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After Ladakh, Chinese incursions now reported in Uttarakhand

September 14, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Sep.13 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has reportedly informed the Central Government about possible incursions by the Chinese in his state.

Pokhriyal, quoting reports from locals in Rimkhim in Chamoli district, said the Chinese entered the state on September 5 and left behind biscuit packet wrappers and cigarettes.

He informed both Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and the Home Ministry about this development and sought their help in curbing what he calls frequent incursions in his state.

He said, “We have shared the information with the Centre and we have demanded for more patrolling force at the Indo-China border.”

About a fortnight ago that the Chinese had ventured as far as the Pangong Lake in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir. According to reports, Chinese military helicopters had air dropped food packets in the region.

In another provocation, Chinese troops entered 1.5 kilometres into Indian Territory near Mount Gya-recognised as International border by India and China. Chinese troops painted rocks, boulders in Indian Territory red and labeled them “China”. The Chinese Government, however, has denied this charge through its foreign ministry.

Private television channel TIMES NOW quotes the Leh Deputy Commissioner as mentioning in a letter every instance of Chinese incursion and threats to sheperds in the region. The letter states that the Chinese are not only disputing territory, they are actually claiming the land as their own.

China has also raised a stink over proposed visit to Tamang in Arunachal Pradesh by Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. (ANI)

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Michael Gambon had special pocket sewn into his Harry Potter costume for ciggies

July 12, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, July 12 (ANI): Actor Michael Gambon has revealed that he had a special pocket sewn into his Harry Potter costume so that he could carry his cigarettes while shooting for the film.

The actor, who plays the role of Albus Dumbledore, was so tired of having to dash off the set for a quick smoke in between takes that he got a special pocket to carry cigarettes.

“I got the wardrobe to put a little pocket inside for them,” the Daily Star quoted him as saying.

Director David Yates also admitted: “Michael cleverly conceals a packet of fags below the lower part of the gown.”

Gambon said that he would miss wearing the costume once the wizard series ends.

He added: “It is made of silk, its very fine and so easy to wear. I will miss that.”

Michael was given to play the role after Richard Harris’ death who earlier performed the part. (ANI)

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Vladimir Putin issues ‘diktat’ on cost of sausages in Russia!

June 27, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, June 26 (ANI): Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin recently visited a Moscow supermarket and pointed out that the sausages were too expensive.

In an impromptu visit to a branch of supermarket chain Perekrestok, Putin expressed his annoyance with the high price of packet of sausages, The Telegraph reports.

Rounding on Yuri Kobaladze, the chain’s head of corporate relations, Putin demanded: “Why do your sausages cost 240 roubles? Is that normal?”

“But these are high quality sausages,” Kobaladze replied.

With a look of relief crossing his face, the executive spotted some cheaper sausages.

“Look, these ones are just 49 roubles,” he said.ut the leader was not to be deterred.

“Too expensive,” he muttered, before conjuring up a price list from his pocket. “I can show you your mark up. Look at this kind of sausage. You’ve marked it up by 52 per cent.”

Putin did not stop there, he further said: “This is double the (cost) price, Is this normal?”

“Is 120 per cent a high mark up?” Kobaladze responded.

“Very high,” Putin said.

“It will be lowered tomorrow,” the executive replied.

In growing recession, Putin’s stunt seemingly comes across as an effort to make people understand his commitment towards fighting inflation, which is at a high 14 percent presently in Russia. (ANI)

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Homeopathic remedy gets first ever licence nod from Brit medicines regulator

May 16, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, May 16 (ANI): An arnica product has become the homeopathic remedy to receive a first licence nod from the British medicines regulator under controversial new rules.

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has granted Nelsons Arnicare Arnica 30c pillules permission to make medicinal claims.

Manufacturers of homeopathic remedies were in the past prohibited from giving a therapeutic indication due to a lack of evidence questioning its effectiveness, reports the Times Online.

