Idris Elba and Tom Hiddleston to appear in "Avengers: Age of Ultron"

Idris Elba confirmed that he and Tom Hiddleston would appear in "The Avengers" sequel. Elba said in an interview that Heimdall, his gate keeper character in "Thor" films, would join Hiddleston's Loki in "Avengers: Age of Ultron". "I'm in Avengers," Elba revealed to The Telegraph. "And I'm doing a scene with Chris Hemsworth [Thor] and Tom Hiddleston [Loki], and they're like, [whispers] - 'Aren't you [meant to be] in Ibiza?' " The actor was referring...

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Awaiting Disaster: Ebola crisis over shadow Lassa fever cases

The peak season for Lassa fever in West Africa is about to begin. The viral haemorrhagic fever has been largely forgotten in the Ebola crisis, and health workers are warning that they may not have the resources to deal with the disease if cases increase. At first sight the symptoms of Lassa are identical to Ebola. There can be bleeding, vomiting and fever. But whereas Ebola is a new outbreak, Lassa is a constant presence. Every year it...

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Lupita Nyong'o grace Glamour's Women of the Year Issue, speaks of her rising to fame

Lupita Nyong'o cover the December cover of Glamour magazine for its annual Women of the Year issue. In an interview with the magazine, the Oscar-winning actress credits Oprah Winfrey as someone whom she looked up to when she was growing up. The "12 Years a Slave" actress says, "Oprah played a big role in my understanding of what it meant to be female and to really step into your own power. I wouldn't even call her a role model; she was literally...

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Cristiano Ronaldo breaks 79-year record in Madrid 4-0 win over Granada

Cristiano Ronaldo's opener for Real Madrid in the 4-0 defeat of Granada on Saturday saw him break Isidro Langara's 79-year-old record for the most goals scored in the first 10 La Liga games of the season. Langara set the record in 1935-36 when playing for Real Oviedo after scoring 16 goals in his opening 10 matches of the campaign. Ronaldo, however, notched his 17th of the season as Madrid secured three points to move top of La Liga, while...

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