ng, did go wrong.” Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands will officially re-open the Rijksmuseum next week, marking the end of a painful restoration project Wim Pijbes added: “It has been closed for 10 years, but now it can go on for decades.” On Wednesday, Johannes Vermeer’s The Milkmaid was re-hung, making it the last major work to return to the museum. The painting sits in the Ga…
g mental or physical illness. However, these studies have largely focused on widows and the short term risks, say researchers from Sweden’s University of Gothenburg. They looked at long term data from 691 widowers and found that those who had met a new partner within 5 years had dealt with the loss relatively well. Those who remained single were at far greater risk of developing depression, anxiet…
A new study suggests that Neanderthals were already on the verge of extinction in Europe by the time modern humans arrived on the scene. The study used DNA analysis which revealed most Neanderthals in Western Europe died out as early as 50,000 years ago – thousands of years before our own species appeared. A small group of Neanderthals then recolonized parts of Europe, surviving for 10,000…
Venus has put on a spectacular show for skywatchers by moving across the face of the Sun as viewed from Earth. Venus transit was a very rare astronomical event that would not be seen again for another 105 years. Observers in north and central America, and the northern-most parts of South America saw the event start just before local sunset. The far northwest of America, the Arctic, the western Pa…
Monique Houston, Whitney Houston’s former sister-in-law and ex-wife of Gary Houston, speaks out for the first time in an exclusive interview with Ebony.com about being shut out of the family and why the singer’s death was not a surprise for her. Monique Houston said she is aware of the consequences and she made the mistake of speaking out years ago about what she said was a pattern of enabling wi…
Tycoon Allen Stanford has been sentenced to 110 years in jail for operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of more than $7 billion. The scheme was described as one of the largest in US history. In court, Allen Stanford denied any guilt, telling the judge at his sentencing hearing: “I did not defraud anybody.” Allen Stanford, a Texan banker, rose to prominence outside the US w…
…le in the next four years. Barack Obama was joined by First Lady Michelle Obama and their children Malia and Sasha as they departed the Windy City on Air Force One. They arrived in Washington at about 6:30 p.m. and returned to White House which has been their home for the last four years – and where they will remain for the next four. Tuesday night, Barack Obama called for unity and set out…
….” “If you think yourself into the whole experience of the apostles. Going into the tomb three days after the crucifixion, in the half-light, and seeing that image emerging from the burial cloth,” the 40-year-old academic told The Daily Telegraph. According to the Bible, Peter, James, Thomas, Mary Magdalene and a number of disciples saw Jesus in the flesh after his death. This proved Jesus was the…
Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan has been finally released from formal probation for the first time in four years. Lindsay Lohan, 25, was ruled to be in the clear at her final hearing today, but not without some blunt advice from Judge Stephanie Sautner. Judge Stephanie Sautner told Lindsay Lohan: “You need to live your life in a more mature way, stop clubbing and focus on work.” Lindsay Lohan coul…
George Soros sued by Brazilian ex-girlfriend. Adriana Ferreyr, the woman who is suing billionaire George Soros for 50 million dollars spoke for the first time of the moment he “snapped” and allegedly throttled her while they were in bed. Brazilian soap opera star Adriana Ferreyr talked also about her terror during a row over property with the 81 year-old financier, according to The Daily…
After 14 years, Bobby Brown comes out with a new album, The Masterpiece, because he has spent so much time trying to get his life on track. Now on tour with bandmates New Edition, Bobby Brown, 43, says he is ready to return to his solo career with the album The Masterpiece, due out June 5. “It’s what I’ve been through throughout my life, and just trying to heal myself through my…
Actor Frank Langella has lifted the curtain on life among the biggest stars of stage and screen in a searingly frank and supremely bitchy new memoir. Frank Langella, 74, one of America’s most celebrated stage actors, though best known in his Oscar-nominated role as disgraced president Richard Nixon in the recent hit film Frost/Nixon, has laid bare – as only a privileged insider really can &…
Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known samples of pottery in southern China. The US archaeologists involved have determined that fragments from a large bowl found in Xianrendong Cave, Jiangxi Province, are 20,000 years old. The discovery, published in the journal Science, is the latest in recent years that have pushed back the invention of pottery by 10,000 years. It is thought that the b…
was “an accident waiting to happen”. “I hope that I do get my day in court,” Charla Nash said. She has been told by doctors that she needs to work on bulking up, as she is still quite thin for her 5ft 10in frame. Charla Nash, who was blinded in the 2009 attack, was fitted with brown glass eyes and hopes to get a double hand transplant after the first one failed. She received a revolutionary full-f…