But under the new granted license, the packet of 84 pillules would bear the explanation: “A homeopathic medicinal product used within the homeopathic tradition for symptomatic relief of sprains, muscular aches and bruising or swelling after contusions.”

Robert Wilson, chairman of Nelsons, said that the inclusion of therapeutic indications on the packaging could “not only opens the practice of homeopathy up to new users but also gives it added credibility as a safe and natural complement to conventional medicine”.

But experts have cast a shadow of doubt over the decision, dubbing it a “cynical mockery of evidence-based medicine”.

Edzard Ernst, professor of complementary medicine at the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter, argued the arnica-based homeopathic product had zero active ingredients.

He said: “This is a huge rip-off and the label now makes false and misleading claims. There is no biological plausibility for this to work – it makes a cynical mockery of evidence-based medicine.

“Arnica is actually poisonous if you swallow it, so these pills contain essentially zero active ingredient.” (ANI)

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Hong Kong pop star Vidal arrives home after heroin sentence

May 3, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Hong Kong – Hong Kong pop star Jill Vidal, given a suspended two-year jail sentence in Japan for heroin possession, arrived home to a media scrum Saturday. Around
100 reporters and photographers were at Hong Kong International Airport to see Vidal, 26, also known as Wei Si, arrive home after two months in custody.

In chaotic scenes, she smiled at journalists and posed briefly for photographers but did not respond to questions shouted at her as she walked through the arrivals hall.

At a court hearing in Tokyo on Friday, Vidal was given a two-year jail term, suspended for three years, after pleading guilty to possession of heroin.

Vidal was arrested with fellow Hong Kong pop star Kelvin Kwan, who was later released without being charged, on suspicion of possessing cannabis. Police later found packets of heroin in her hotel room.

The two performers were arrested in a Tokyo shopping centre on February 24 when shopkeepers claimed a foreign man was shoplifting.

A police search allegedly found a small quantity of cannabis in a packet of cigarettes Kwan, 25, was carrying and the two were taken into custody.

Ironically, before their arrest in Tokyo, both stars took part in anti-drug campaigns in Hong Kong aimed at stopping youngsters from using drug.

Kwan, who holds a Canadian passport, told Tokyo police he brought the cannabis with him from Hong Kong for his own personal use. He was released without charge and returned to Hong Kong.

The pair are among a host of young pop stars from Hong Kong whose Canto-pop music is hugely popular with audiences in mainland China, Taiwan and overseas Chinese communities. (dpa)

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Nicotine chewing gums ‘raise cancer risk’

April 23, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, April 22 (ANI): 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.

In the study, researchers found that the effects of a genetic mutation that is common in mouth cancer can be worsened by nicotine in the levels that are typically found in smoking cessation products.

The results raise the prospect that nicotine, the addictive chemical in tobacco, may be more carcinogenic than had previously been appreciated.

“Although we acknowledge the importance of encouraging people to quit smoking, our research suggests nicotine found in lozenges and chewing gums may increase the risk of mouth cancer,” Times Online quoted Dr Teh as saying.

“Smoking is of course far more dangerous, and people who are using nicotine replacement to give up should continue to use it and consult their GPs if they are concerned. The important message is not to overuse it, and to follow advice on the packet,” Dr Teh added.

In the study, Dr Teh’s team investigated the role of a gene called FOXM1 in mouth cancer.

A mutation that raises the activity of this gene is commonly found in many tumours, and is also present in pre-cancerous cells in the mouth, the scientists found.

According to Dr Teh, this raised expression can then be worsened by exposure to nicotine.

“If you already have a mouth lesion that is expressing high levels of FOXM1 and you expose it to nicotine, it may add to the risk of converting it into cancer. Neither the raised FOXM1 nor nicotine is alone sufficient to trigger cancer, but together they may have an effect,” he said.

