Levon Helm, singer and drummer for rock group The Band, has died of cancer at the age of 71.
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December 21st 2012 – a date that is well known globally. Several hundred years ago, the Ancient Mayans predicted the apocalypse on this very date. With their 5,125 year old calendar resetting itself to 0.0.0.0. on this date, many are preparing for the worst. However, how legit is the prophecy of the Mayans? Here are the top ten reasons why the world will not end in 2012:
A scene from the film 2012, which refers to the idea that the Mayan calendar predicts the end of the world.
There apparently is a great deal of interest in celestial bodies, and their locations and trajectories at the end of the calendar year 2012. Now, I for one love a good book or movie as much as the next guy. But the stuff flying around through cyberspace, TV and the movies is not based on science. There is even a fake NASA news release out there… So here is the scientific reality on the celestial happenings in the year 2012.
The calendar used by the ancient Maya civilisation does not predict the end of the world in December 2012 as some believe, according to experts.
The company looking after the data of closed file-sharing site Megaupload has appealed for help managing the giant pile of information.
Bahrain and Belarus have been added to Reporters Without Borders' annual list of "enemies of the internet".
Japan is marking the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami which struck the north-eastern coast, leaving 20,000 dead or missing.