Specialists announce that the sun is today bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in almost seven years, with more to come from the fast-moving eruption. The solar storm occurred at about 11: 00 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday and will hit Earth with three different effects at three different times. The biggest issue is radiation, which is mostly a concern for satellite disrupti…
…phered the genetic code of the gorilla The genome unraveled in the research came from a female western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) called Kamilah. Researchers searched through more than 11,000 genes in her genome, as well as in the published versions of the human, chimp and orangutan genetic codes, for changes important in evolution. “Our most significant findings reveal not o…
Reference book firm Encyclopaedia Britannica has decided to stop publishing its famous and weighty 32-volume print edition after 244 years of tradition. Encyclopaedia Britannica will now focus on digital expansion amid rising competition from websites such as Wikipedia. The company, which used to sell its encyclopedias door-to-door, now generates almost 85% its revenue from online sales. It recen…
r Becker have mutually and amicably agreed to separate. They remain devoted parents to their two daughters.” Their separation comes just two weeks before their 23rd wedding anniversary. Vera Wang, now 63, was 39 when she wed Arthur Becker, a computer executive who has become increasingly involved with the Vera Wang brand over the years. According to WWD, Arthur Becker has advised Vera Wang closely…
Keith Richards, the guitarist of The Rolling Stones, says the band have met up for “a couple of rehearsals” as they mark 50 years together. Rumors of a tour to celebrate the band’s golden anniversary have been circulating for a number of years. However, Keith Richards would not go so far as to say when the quartet would be performing in public again. “There’s things…
Kurdish rebels’ leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is now jailed in Turkey, has called for a truce after 30 years of war. Abdullah Ocalan also urged his fighters to withdraw from Turkey, in a message read out to cheers during Kurdish New Year celebrations in the city of Diyarbakir. The Turkish government cautiously welcomed the call, which follows months of talks between the PKK and Turkey. More than 40…
Gold price has fallen to its lowest level in two years, on weak Chinese economic data, and receding fears about the chance of higher inflation in the US. The price of the precious metal was down 9.2% to $1,395 an ounce. The weaker than expected growth in China’s economy also sparked a wider fall in commodity prices. Oil prices fell to four-month lows, with Brent crude down $2.29 to $100.75…
ome after ten years in captivity “After she went missing, my parents didn’t hardly let me out of the house. They never let me walk anywhere,” said Taydreet Maurosa, 20. Taydreet Maurosa was just 11 when Gina DeJesus went missing. She said the case was in the back of her mind every day as she grew up. Men wearing T-shirts emblazoned with “guardian angel” stood behind police tape in front of t…
Guatemala’s former military leader Efrain Rios Montt has been found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity and a three-judge tribunal sentenced him to 80 years in prison. Retired General Efrain Rios Montt, 86, was convicted of ordering the deaths of 1,771 people of the Ixil Maya ethnic group during his time in office in 1982 and 1983. Survivors described horrific abuses committed by the a…
ymbol of,” TIME editor Rick Stengel said as he announced the choice on the Today show on Wednesday. “He won re-election despite a higher unemployment rate than anybody’s had to face in basically 70 years. He’s the first Democrat to actually win two consecutive terms with over 50 per cent of the vote. That’s something we haven’t seen since Franklin Delano Roosevelt.” The “Pe…
ax Department to resolve any differences,” Russell Yankwitt said. The district attorney said Stephen Baldwin could face up to 4 years in prison if convicted. The actor is due back in court on February 5th, 2013. Stephen Baldwin was charged with failing to pay New York state taxes for three years, amassing a $350,000 debt Thomas Zugibe said Stephen Baldwin owes more than $350,000 in tax and penalt…
Photo: George Michael airlifted to hospital following car crash on M1 motorwayGeorge Michael was involved in a crash in his Range Rover during rush hour on the M1 motorway near St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, on Thursday. George Michael, 49, was…
Christoph Waltz: Man points gun at him and threatens to blow up studio with hand grenade during Cannes TV interviewChristoph Waltz was left shaken last night after a man pointed a hand-gun at him during a live French news programme TV show and threatened to blow up a studio with a hand…
Mariah Carey's American Idol finale performance branded worst lip-sync of all timeMariah Carey's performance on last night's American Idol finale was so good it had some wondering whether she hadn't lip-synched the entire thing. However, Mariah Carey, 43,…
Ireland Baldwin displays tan lines in backless topIreland Baldwin shared a picture with her Twitter followers on Friday showing a white bikini line running across her pink back. Ireland Baldwin, 17, accompanied the snap, in…
Beyoncé is pregnant with second child, multiple sources confirmAfter days of speculation, according to E! News, multiple sources have confirmed to them that Beyoncé is expecting her second child with Jay-Z. Suspicions were first…
Cannes Film Festival 2013: $1 million Chopard jewels stolen from Novotel hotel roomMore than $1 million (777,000 euros) worth of Chopard jewels have been stolen from Novotel hotel in Cannes, French police say. The jewels were to be loaned to stars…
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