“The concern is that with smokers, you are looking at people who are already at risk of oral cancer. I’m worried that some may already have lesions they don’t know about in the mouth, and if they keep on taking nicotine replacement when they stop smoking products they will not be doing themselves any good,” he added.

The study is published in the journal Public Library of Science One. (ANI)

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Anti-obesity drugs ‘could make you even fatter’

April 20, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Apr 20 (ANI): Diet pills, which the manufacturers say, can help shed those extra pounds might be making you even fatter, experts have warned.

The anti-obesity drugs sold over the counter cannot be a substitute for healthy living, they suggest. Selling anti-obesity drugs over the counter will perpetuate the myth that obesity can be fixed simply by popping a pill,” the Mirror quoted Prof Gareth Williams, of Bristol University, as saying.

“Healthy living is the only long-term escape from obesity,” Williams added.

Two drugs Alli and Appesat that assures weight loss are going on sale this week in Britain.

GlaxoSmithKline’s Alli pill stops the body absorbing fat and is said to cut weight by up to 10 per cent in four months.

The drug creates a laxative effect, which the manufacturers describe as “an urgent need to go to the bathroom”.

“Taking it without medical supervision may achieve a daily energy deficit of only 100 calories – equivalent to leaving a few French fries on a plate, eating an apple instead of ice cream, or having 10 to 20 minutes of sex,” said Williams.

Appesat, is said to help users lose up to 2lb a week. It contains a seaweed extract, which swells to make a taker feel full, but can cause stomach upset.

“The cure for obesity and being overweight will never be found in a pill, packet or wonder drug,” said Dr Jason Hal-ford, of Liverpool University and on the payroll of Appesat’s maker.

“That can only come from enormous changes to our food and physical environment,” he added.

The Department of Health also says, “We do not make statements about slimming pills but the best way to lose weight is to stick to a healthy diet and exercise.” (ANI)

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UK’s new Catholic leader opposes changing sex ads

April 10, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Archbishop Vincent Nichols, who will take over as the head of the Catholic Church of England and Wales next month, warned Friday against relaxing rules on broadcasting abortion and condom adverts. Skip related content
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In an interview with the Press Association news agency, the 63-year-old urged the country’s five million Catholics to respond to a public consultation on the proposed changes, saying adverts should be “truthful and tasteful”.

“I doubt that any intended adverts about abortion would be fully truthful and tell the whole truth of the effects of abortion in a woman’s life,” he said of plans to allow pregnancy advisory services to advertise on radio and TV.

He added: “It will no doubt be presented as a simple solution. But in fact it has traumatic implications in women’s lives. Surely you would not expect it to be advertised alongside a packet of crisps?”

As part of a shake-up of advertising rules, ad watchdogs have proposed allowing pregnancy advisory services, including ones that offer abortion services, to screen prime time broadcast adverts.

They also want to allow condom ads — which can currently only be broadcast on major channels after 9.00 pm, when an adult audience is presumed — at any time of the day, except around programmes targeted at children under 10.

“I seriously wonder if any advertisements for the use of condoms would be tasteful because the ones we have at the moment are demeaning of the young people of this country,” Nichols said.

“They depict casual sex on the street corner and drunken sex. I do not think these things do anything to genuinely help young people to understand themselves.”

The Vatican last week named Nichols, a champion of traditional Catholic values, to replace Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor as archbishop of Westminster.

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Hong Kong pop star to face trial in Japan after drugs arrest

April 9, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Hong Kong – A Hong Kong pop star is to face trial in Japan after heroin was reportedly found in the Tokyo hotel room where she was staying, her record company said Thursday.

Jill Vidal, 26, also known as Wei Si, has already been held in custody for more than 40 days following her arrest in the Japanese capital in February.

Vidal was arrested with fellow Hong Kong pop star Kelvin Kwan, who was later released without charge, on suspicion of possessing cannabis. Police later reportedly found packets of heroin in her hotel room.

