Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ billionaire widow Laurene grew up lower middle class, couldn’t afford a single holiday, but now spends summers aboard her $120 million superyacht

Steve Jobs’ billionaire widow, Laurene, who now spends summers sailing the high seas from the Mediterranean to Australia on her $120 million superyacht The early life of billionaire philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs was very different from the immense wealth she enjoys today. While she now spends her summers travelling from the Mediterranean to Australia aboard […]

Zombie filler: Dead people’s fat is the latest beauty trend

A new injectable beauty treatment made from fat harvested from donated dead bodies is becoming increasingly popular in the US, with more than 2,000 patients using it since May 2025, according to its manufacturer.The product, called alloClae (pronounced “allo-clay”), is a “lunchtime boob job” that takes under an hour to inject, requires no general anaesthesia […]

US judge scraps Trump’s IRS settlement deal, says lawsuit sought to ‘manipulate judicial process’

US judge scraps Trump’s IRS deal (File photo) A US federal judge on Monday voided President Donald Trump’s settlement with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), ruled that the lawsuit had been filed for an “improper purpose”, and recommended sanctions and disciplinary action against the lawyers involved.In a 56-page order, US District Judge Kathleen Williams said […]

Ex-Meta techie wraps up 14 years of life in US after layoff, says he’s tired of immigration clock

Former Meta techie says he has to make the tough decision of returning to India after being laid off. A former techie at Meta who got laid off in the latest round of firing that happened in May said he had to make the hard decision of leaving the US, the country where he built […]

‘More destructive than US’: China hits out at Japan’s military role in South China Sea

A prominent Chinese maritime analyst has warned that Japan’s expanding military role in the South China Sea could become more destabilising than that of the United States, as regional tensions continue to rise following the 10th anniversary of the landmark 2016 arbitration ruling that rejected Beijing’s sweeping maritime claims.Speaking at a security round table in […]

‘Intolerable threat to US sovereignty’: Why Trump wants to ‘dismantle’ International Criminal Court

A general view of the exterior of the International Criminal Court The Donald Trump administration on Monday launched a sweeping campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying the tribunal poses a threat to US sovereignty by claiming the authority to investigate and prosecute American officials and military personnel.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled […]

This supersonic jet needed a radiation meter to monitor cosmic storms because it flew twice as high as commercial aircraft at a speed of 2,470 km/h, near the edge of space

Concorde flew so high that it was forced to carry a radiation meter to track dangerous cosmic storms British-French supersonic jet Concorde flew so close to the edge of space that it had to carry a special radiation meter to monitor dangerous cosmic storms. If the cockpit instrument sounded an alarm, the only way pilots […]

Poland’s 300-year-old ‘Vampire Cemetery’ mystery: The strange reason 100 people were buried with sickles, locks and unusual rituals | World News

For years, a quiet burial ground in northern Poland has been offering an unusual glimpse into the anxieties of people who lived centuries ago. The cemetery, near the village of Pień, is not remarkable because of its size alone, although archaeologists have now documented more than 100 burials there. What has drawn wider attention is […]

UK bans Iran Revolutionary Guards, blames IRGC-backed group for attacks on Jews

UK bans IRGC and proxy Iranian organisation ove attacks on Jewish community The UK has listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation, in a major escalation of diplomatic tensions with Tehran, as it also outlawed a proxy group behind a series of arson attacks on Jewish sites in Britain.The Home Office announced […]

Brian Hurton: Tragic death of Scottish man, after failed emergency calls | World News

Pic courtesy: Daily Record Brian Hurton, a 55-year-old man from East Kilbride, Scotland, died alone after calling 999 twice, only to be told to wait for a call back. Despite informing them that he was struggling to breathe and feared he would collapse, no ambulance was sent. By the time medical help was finally dispatched, […]