In 2000, there were 79 shark attacks reported worldwide, 11 of them fatal. In 2005 and 2006 this number decreased to 61 and 62 respectively, while the number of fatalities dropped to only four per year. Of these attacks, the majority occurred in the United States (53 in 2000, 40 in 2005, and 39 in 2006).
J.K. Rowling tweeted an apology to Harry Potter fans about Fred's death. Fred Weasley was hardly the boy who lived. The character in the Harry Potter books and movies was killed off in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and author J.K. Rowling is now apologizing for the loss.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Swine Flu: Ron Weasley actor is first celebrity victim of bug. Perhaps he should have been protected by a magic spell... The actor who plays schoolboy wizard Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films has succumbed to swine flu. Red-haired Rupert Grint was forced to take a week out of filming the latest instalment in the hugely successful series based on the J.K.Rowling bestsellers.