Angelina Jolie's adoption of an Ethiopian baby was legal, the agency involved said on Thursday, rejecting reports that the child’s relatives want her back. "The court in Addis Ababa approved the adoption after studying the document her grandmother wrote ... saying ... she was too poor to bring her up," said Tsegaye Berhe, the head of Wide Horizons for Children, which conducted the adoption. Reuters• Sweden celebrated beloved children's author and Pippi Longstocking creator Astrid Lindgren on the 100th anniversary of her birth Wednesday. Around 1,000 children gathered in Lindgren's hometown of Vimmerby to sing songs she wrote and take part in a procession. Swedish Crown Princess Victoria marked the day with a visit to the Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital in Stockholm. Agence France-Presse
• David Letterman is digging deep into his Worldwide Pants pockets to help his staffers. With the writers' strike halting production on late-night programming, Letterman’s production company, Worldwide Pants, has guaranteed employees a paycheque during the walk-out. "This is really significant because ... this money comes out of Dave’s own pocket," said a source at Late Night. Dose.ca
• The Royal College of Art in London yesterday unveiled some of 2,500 original postcards that will be put on sale for the same low price, some by top artists and some not, to raise money for students. Each piece of art costs £40 ($82) and has been made either by professional artists, designers and illustrators, or up-and-coming graduates -- with lucky winners of top artists’ work getting a surprise bargain. Agence France-Presse
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