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Marianne Faithfull in the 1960s
Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull dies at 78
LONDON — Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull has died at the age of 78, her spokesperson has said.Born in Hampstead in December 1946, she was known for hits like As Tears Go By, which reached the UK top 10 in 1964, and for starring roles in films including 1968's The Girl On A Motorcycle.She was also famously the girlfriend of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger in the 1960s, inspiring songs such as Wild Horses and You Can't Always Get What You Want. After a period of heroin addiction in the 70s, she resurrected her career with the classic album Broken English.Paying tribute, Jagger described Faithfull as "a wonderful friend, a beautiful singer and a great actress," saying he was "so saddened".His bandmate Keith Richards posted that he was "so sad"...
January 31, 2025

Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull dies at 78

A vein of sodium carbonate appears like needles, falsely colored in purple to show detail, within the clay-rich rock of the Bennu sample. Each needle is less than 1 micrometer wide
Asteroid sample reveals ‘building blocks of life are in fact extraterrestrial in origin’ 
WASHINGTON — Researchers have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in unprecedented samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, adding evidence to the idea that asteroids likely delivered the building blocks of life to our planet early in its history.The samples are also providing a window into understanding what kind of chemical and biological processes were already underway as space rocks chaotically ricocheted around during the early days of the solar system.Preliminary analyses of the rock and dust samples released within the past year have shown that the asteroid contained water as well as carbon, nitrogen and other organic matter, but the chemical composition of the organic material was largely unknown.Now, new research has revealed the asteroid...
January 30, 2025

Asteroid sample reveals ‘building blocks of life are in fact extraterrestrial in origin’ 

President Macron outlined his New Renaissance project in the exhibition room housing the world-famous Mona Lisa painting
Mona Lisa to be moved as part of major Louvre overhaul
PARIS — The Mona Lisa will be moved to a new exhibition space at the Louvre in Paris as part of a plan to renovate the world's most frequented museum.Emmanuel Macron stood in front of the masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci as he made the announcement to an audience of dignitaries, with the change to be introduced by 2031 and visitors charged separately to see the painting.The French president was outlining his New Renaissance project, which will also involve an international competition to design a second entrance to relieve the growing pressure of visitor numbers beneath the famous glass Pyramid.Tariff changes will also be introduced from next January so non-EU residents – including UK tourists – pay more to visit.Macron was giving his response to warnings from the Louvre's...
January 29, 2025

Mona Lisa to be moved as part of major Louvre overhaul

Portugal saw a 26% increase in visitors in 2024
1.4 billion people traveled internationally in 2024 as tourism returns to pre-pandemic highs
MADRID — Feel like airport security lines keep getting longer, or that you’re booking hotel reservations way further in advance than you used to?It’s true. The UN’s World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has just released its 2024 year-in-review data, confirming that the tourism industry has bounced back from the pandemic.About 1.4 billion people traveled internationally last year, which is 99% of the number who did the same in 2019, the last full year before Covid-19 hit the world.That amounted to $1.9 trillion being spent in the tourism industry, meaning each tourist spent more than $1,000 per person on average.But where did people go?Overall, Europe was the most-visited continent with 747 million tourists in 2024, according to the UNWTO.That number was especially impressive...
January 23, 2025

1.4 billion people traveled internationally in 2024 as tourism returns to pre-pandemic highs

Relative newcomer Mikey Madison could be nominated for her performance in Anora
Comeback queens, blockbusters and Succession stars: The Oscar nominations previewed
LOS ANGELES — The Oscar nominations will be announced soon, in an exciting year for the film awards race where there is no consensus frontrunner for best picture.Blockbusters such as Wicked and Dune: Part Two will compete with Emilia Pérez, Conclave, A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist and Anora when the shortlists are released at lunchtime.The nominations were due to be announced last week, but were postponed after the voting period was extended due to the Los Angeles wildfires.The Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by US comic Conan O'Brien, will take place on 2 March.There are two musicals, two massive pop stars, two Sebastian Stan films, two actors from Succession and several comeback queens in the race this year.Here are a few things to look out for when the Academy announces its...
January 23, 2025

Comeback queens, blockbusters and Succession stars: The Oscar nominations previewed

