NEWS LITE : DUCHESS INJURED IN SKIING INCIDENT.Sarah Ferguson chipped a shoulder bone when she fell while skiing in Verbier, Switzerland, her office said Monday. The 38-year-old duchess was coming down a slope Sunday behind her 7-year-old daughter, Eugenie, when she fell awkwardly, picked herself up and made it down herself. She went to see a doctor. The injury isn't serious and she won't cut her vacation short. ``The duchess is in considerable pain but is expected to stay on in Verbier,'' her office said in a statement. With Ferguson, Eugenie and 9-year-old Beatrice is a friend, Italian aristocrat Count Gaddo della Gherardesca, and a former boyfriend, motor racing motor racing n (BRIT) → carreras fpl de coches; automovilismo motor racing motor n (Brit) → course f automobile millionaire Paddy McNally. Her ex, Prince Andrew, will visit as planned Thursday, his 38th birthday. Supermodel adds superboy to family Elle Macpherson Elle Macpherson (born Eleanor Nancy Gow, 29 March, 1964) is an Australian supermodel and actress. She is most famous worldwide for her five cover appearances on Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue in the 1980s and 1990s. gave birth to a boy over the weekend in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , a newspaper said. The baby, born in a Manhattan hospital, was named Arpad Flynn Busson after his father and weighed in at 7 pounds, the Daily Telegraph said. His parents will call him Flynn. Mother and baby were doing well, the newspaper said. The model retreated Monday with her husband and newborn to a hotel suite, where they have been staying for two weeks. England to press Iran on Rushdie The British government promised Monday to keep fighting Iran's death sentence against Salman Rushdie Noun 1. Salman Rushdie - British writer of novels who was born in India; one of his novels is regarded as blasphemous by Muslims and a fatwa was issued condemning him to death (born in 1947) Ahmed Salman Rushdie, Rushdie . ``Iran should be in no doubt that this issue is an obstacle to better relations with the United Kingdom,'' Foreign Secretary Robin Cook told reporters after a meeting with the author. ``It is appalling that the threat to his life remains after all this time.'' Rushdie has been in hiding Adv. 1. in hiding - quietly in concealment; "he lay doggo" doggo, out of sight since 1989, when the late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini declared that he had blasphemed Islam in ``The Satanic Verses.'' Britain will mobilize support in the 15-nation European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community , Cook said. Iran renewed the fatwa fat·wa n. A legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar. [Arabic fatw Friday and the bounty on Rushdie's head stands at $2.5 million. Rushdie, who has been more visible in recent months, called the death threat ``a colossal pressure,'' adding, ``It is a very unpleasant thing that someone is offering money for my death.'' Sony co-president calls job a wrap Jeff Sagansky, the co-president of Culver City-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, resigned Monday, the executive said. The former CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. executive blamed his departure on reorganization. ``The terms under which I accepted this assignment almost a year and a half ago have changed,'' Sagansky said in a statement. ``Sony Corp. has stated its desire to reorganize our international business in ways that are far different from my understanding. Under the circumstances, I believe that this is the right time for me to leave.'' Sony officials declined to elaborate. But one person familiar with the situation said Sony executives in Japan were exercising more power over international distribution decisions than Sagansky envisioned. Sagansky, 46, had about a year left on his contract. Financial terms of his departure were not revealed. Taking note of N. Korea Michael Jackson plans a fund-raising concert later this year in Seoul, South Korea, to help starving North Korean children. Tentatively called ``We Are the World 2,'' the show will be held Oct. 10 in the Olympic Stadium and broadcast live in 120 countries, an aide to President-elect Kim Dae-jung said Monday. ``Mr. Jackson is enthusiastically pursuing the project. He has been and will be contacting some 50 other celebrities and world leaders for participation,'' said the aide, Choi Kyu-sun. Those being invited include Luciano Pavarotti, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Boyz II Men Boyz II Men is an American R&B/soul singing group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1988 as a quintet which originally included Marc Nelson, Boyz II Men found fame as a quartet, with members Nathan Morris, Michael McCary, Shawn Stockman, and Wanya Morris, on Motown , Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods. Jackson has apparently contacted Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. II, Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan Paweł II) born Karol Józef Wojtyła and South African President Nelson Mandela for taped messages and appeals to be aired during the concert. Equal time; Swimsuit issue sporting couples The Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is published annually by Sports Illustrated magazine. It features top fashion models wearing designer swimwear in exotic locales. New issues come out around the middle of February or later. It was first published in 1964. has an addition this year: men. Besides its usual trove of bare-skinned models, the magazine includes seven ``hot couples'' from pro sports, including Wayne Gretzky and Janet Jones. ``I knew Wayne was great, but the first couple of times I went to Canada with him, I felt like I was walking around with Michael Jackson,'' said Jones, who appears in a swimsuit accessorized with hockey gear. In addition to the New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). center and his actress wife, the other couples are: Jennifer and Denny Neagle (Atlanta Braves); Cindy and Herschel Walker (Dallas Cowboys); Diane and Daryl Johnson (Dallas Cowboys); Marita and Reggie Miller (Indiana Pacers); Tina and Dan Majerle (Miami Heat); and Amy and Phil Mickelson (PGA Tour). All the wives are in swimsuits; their husbands are either clothed clothe tr.v. clothed or clad , cloth·ing, clothes 1. To put clothes on; dress. 2. To provide clothes for. 3. To cover as if with clothing. or bare-chested. Heidi Klum of Germany is the cover model for the first time. The issue will hit newsstands Wednesday. News Lite is compiled by Karen Duffy from Daily News staff and wire reports CAPTION(S): 4 Photos PHOTO (1) Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue hits newsstands Wednesday. Associated Press (2) Michael Jackson (3) Rushdie (4) Ferguson |
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