Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Celine Dion Puts Career on Hold To Care For Husband Diagnosed With Cancer
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Superstar vocalist, Celine Dion is putting her career on hold to care for her ill husband Rene Angelil.
The couple currently live in Las Vegas with their three children where Celine Dion has a residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The singer briefly retired from performing in 1999 when her husband battled throat cancer. She came back to singing after he beat the cancer.
The 46-year-old singer is taking another break again because Angelil's health problems have returned.
Angelil, 72, had surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his throat last December, leading to a 'very difficult and stressful time' for the family. Celine Dion asked for understanding in a statement released today.
Australian Man Mocks Nigerians About Ebola With Tweets Of Fake $10,000 Scam
An Australian man named Andrew Sayer has gone on Twitter to mock Nigerians about Ebola in the country, with a fabricated story about giving $10,000 to his Nigerian friend Oghenekohwo whom he says he is now looking for.
Andrew Sayer says Oghenekohwo is yet to reply his e-mails, adding that since his friend has gone off the radar, he fears that this friend of his, whom he says lives in Port Harcourt, may have contracted the deadly Ebola virus.
Andrew then scam baits wannabe 419ers by saying he plans to send more money to this friend whenever he responds. Read the tweets below, and share your thoughts...
What I find galling and also sad is that Nigerians on social media did not immediately see through this spoof. The conversation on blogs and Twitter seem to tilt to believing this foolish story and consoling Andrew Sayer for having been duped of his hard earned money by a Nigerian scammer.
21 Suspected Ebola Cases In Enugu As Nurse Who Treated Patrick Sawyer Escapes Quarantine
A nurse, who had previously had contact with the Liberian Ebola patient Patrick Sawyer while he was at the First Consultants Hospital in Lagos, has fled quarantine in Lagos and returned to her home in Enugu.
This risky decision, and her resulting contact with 20 other people, has put the Enugu State government on high alert, ChannelTV reports.
Minister of Information Labaran Maku has disclosed that the nurse and the 20 people she was in contact with are currently under surveillance in Enugu.
#LeftHandersDay: Research Reveals 6 Surprising Facts About Left Handed People
August 13th is Left Handers' Day and the day is set aside for left handed people to encourage each other and lobby against different forms of discrimination from the general society.
This year, 2014, marks the 22nd annual celebration. The first celebration took place in 1976 to promote awareness of left handers' and the struggles they face with the day-to-day products catered towards the right-handed predominant population.
It is estimated that up to 10 percent of the world's population are left-handers and even now, many are still discriminated in society for being born that way.
Scientists have studied left handers' for a while now to see what differences they boast in comparison to their peers. Check out six surprising discoveries they found below:
The Kim Kardashian-West Effect? Ciara and Future, Chyna and Tyga Call Off Engagements
Ciara and Black Chyna are good friends of Kim Kardashian, and something that usually happens when you have a close friend in a good relationship, is that you want the same for yourself.
Most often, if you're already hitched, you more easily see the flaws in your man, and you are less tolerant of those flaws. Could that be the case for Ciara and Chyna who see their friend happy in her marriage with a man who respects and loves her, and they now can't settle for less?
In a recent interview Ciara was in tears as she talked about how much she loves her fiance Future, but 3 months after the birth of their son, baby Future, Ciara has broken up with the rapper.
Experimental Ebola Vaccine Ready - Canada Offers 1000 Doses To WHO For Africa
The Canadian Public Health Agency has offered to release 1000 dose of a made-in-Canada experimental Ebola vaccine to WHO for use in African countries battling Ebola.
The vaccine known as VSV-EBOV has never been tested on humans but has been shown to be effective in the treatment of the disease in animals.
In a statement released yesterday August 12th, the Canadian Health Minister Rona Ambrose said the World Health Organization's Director general, Margaret Chan, has approved of the donation.
"I was pleased to offer the experimental vaccine developed by Canadian researchers as a global resource to help fight this outbreak," she said, adding that between 800 and 1,000 doses would be donated to the WHO.
Nigeria To Receive Ebola Drug ZMapp And Approves Use In Sick Patients
After it emerged yesterday that ZMapp has been sent to the two African countries that requested for it, Nigeria has just announced the approval to use the experimental Ebola drug in the country.
It should be remembered that President Jonathan had earlier requested the drug for the treatment of patients infected with the virus.
The decision by Nigeria is also coming on the heels of Tuesday’s approval by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the use of Zmapp for treatment of Ebola patients.
The National Health Research Ethics Committee, composed of research scientists under the Federal Ministry of Health, made the announcement. The endorsement is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by Prof. Clement Adebamowo, Chairman of the committee on Wednesday in Abuja.
Robin Williams Depressed By Serious Money Troubles From $30M Divorce And Failed TV Show
Final photo of Robin Williams taken three weeks ago with an acting monkey |
After police confirmed yesterday that Robin Williams died by hanging himself with a belt, new reports about the 63-year-old have revealed the true state of affairs for the well loved actor and comedian.
His wife Susan Schneider last saw him when she went to bed at 10pm Sunday. He went to a different bedroom and she believed he was still asleep when she left the house the next morning about 10.30am.
An assistant, worried when he couldn't be roused at 11.45am, and broke into the bedroom. The assistant called 911 at 11:55am, emergency personnel arrived at noon, and at 12:02 he was pronounced dead.
In addition to hanging himself, he had superficial cuts on his body and his wrists. Police found a pocketknife with what appeared to be dried blood nearby. Toxicology reports are pending and will take two to six weeks.
8-Year-Old Nigerian Boy Comes In Second Position For UK Child Genius Contest
8 year old Tudor Mendel-Idowu has come 2nd in the UK Child Genius Competition that took place recently.
Tudor and his sister, 11 year old Hazelle Mendel-Idowu were the only Nigerians to take part in the Child Genius of the Year 2014 contest.
The competition consists of 20 highly gifted children between 7-12 in the UK who face two grueling rounds: Logic and Reasoning and Memory Recall - where they have just one hour to commit 104 randomly shuffled playing cards to memory.
Daughters Begin Woman's Obituary By Saying "The Witch Is Dead'
The family of a 70-year-old woman who recently passed away started her obituary with a reference to a wicked witch before they mentioned that she was a loving mother and a devoted wife.
However, her daughters said Johanna Scarpitti — whose obituary in The News Journal began with “Ding dong the witch is dead” — wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.
Scarpitti’s youngest daughter, who helped write the obituary, told the paper that her mother made her promise to include a tribute to the 1939 film, “The Wizard of Oz.”
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