Turner's career had been at a low-point when she started recording the album in 1983
Tina Turner's lost Private Dancer song rediscovered
LOS ANGELES — A song recorded for Tina Turner's blockbuster album Private Dancer, that was presumed lost, has been rediscovered and will receive its first play on BBC Radio 2 later.Hot For You, Baby, was cut at Capitol Studios in Hollywood and originally intended to be an album track.But it was ultimately jettisoned in favour of era-defining pop hits such What's Love Got To Do With It, Better Be Good To Me and the album's title track.Presumed missing, the master tape was recently rediscovered as her record label compiled a 40th anniversary re-release of Private Dancer.An up-tempo rocker, full of showboating guitar chords and an extremely 1980s cowbell, Hot For You, Baby is a prime example of Turner's raspy, physical style of soul.The track will receive its first play on...
January 23, 2025

Tina Turner's lost Private Dancer song rediscovered

The meteorite that struck the front walkway of Joe Velaidum's home in Canada left a star-shaped pattern of debris on the pavement
Doorbell camera catches rare footage of meteorite striking home’s front walkway
EDMONTON, Canada — It was a simple, sunny afternoon on Canada’s Prince Edward Island as Joe Velaidum and his partner, Laura Kelly, set off to walk their dog. Noticing a stray leash lying in the yard, Velaidum briefly stopped to pick it up before setting off on a quick walk.Minutes later, a meteorite pummeled the walkway — exactly where Velaidum had been standing — and a Ring doorbell camera captured the entire incident on video.“I never stop on that spot — ever,” Velaidum told CNN about the incident, which occurred in July 2024. “And looking back on it now, we noticed, because of the video, if I had stayed on that very spot for just two minutes longer, I absolutely would have been struck and probably killed by this meteor.”Months later, after undergoing lab analysis that...
January 23, 2025

Doorbell camera catches rare footage of meteorite striking home’s front walkway

Dr Aly's study found benefits from the drugs on many aspects of people's health
Weight-loss drugs may boost health in many ways
WASHINGTON — The first study to assess how weight-loss drugs affect the whole of human health has discovered an "eye-opening" impact on the body, researchers say.The analysis, involving about two million people, linked the drugs to better heart health, fewer infections, a lower risk of drug abuse and fewer cases of dementia.The US researchers also warned the drugs were "not without risk" and seemed to increase joint pain and potentially deadly inflammation in the pancreas.However, the results need very careful interpretation.Weight-loss drugs have exploded in popularity - but a full understanding of everything they touch in the body is still coming together."This is new territory," said lead researcher Dr Ziyad al-Aly, clinical epidemiologist at Washington...
January 21, 2025

Weight-loss drugs may boost health in many ways

Joan Plowright was made a dame in 2004
Acting legend Dame Joan Plowright dies at 95
LONDON — Dame Joan Plowright, one of Britain's most celebrated stage and screen stars and the widow of Sir Laurence Olivier, has died at the age of 95.Her career spanned 60 years and included an Oscar nomination for the 1991 film Enchanted April.She married Olivier in 1961 after starring opposite him as his daughter in The Entertainer, and became a leading member of the National Theatre, which he set up.In a statement, her family said they were "so proud of all Joan did and who she was as a loving and deeply inclusive human being".Her family said: "It is with great sadness that the family of Dame Joan Plowright, the Lady Olivier, inform you that she passed away peacefully on January 16 2025 surrounded by her family at Denville Hall aged 95."She enjoyed a long and...
January 17, 2025

Acting legend Dame Joan Plowright dies at 95

The Indus script consists of signs and symbols, primarily found on stone seals like this one
A million-dollar challenge to crack the script of early Indians
WASHINGTON — Every week, Rajesh PN Rao, a computer scientist, gets emails from people claiming they've cracked an ancient script that has stumped scholars for generations.These self-proclaimed codebreakers — ranging from engineers and IT workers to retirees and tax officers — are mostly from India or of Indian origin living abroad. All of them are convinced they've deciphered the script of the Indus Valley Civilisation, a blend of signs and symbols."They claim they've solved it and that the 'case is closed'," says Rao, Hwang Endowed Professor at the University of Washington and author of peer-reviewed studies on the Indus script.Adding fuel to the race, MK Stalin, the chief minister of southern India's Tamil Nadu state, recently upped the stakes,...
January 17, 2025

A million-dollar challenge to crack the script of early Indians

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