings in their work, the research team found that high doses of bee venom early in the year block an important immune reaction for the remaining season, thus making them less likely to develop severe allergies.

During the study, the researchers tracked a group of beekeepers for several years to determine how their immune systems managed to cope up with the allergies.

Bee stings often trigger immune reaction including inflammation, swelling and pain.

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