Actor Gérard Depardieu will be tried for alleged sexual assaults on a film set, prosecutors say
French actor Gérard Depardieu has been taken into police custody for questioning regarding sexual assault allegations made by two women. According to reports from French media outlets BFMTV and Le Parisien, the 75-year-old Depardieu was summoned to a police station in Paris on Monday morning. The Paris prosecutor’s office has declined to comment on the […]
Traders Snared in Yen ‘Bingo’ as Manic Swings Ruin Japan Holiday
– The Japanese yen saw huge volatility against the US dollar on April 29th, plunging over 1% in early Asian trading before rallying over 2% later in the day. – Currency traders in markets like Melbourne, Tokyo, Singapore were scrambling to deal with the dramatic swings in a holiday-thinned market with low liquidity. – Speculation […]
Nicole Kidman Channels Classic Hollywood Glamour at the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala
Nicole Kidman attended the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala in Hollywood where she was honored as the award recipient for 2024. At the event, Kidman channeled classic Hollywood glamour in a custom Balenciaga gold sequined gown with a long train. She paired the look with black pumps also from Balenciaga. Her hair was styled […]
Bizarre alien ‘spiders’ spotted in ‘Inca City’ formation on Mars
Two European satellites spotted hundreds of dark “spiders” formations in an area of Mars known as “Inca City”, located in the planet’s south polar region. However, these are not actually spiders but a phenomenon caused by seasonal changes in carbon dioxide ice. In spring, sunlight causes CO2 ice to sublime from solid to gas, breaking […]
US Air Force awards $13 billion Doomsday plane contract to Sierra Nevada
The US Air Force has awarded a $13 billion contract to Sierra Nevada Corporation to develop a successor to the E-4B “Doomsday” plane. The E-4B is a modified Boeing 747 that functions as an airborne command post and communications center, designed to withstand a nuclear strike and allow military commanders to direct forces in the […]
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost Have Glam Date Night at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost attended the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington D.C. on April 27, 2024. Jost was hosting the annual dinner as he was selected by the White House Correspondents’ Association. Johansson wore a custom white silk strapless gown by Giorgio Armani Privé trimmed with crystals. Jost complemented her in a navy […]
Gold watch worn by richest passenger aboard Titanic sells for record-breaking $1.5 million
A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, the richest passenger aboard the Titanic, was sold at auction for a record-breaking £1.175 million or $1.485 million. Astor was one of approximately 1,500 people who died when the Titanic sank in 1912. He had the watch and other possessions on him when his body was […]
Engineers develop innovative battery technology that could change the future of remote devices: ‘An integrated device that could harvest ambient thermal energy’
Engineers at the University of Utah have developed a new type of battery called a pyroelectrochemical cell that can harvest ambient thermal energy. The battery utilizes materials that change electrical properties when heated or cooled, allowing it to store energy generated from temperature fluctuations in the environment. This innovation provides a promising solution for powering […]
Wow! Private space-junk probe snaps historic photo of discarded rocket in orbit
A private space debris probe called ADRAS-J, operated by Japanese company Astroscale, recently captured the first close-up photo of a piece of space junk in orbit. The debris was an upper stage of a Japanese H-2A rocket that launched a satellite in 2009. ADRAS-J maneuvered to within a few hundred meters of the discarded rocket […]
The world’s 100 worst polluted cities are in Asia — and 83 of them are in just one country
A new report found that the world’s 100 most polluted cities in terms of particulate matter PM2.5 levels are all located in Asia. India alone accounts for 83 of these cities. The most polluted city globally is Begusarai, India with annual average PM2.5 levels of 118.9 μg/m3, over 23 times the WHO guideline of 5 […]