One of the most enigmatic mysteries in art history appears to have finally been laid bare. The identity of the model who posed for the most scandalous painting of the 19th century, Gustave Courbet’s L’Origine du monde (The Origin of the world), has been revealed 152 years after it was painted. Experts insist they are…
Some of the world’s biggest employers are being urged to provide free eye tests to their staff to boost productivity and save lives. To mark World Sight Day, the Clearly campaign is calling on over 100 of the world’s largest private sector employers, including McDonald’s, Unilever and Coca Cola, which employ millions of people globally, to help…
A Chinese citizen was arrested in Chicago for allegedly acting as an “illegal agent” on behalf of Beijing, adding further strain between the US and China. Ji Chaoqun, 27, has been charged by the US Department of Justice for violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) after allegedly providing information about American defence contractor employees…
France’s increasingly unpopular president, Emmanuel Macron, has suffered a further blow after an MP quit his party, saying she felt as if she was “on the Titanic”. Frédérique Dumas resigned from Mr Macron’s centrist Republic on the Move party because she said the government had “forgotten the fundamental principles of Macronism”. She added: “Some decisions…
The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman has said there is “no hint of misconduct” by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in a confidential FBI report. Donald Trump’s choice for America’s highest court is facing allegations that he sexually assaulted Prof Christine Blasey Ford at a house party when they were teenagers. Testifying before the judiciary committee…
It’s been described as one of the most serious PC security issues we’ve ever seen. Headlines have been dominated by the news that there’s a serious flaw in the hardware design of Intel microprocessors, going back over 20 years and covering millions upon millions of CPUs still in use today. If your gaming PC is…
Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s embattled nominee for the US Supreme Court, vowed to not be "intimidated" into stepping aside after a second woman made allegations of sexual misconduct against him. Judge Kavanaugh, 53, looked close to tears as he appeared alongside his wife Ashley on US television, declaring: "I’m not going anywhere." In an interview…
Donald Trump jumped in to defend his embattled nominee for the Supreme Court on Tuesday, saying he felt “terribly” for Brett Kavanaugh even as senators grapple with how to deal with decades-old allegations of sexual assault. “I feel so badly for him that he’s going through this, to be honest with you, I feel so…
A year ago, the Harvey Weinstein scandal sent shockwaves through Hollywood, with the subsequent TimesUp and MeToo movements reverberating across the worlds of media and sport, politics, business and beyond. Until last week, Bollywood, the largest film industry on the planet, had remained unaffected. Mumbai’s powerful movie moguls, aided by politicians, closed ranks and actresses…
A new version of Microsoft’s expensive Xbox Elite controller appears to have been outed online. Photos showing the upgraded Xbox Elite pad first appeared on Chinese site Baidu and were then independently verified by The Verge, which also noted how the photos backed up Microsoft patents filed at the end of last year. A separate…