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Amy Winehouse ‘serenaded by Maroon 5 by phone’

  Amy Winehouse ‘serenaded by Maroon 5 by phone’  London, April 22 : Amy Winehouse reportedly had Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine singing to her by phone.

The ‘Rehab’ hitmaker was said to have received the “treat” through fellow singer and friend Remi Nicole at the Coachella Festival in the US.

“Remi was with Maroon 5 and called Amy. Adam sang her their hit She Will Be Loved. I heard Amy singing along,” the Sun quoted a source as saying.

Nicotine chewing gums ‘raise cancer risk’

Nicotine chewing gums ‘raise cancer risk’London, April 22 : A team of British scientists has found that nicotine chewing gum, lozenges and inhalers designed to help people to give up smoking may have the potential to cause cancer.

The research team, led by Muy-Teck Teh, of Queen Mary, University of London, has found a link between mouth cancer and exposure to nicotine, which may indicate that using oral nicotine replacement therapies for long periods could contribute to a raised risk of the disease.

Aliens do exist but US govt hides the truth, says ex-astronaut

Aliens do exist but US govt hides the truth, says ex-astronautLondon, April 22 : There is extraterrestrial life and it is being concealed by the United States government, claims ex-NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell.

Mitchell made the claims at the fifth annual X-Conference – a meeting of those who believe in UFOs and other life forms.

Mitchell, who was part of the 1971 Apollo 14 moon mission, said that alien life does exist but the truth is being covered up by the U. S. govt.

Filming for ‘New Moon’ to go on as scheduled

TwilightLondon, Apr 22 : Filming of American author Stephenie Meyer’s ‘Twilight’ sequel ‘New Moon’ will be going on as scheduled despite the lawsuit that has been filed against her.

Meyer, 35, is facing legal action from her former college roommate, who alleges that the writer based the novels on a short story she wrote as a student.

As per reports, the lawsuit is said to have interfered with the filming of the second film, and Internet gossips also speculated that its shooting in Canada has been halted.

Coming soon: World''s first solar-powered mobile phone

Coming soon: World''s first solar-powered mobile phoneLondon, Apr 22 : A Japanese firm is launching a solar-powered waterproof mobile phone that can be entirely operated by exposure to sunlight.

The new phone is a sunlight-powered device, which will be sold by mobile phone company KDDI from June, reports The Telegraph.

Ten minutes of exposure to sunlight is sufficient for a one-minute call or to power the handset in standby mode for two hours.

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy weakens mum-child bond

Pregnant women who drink alcohol London, Apr 22 : Pregnant women who drink alcohol weaken the bond with their child, claim researchers.

What’s more, expectant mothers who drink take longer to recover after the birth, the study found.

The research, carried out by PhD student Eilidh Duncan at Aberdeen''s Robert Gordon University, looked at 130 first-time mothers with varying levels of alcohol intake, reports The Telegraph.

After births, Duncan reviewed issues like delivery type, length of hospital stay, pregnancy and labour complications, maternal attachment and post-natal drinking habits.

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