Sources quoted by some Hong Kong newspapers said the amount of heroin found in Vidal’s room was sufficient for Japanese authorities to press ahead with drug trafficking charge though other reports said only a small amount was found.

Vidal’s record company said Thursday that she would face trial on April 24. It did not give details of the charges she will face at the trial.

Vidal and Kwan, 25, were arrested in a bizarre incident in a Tokyo shopping centre on February 24 when shopkeepers claimed a foreign man was shoplifting.

A police search allegedly found a small quantity of cannabis in a packet of cigarettes Kwan was carrying and the two were taken into custody.

Ironically, both stars took part in anti-drug campaigns in Hong Kong aimed at stopping youngsters from getting involved in drug abuse before their arrest in Tokyo.

Kwan, who holds a Canadian passport, is said to have told Tokyo police he brought the cannabis with him from Hong Kong for his own personal use.

The pair are among a host of young pop stars from Hong Kong whose so-called Canto-pop music is hugely popular with audiences in mainland China, Taiwan and overseas Chinese communities.(dpa)

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Intel announces two new Atoms and other products

April 8, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

The inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors – Intel, observing the first anniversary of its Atom processor, announced two new versions of its Atom processor, confirmed to launch Nehalem-based mobile processors later this year, and introduced new chip codenamed “Jasper Forest”. The Santa Clara, California based chipmaker disclosed about the launch of its upcoming Moorestown chip platform at its Developer Forum in Beijing, on Wednesday.

Offering the live demonstration of its next-generation Atom-based platform, codenamed “Moorestown” for the first time, Intel stated that the new platform will come with a new Moblin software version, a Linux-based operating system (OS) that Intel develops for small devices. According to Intel, the new version of Moblin software will enable a PC-like Internet experience along with cellular voice capabilities.

Officially, Intel is aiming Moorestown platform including energy efficient set of chips for mobile Internet devices (MIDs) or small computers, focusing on basic online use and media playback, which can fit well in pockets. The set of cips will be based on the company’s Lincroft system-on-chip (SoC) that includes an Atom microprocessor core and a memory controller hub. The coming with chipset is code named Langwell. The Atom power-efficient Moorestown chip platform is expected to work well in smartphones. The family of chips in Moorestown platform will also come with 3G cellular capabilities. It will also provide optional support for both WiMax and HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) cellular networks.

Anand Chandrasekher, the Intel’s senior vice president and general manager of the Ultra Mobility Group, demonstrated a device with Moorestown consuming 10 times less power. The company earlier stated that Moorestown would be released in late 2009 or early 2010, but at the Developer Forum in Beijing, Intel firmly fixed 2010 as the launch target.

Intel also announced Atom Z550 and Atom Z515 – the two new Atom processors for mobile Internet devices. Of the two Atom updates, the Atom Z550 is the fastest. The Atom Z550 enhances the Atom line’s performance to 2GHz, while the Atom Z515, equipped with the Intel Burst Performance Technology (Intel BPT), can work at 1.2GHz when required. The Atom Z550 includes Hyperthreading to simulate dual cores while still consuming the same 2.4W of typical power as a 1.86GHz processor. The Atom Z515 normally runs at the same 800MHz and consumes just 0.65W of energy, but it can work up to 1.2GHz, consuming 1.4W.

In a keynote speech at the Intel Developer Forum, Anand Chandrasekher also talked about upcoming processors for laptops based on the Nehalem architecture, which will be released in the 2nd half of this year as part of the “Calpella” platform. According to Mr. Chandrasekher, these processors, which will come equipped with technologies like Intel Hyper-Threading Technology and Intel Turbo Boost Technology, will be more powerful than their predecessors.

Mr. Chandrasekher also discussed Intel’s ultra low-voltage (ULV) processors. He also disclosed how the company is developing a category of ultra-thin laptops less than one inch thick. According to Mr. Chandrasekher, the company will release lower-priced versions of these processors by early summer.

