Gagarin’s daughter wants to register his trademark
Moscow, Feb 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The daughter of the world’s first cosmonaut, Yury Gagarin, has filed an application to register in the name of her father a trademark titled ‘Yury Alexeyevich Gagarin’. ‘I do not consider it shameful given that everyone is making money on Gagarin’s name. Why can’t his family do it?’ head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, Anatoly Perminov said.
Kim Cattrall finds hard to stay in shape
London, Feb 1 – ‘Sex And The City’ actress Kim Cattrall is finding it tougher to stay in shape as she gets older. Cattrall, 54, says she is very fond of food, and so she had to grow up with a healthy attitude towards exercise from her younger days. But it is difficult for her now, reports dailymail.co.uk.
Vanessa Paradis can’t please everyone
London, Feb 1 – Vanessa Paradis doesn’t worry about people criticising her, because she knows she can’t always please everyone. The French singer-actress, who has children Lily-Rose, 11, and seven-year-old Jack with partner Johnny Depp, was upset when she once heard a TV presenter criticise her vocal ability. But learned to accept the fact that not everyone will enjoy her work, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Coke and Nestle shut operations in Egypt: report
Cairo, Feb 1 – Coca-Cola Co. and Nestle SA have decided to close their operations in Egypt, the Wall Street Journal reported. This followed a decision Sunday by Shell, the petroleum concern, to shut its operations in the country, where anti-government protesters took to the streets in their thousands for the seventh day Monday.
Spielberg’s ‘I Am Number Four’ to release Feb 18
Los Angeles, Feb 1 – Filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi thriller ‘I Am Number 4′ is set to hit theatres worldwide Feb 18. The film, based on a book of the same name, is being presented by Dream Works Pictures and Reliance Big Entertainment. It is directed by D.J.
Winehouse back in hospital
London, Feb 1 – Singer Amy Winehouse has checked into a private medical facility in London after falling ill with influenza, according to her publicist. The ‘Rehab’ singer has been admitted to a clinic in Harley Street. It is the same facility where she had a breast augmentation in 2009, reports dailystar.co.uk.
Cannot cover all stands now: CAB tells ICC
Kolkata, Jan 31 – Unfinished roof construction work could jeopardise Eden Garden’s chances of hosting the three remaining World Cup matches as the local cricket association has categorically conveyed to the International Cricket Council (ICC) that it was not possible to cover all the stands ahead of the matches next month as now demanded by the ICC. Hours after confirming that the Feb 27 India-England tie will not be played at the Eden Gardens, the ICC sent an email to the Cricket Association of Bengal through the Indian cricket board Sunday night, asking the staging association to complete ‘remaining roof construction work, besides covering work in the two rebuilt stands by Feb 14′. ‘But how is that possible in such a short time?
US diplomat row: Zardari says court will decide issue
Islamabad, Jan 31 – Amid growing pressure to release an American diplomat arrested for killing two Pakistanis in Lahore, President Asif Ali Zardari Monday said the US should wait for the court’s decision in the matter. Zardari told a visiting US Congressional delegation, which raised the issue with the president, that it would be ‘prudent’ to wait for the legal course, Geo News reported. The president said that he appreciated their concern but the matter was already before the court.
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