Sinead O’Connor found safe after going missing in Chicago area

Irish singer Sinead O'Connor performs on stage during the Positivus music festival in SalacgrivaIrish-born singer Sinead O&;Connor turned up safe at an undisclosed location on Monday, hours after police in Illinois said she was missing, citing a concerned caller who told authorities she had failed to return from a bicycle ride. The brief scare surrounding the well-being of the firebrand performer unfolded after a series of Facebook posts in recent days in which she agonized over her 12-year-old son, whom she said had been left in the custody of child welfare authorities in Ireland. O&039;Connor, 49, who has acknowledged a history of bipolar disorder, made headlines six months ago when she said in a Facebook post that she had deliberately taken a drug overdose.

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Australia’s Starpharma, Ansell to supply anti-Zika condoms for Olympics

File photo shows an Aedes aegypti mosquito inside a test tube as part of a research on preventing the spread of the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at a control and prevention center in Guadalupe, neighbouring MonterreyAustralian pharmaceutical company Starpharma Holdings Ltd said it is teaming up with world No. 2 condom maker Ansell Ltd to supply Zika virus-proof condoms to the Australian Olympic team ahead of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro games. Starpharma said it is giving the Australian athletes Ansell "Dual Protect" condoms lubricated with Starpharma&;s VivaGel product, which it recently said showed near-total antiviral protection against Zika and other viruses in laboratory studies. "Given sexual transmission of Zika virus is of increasing importance, the potent activity of Starpharma&039;s VivaGel against Zika could prove very significant," said Starpharma Chief Executive Officer Jackie Fairley in a statement.

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