Finally, the senior vice president and general manager of the Digital Enterprise Group, Intel, Pat Gelsinger, for the first time, uncovered the Nehalem-EP based processor codenamed “Jasper Forest,” which is specifically designed for embedded and storage applications.

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Still alive, man gets BMC death certificate

April 5, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

MUMBAI: The BMC has issued a death certificate to a man who is alive. Churchgate resident Arjundas Thakur, to his surprise, found that he had been
“killed” by the BMC during a court case recently.

Thakur had sold his Andheri (E) property to a developer but another person filed a case in the high court, claiming that he owned the property. The petitioner told the court he bought the property from Thakur who had died in 2004. He also produced a death certificate and submitted it as evidence in court.

Thakur came to know about it and lodged a complaint with the BMC, which blamed it on a computer error. “We received a complaint and found out that the man was alive. The certificate was issued erroneously. We are finding out if the error was manual or made while issuing the certificate online,” civic commissioner Jairaj Phatak said.

An official from the IT department said such goof-ups never happened before. “It does not look like a fault of the online services. It’s a human error,” he said.

Earlier, consumer activist Jehangir Gai, who had applied for his mother’s death certificate, got a packet full of birth and death certificates of people from across the city. Thakur’s case is still in court.

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Delhi man arrested for mobile phone theft

April 3, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

A 28-year-old Delhi-based tailor was arrested on Wednesday following a complaint lodged by a Sector-22 resident alleging the former had duped him of his mobile phone in return for a ‘dummy’ piece. The police have recovered four mobile phones and 11 dummy phones from his possession.

The accused, identified as one Rizwan, told the police that their target were teenagers, who wanted to possess expensive mobile phones without paying much.

According to the police, Harshmeet Singh, a resident of Sector 22, filed a complaint alleging that two persons had duped him of his Motorola V-8 mobile phone in Sector-17 Plaza on Tuesday afternoon. In his complaint, Singh said the accused showed him several high-end mobile phones and offered discounts upto 40 per cent. Convinced by the demonstration given, Singh told the duo that he did not have enough money with him, to which the accused proposed an exchange offer.

Singh obliged and it was only on reaching home, that he found a ‘dummy’ instead of the original phone in the packet, said the police.

After the matter was reported at the Neelam police post in Sector 17, the police tracked down the accused near the Sector-17 Municipal Corporation, when they were on a scooter (DL-7SAA-9384) reportedly looking for another target.

While the other accomplice managed to flee, Rizwan was arrested and produced before a local court that remanded him in three days of police custody.

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Delhi man arrested for mobile phone theft

April 2, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

The accused, identified as one Rizwan, told the police that their target were teenagers, who wanted to possess expensive mobile phones without paying much.

Singh obliged and it was only on reaching home, that he found a ‘dummy’ instead of the original phone in the packet, said the police.

While the other accomplice managed to flee, Rizwan was arrested and produced before a local court that remanded him in three days of police custody.

World’s first biodegradable chewing gum goes on sale

March 30, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, March 30 (ANI): The world’s first biodegradable chewing gum, which is completely environment friendly, has been introduced in supermarkets all over Britain.

According to a report in The Guardian, Chicza Rainforest Gum, as it is called, is manufactured in Mexico by Consorcio Chiclero, which is a consortium of 56 co-operatives employing some 2,000 chicleros (gum farmers) and their families.

The workers extract natural gum from the sap of the chicle tree, which is then used to make the product.

Unlike conventional chewing gum, which contains petrochemicals, the organic chewing gum does not stick to clothing or pavements.

Once disposed of, it will crumble to dust in about six weeks, dissolving harmlessly in water or being absorbed into the soil.

Chicza comes in lime, mint and spearmint flavours, and is going on sale at 1.39 pounds a packet.

