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First lady Michelle Obama has been named the world's most powerful woman in, according to an index of the world’s most influential women published yesterday.

Formidable females from the US dominate the top 10, with chat show queen Oprah Winfrey placed third and Kraft chief executive Irene Rosenfeld one place ahead of her.

According to Forbes, this year's index was based less on traditional calculations of wealth and position, and more on creative influence and entrepreneurship.The celebrities on the list include heads of state and first ladies, bankers and cultural icons, CEOs and entrepreneurial athletes.

U.S. First Lady tops the rankings while renowned talk show queen Oprah Winfrey takes the third place. Young pop idols Lady Gaga and Beyonce Knowles occupy the 7th and 9th places.


Women of influence:

1 Michelle Obama US First Lady

2 Irene Rosenfeld CEO Kraft Foods

3 Oprah Winfrey Talk show host and media mogul

4 Angela Merkel German chancellor

5 Hillary Clinton US Secretary of State

6 Indra Nooyi CEO PepsiCo US

7 Lady Gaga Singer and entertainer

8 Gail Kelly CEO Westpac (Australia)

9 Beyoncé Knowles Singer/fashion designer

10 Ellen DeGeneres Talk show host

Brett Favre finally got his wish. He will be playing with Randy Moss, and the Vikings couldn't be happier about it.

The Super-Bowl-or-bust Vikings got Moss from New England on Wednesday for a 2011 draft pick, another eye-opening acquisition that comes just in time to rejuvenate a stagnant offense for a challenging stretch of games.

The Patriots gave the seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver the exit he expected and sent him back to the team that turned him into a superstar after drafting him in the first round in 1998.

Moss was miffed that the Patriots didn't offer an extension, and went public with his frustration after a season-opening victory against the Cincinnati Bengals.

At the time, Moss said he didn't feel appreciated and predicted that he wouldn't return to the Patriots next season.

Although devastating earthquake that has claimed tens of thousands of lives, Royal Caribbean International cruiseship landed in Haiti on Friday, the Guardian reports, and three more are due in this week.

Holidaymakers should continue to relax on Haitian beaches and spend money on typical tourist pleasures such as hair-braiding and buying local crafts, the chief executive of the Royal Caribbean cruise line insisted today.

In defence of his company's much-criticised decision to continue sending cruises to the fenced-off and heavily-guarded resort, he said the livelihoods of 230 staff and about 270 local traders depended on their visits.

Royal Caribbean International pledged at least $1 million in relief for quake-ravaged Haiti.

According to an AP report, insulin kept in a Wellesley, Mass., elementary school mistakenly was given to six staff members during a H1N1 flu clinic, authorities said.

Superintendent Bella Wong said no students were ever in danger at Friday's vaccine clinic for staff at Schofield Elementary School and all the people who got the wrong shot have recovered.

Several faculty members felt ill after receiving the insulin, WCVB-TV, Boston, reported Tuesday. The insulin had been given to the school by parents of diabetic children and was being kept on hand for emergencies

The school nurse who administered the insulin was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation.