LIFESTYLE

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 […]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

KATHMANDU — Nepal has been celebrated globally for tripling its tiger population in a decade — but Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli thinks the country may have been too successful. “In such a small country, we have more than 350 tigers… We can’t have so many tigers and let them eat up humans,” he said

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