It is costly and difficult to remove conventional chewing gum from public places because of its chemical content, with cleaning typically costing between 10p and 30p per piece.

It takes 17 weeks for chewing gum to be removed from the entire length of Oxford Street in London, for example, but only 10 days for it to be littered with gum again.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has calculated that local authorities spend up to 200,000 pounds a year each on clearing gum.

Westminster city council in London, which has one of the highest clean-up bills, is backing the new product.

A spokesman for Encams, which runs the ‘Keep Britain Tidy’ campaign, said, “While we welcome any product that could potentially alleviate the worst problems of staining, the real solution remains for people to put gum in the bin or – if there isn’t one around – in a piece of paper or tissue until they find one.” (ANI)

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George Michael can demand 2.2m dlrs for private gigs

March 18, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): Brit singer George Michael can now demand 2.2 million dollars for a private gig, as revealed by newly published accounts.

Michael, 45, had fuelled rumours that he was retiring with his The Final Two August concert in 2008 at London’s Earl Court.

But touring company Twentyfive Live has revealed he could make a fortune performing private gigs for the super-rich, reports Contactmusic.

The accounts show that the star made a staggering 2.2 million dollars for a 13-song set at the New Years Eve party of Russian nickel magnate Vladimir Potanin in 2006.

He also banked a 2.1 million dollars pay packet for singing his classics at the 55th birthday bash of British retail tycoon Sir Philip Green.

The accounts, obtained by Britain’s Daily Mail website, also show the star garnered a huge 67.2 million dollars from touring between April 2006 and March 2008. (ANI)

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Carseldine, Harwood and Quiney to play for Rajasthan Royals

February 15, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Melbourne, Feb. 15 (ANI): Australia’s first class cricketers, Lee Carseldine, Shane Harwood and Rob Quiney have been signed up by the Indian Premier League champions Rajasthan Royals for the 2009 season.

Carseldine is an all rounder with Queensland, while pacer Shane Harwood and left-hand bat Rob Quiney play for Victoria.

Carseldine and Harwood will replace Pakistani pair Kamran Akmal and Sohail Tanvir, who have been banned by the Pakistan Government from playing in India.

Rajasthan Royals’ Director of Coaching Darren Berry announced their contracts, Fox Sports reports.

Berry said Carseldine’s outstanding form in the 2008-2009 domestic Twenty20 series and his overall performance this season, warranted an opportunity, while Quiney has been claimed as an uncapped player of the future.

Berry said the 33-year-old left hander Carseldine could prove to be the surprise packet of the six-week long IPL season that will start on April 10.

“He is a mature player who has overcome serious injury to be now given an opportunity to ply his craft in India,” he added.

Carseldine made a successful comeback to first-class cricket this season after a serious back complaint almost ended his career in 2004.

“It’s been a bit of a fairytale over the last few months. At the start of the season, I just wanted to play regularly and contribute well to the Queensland side,” said Carseldine.

Berry will make sure that the Australian trio link up with captain-coach Shane Warne and fellow Australians Shane Watson and Shaun Tait. (ANI)

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Jacko’s bizarre mask sparks worries about his health

January 16, 2009 By Rajesh Leave a Comment

London, Jan 16 (ANI): One-time Ling of Pop Michael Jackson has sparked new fears for his health after he left a hospital sporting a bizarre surgical mask, scarf and a hat.

The ‘Thriller’ hitmaker added fuel to the claims about his deteriorating health after he was spotted living the L.A. clinic.

Although, Michael was wearing a mask in a bid to avoid fans and media frenzy, his ever-loving fans recognized him and hurdled up to him for autographs.

After signing autographs, the singer casually munched on a packet of crisps, before boarding his chauffeur driven jeep, reports the Daily Star.

Recently, Michael’s biographer Ian Halperin had alleged the star is half-blind and needs a lung transplant for a rare protein disorder.

However, Michael insisted he is fighting fit and ready for a global tour. (ANI)

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