Parody blooms on Twitter

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WASHINGTON - TWITTER is becoming the place for parody with a cast of characters that includes an elusive cobra, a tipsy Queen of England, a profanity-spewing US politician and a maladroit BP spokesman.

The latest entry in the Twitter comedy sweepstakes was @BronxZoosCobra, a Twitter feed which purported to be that of the Bronx Zoo's escaped Egyptian cobra that amassed more than 200,000 followers in less than four days.

01 Apr, 2011

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Shakira helps rebuild quake-hit Haiti girls school

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PORT-AU-PRINCE - COLOMBIAN pop star Shakira pledged US$400,000 (S$500,000) on Thursday to help rebuild a school for girls in Haiti that was severely damaged during the country's devastating earthquake last year.

The Grammy award winning songwriter announced the contribution during a visit to the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, where she danced and sang with students of the Elie Dubois public school.

01 Apr, 2011

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Musicians' dad gets 10 years to life for sex abuse

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LOS ANGELES - THE patriarch of the sibling piano group 5 Browns was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison by a judge in Provo, Utah for sexually abusing his daughters when they were children, a report said on Thursday.

Keith Brown, 55, was ordered to serve concurrent terms of 10 years to life in prison on a single count of sodomy on a child, and one to 15 years on two counts of sexual abuse of a child, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.

01 Apr, 2011

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Rubber duck search leads to high seas yarn

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NEW YORK - MEN have gone to sea in search of adventure since history began but few have searched for toy ducks and then written a book on the environment, the commercialisation of childhood and consumer society.

MOBY-DUCK: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost At Sea And Of The Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, And Fools, Including The Author, Who Went in Search of Them is Donovan Hohn's tale of doing just that.

01 Apr, 2011

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Michael Buble marries in Buenos Aires

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LOS ANGELES - CANADIAN jazz singer Michael Buble married his longtime fiancee, actress Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre, in a civil ceremony in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Thursday.

People magazine reported on its Web site that he wore a grey suit while his wife chose a violet dress and silver heels.

01 Apr, 2011

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Diaz lowers school standards with Bad Teacher

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LAS VEGAS - AS BIG-SCREEN teachers go, Cameron Diaz will not be joining, say, Sidney Poitier or Sandy Dennis as inspiring role models to her classroom kids.

The title of Diaz's school comedy pretty much sums up her character: Bad Teacher. Diaz's Elizabeth Halsey is a cussing, conniving, boozing schoolmarm who calls her students morons as she hurls their test papers at them, dresses like a stripper for a class car wash and has only one educational goal: to get her hooks into a rich substitute teacher. He's played by Diaz's real-life ex, Justin Timberlake.

31 Mar, 2011

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Esperanza Spalding brings Grammy-winning jazz to Europe

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CULLY (Switzerland) - AMERICAN jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding showcased her Grammy-winning talent for enthusiastic Swiss jazz lovers at the start of a European tour that will also take her to Italy, France, Britain and Spain.

Spalding was the surprise winner of the best new artist Grammy in February, beating favoured Canadian contenders Drake and teenage sensation Justin Bieber. She was the first jazz artist to clinch the coveted prize.

31 Mar, 2011

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Cee Lo singing 'Thank You' to firefighters

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CINCINNATI - CEE Lo Green isn't forgetting volunteer firefighters.

The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter will record Thank You, another rewrite of his hit song that's known in its PG-rated version as Forget You. Procter & Gamble Co's Duracell brand is counting on Green's help to publicise battery donation campaign for volunteer fire departments.

31 Mar, 2011

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Dior taking its time to replace Galliano

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PARIS - FRENCH fashion house Christian Dior is in no hurry to replace disgraced designer John Galliano as it relies on existing teams for new collections, its head said on Thursday.

Dior, one of the biggest brands within luxury goods group LVMH, sacked Galliano earlier this month following publicity over a video of him shouting abuse in a Paris bar and saying he loved Hitler.

31 Mar, 2011

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French cooking guru Bocuse is 'chef of century'

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NEW YORK - FRENCHMAN Paul Bocuse, credited as the father of 'nouvelle cuisine' and the first of the celebrity chefs, was named 'chef of the century' by America's leading cooking school on Wednesday.

The Culinary Institute of America named Bocuse the top chef of the 20th century, citing the 85-year-old's legendary career in which he transformed both food on plates and the lives of the people who cooked.

31 Mar, 2011

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Film maker's whole family in his movie

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ART teacher Tan Siang Yu is one lucky aspiring filmmaker. He has a whole cast of natural acting talent right in his own family.

The 41-year-old roped in his son, nephew, father and father-in-law to play the lead roles in his latest short film Playback, a heartwarming tale about the reunion of two childhood pals.

31 Mar, 2011

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Music company EMI loses royalties appeal

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CANBERRA - RECORD label EMI lost an appeal on Thursday against a court ruling that the Grammy award-winning Australian band Men at Work stole a section of the famous 1980s hit, Down Under, from a popular folk song.

Australia's Federal Court upheld a decision that part of the song's melody came from the children's ditty, Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree, written more than 70 years ago by Australian teacher Marion Sinclair for a Girl Guides competition.

31 Mar, 2011

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Taylor Swift celebrates 20 million sales in London

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LONDON - TAYLOR Swift ended her European tour on a celebratory note: Not only did she perform in front of thousands of fans, she got an honour for reaching the 20 million mark in worldwide album sales.

A giddy Swift was given a plaque commemorating the milestone before her sold-out concert on Wednesday night at the O2 Arena.

31 Mar, 2011

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Stars honour Gorbachev at London charity gala

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LONDON - MOVIE stars, singers and politicians turned out on Wednesday at a gala concert in London to honour former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev as he celebrated his 80th birthday earlier this month.

The glitzy red carpet affair, co-hosted by US actress Sharon Stone, underlined the celebrity status Gorbachev enjoys in the West, where is widely perceived as the man who freed Eastern Europe from Soviet rule and ended the Cold War.

31 Mar, 2011

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Prince William's hairline is fading fast

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LONDON - PRINCE William looks like someone who has it all: royal status, a charming fiancee, good health, and an easy touch with his future subjects. But there is one thing he lacks: a full head of hair.

Casual observers who have not paid much attention to Britain's future king in the years before his recent engagement to Kate Middleton have been surprised by the extent of the 28-year-old's hair loss. William still cuts a tall, imposing figure, but his bald spot has been spreading as his hairline recedes.

31 Mar, 2011

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Andy Lau and wife skip Qing Ming rituals

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SUPERSTAR Andy Lau and his Malaysian wife Carol Choo decided to skip the Qing Ming rituals for her parents when they learnt the paparazzi and media photographers were waiting to take their picturers at the burial ground, Sin Chew Daily reported.

It is learnt that Lau and Choo had reached the graveyard on Tuesday morning but decided to stay put in their car.

31 Mar, 2011

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Oprah moves to smooth Australia blunder

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SYDNEY - US TALK-SHOW queen Oprah Winfrey on Thursday moved to downplay comments in a new documentary-style show suggesting her high-profile tour of Australia in December was not a smooth ride.

In Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes, Winfrey revealed concerns about the large crowds in Melbourne and on Queensland's Hamilton island and that she was worried about flies and heat at Uluru, or Ayers Rock.

31 Mar, 2011

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