Reuters reports here at CNN News: Madonna launched her first world tour in two years on Sunday, delighting an enthusiastic Los Angeles crowd by hanging herself from a cross, insulting President George W. Bush, and dusting off some of the sexy moves that have sustained her career for more than 20 years.
Jens Glüsing in Rio de Janeiro writes here for Spiegel Online: The recent violence in Sao Paulo may just be the tip of the iceberg: In many parts of Brazil and indeed across Latin America, governments have capitulated to gangsters, and the rise of organized crime could end the recent leftward shift across Latin America.
Chinaview.cn reports here: Indonesia is conducting further investigation to find out whether there was any human-to-human transmission of bird flu, although no such case has been confirmed so far, Health Ministry official said here on Monday.
News.com.au reports here: A revolutionary cancer vaccine developed by an Australian scientist could be on sale within months after being declared safe and 100 per cent effective by a top US government committee. The vaccine against cervical cancer, the No.2 cancer killer in women, was developed by Australian of the Year Dr Ian Frazer.
An economist who developed the financial futures market explains why clean air may soon be as valuable a commodity as crude oil. Read about Pricing Pollution here in this Newsweek article.
Spiegel Online asks here: The New Viagra for Women: Can drugs increase sexual desire? Ever since Viagra, the pharmaceutical industry has been dreaming of the perfect aphrodisiac. Now, an American company may have developed a nasal spray that will do just that.
Reuters reports here at the Washington Post website: A U.S. Senate panel advanced a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage on Thursday as the committee chairman shouted "good riddance" to a Democrat who walked out of the tense session.
CNN News writes here: "WALDRON, Arkansas (AP) — The 72-year-old mayor of this Arkansas town was arrested this week on charges he sought sex from two women in exchange for preventing their water from being turned off."
The Washington Post writes here: A federal panel concluded yesterday that there is not enough evidence to recommend for or against use of multivitamins and minerals — the popular dietary supplements taken by more than half of American adults in the hope of preventing heart disease, cancer and other chronic illnesses.Americans spend an estimated $23 [...]