Betty Brussel took up competitive swimming at in her mid-sixties. Now 99, she’s won hundreds of medals - and just broke three world...
Betty Brussel took up competitive swimming at in her mid-sixties. Now 99, she’s won hundreds of medals - and just broke three world...
New York: A simple square scribbled on a yellowed piece of paper believed to have been drawn by Renaissance genius Michelangelo will go...
Leiden, Netherlands: Rembrandt's earliest works, painted when the Dutch master was only 18 years old, will soon be on display together for the...
Flora Steel was ambling through an antique fair in central England about 30 years ago when she spotted an unusual-looking brooch. She bought...
New York: The world might see its first trillionaire sooner than you think. And that puts a spotlight on today's richest 1%. In...
Tokyo: The Japanese creator of "Captain Tsubasa" said on Friday that he was blowing the final whistle on the beloved cartoon series after...
SYDNEY: With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world's most venomous arachnid has found a new...
HARBIN: Harbin, the capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, welcomed nearly 3.05 million visitors, raking in 5.91 billion yuan (about 832.39 million...
Zagreb: Twin girls in Croatia will celebrate their birthdays on different dates after they were born just a minute apart but in different...
Niamey, Niger: A succession of high and low sounds from the Nigerien musician's drum is a kind of telegram but few today understand...
Char Shildaha, Bangladesh: An award-winning architect in Bangladesh, one of the nations most at risk from flooding driven by climate change, has developed...
MINNEAPOLIS: A Minnesota woman has sued her dentist after receiving four root canals, eight dental crowns and 20 fillings in a single visit...
Tabaka, Kenya: Kenya's most lauded sculptor, Elkana Ong'esa, has seen his gigantic stone creations displayed across the globe, but feels African art still...
Doha, Qatar: Coinciding with Christmas celebrations, NASA shared on its Instagram account a capture of "Christmas Tree Cluster," officially designated as NGC 2264....
Doha, Qatar: In 2023, the top 10 highest-earning billionaires added a staggering $490 billion to their collective wealth by December 15, as estimated...
Doha, Qatar: Photos and videos shared on social media by Joshua Earle, an award-winning travel and landscape photographer based in Scotland, depicting a...
Hwange, Zimbabwe: Storm clouds are finally gathering over Zimbabwe's biggest animal reserve, but it has come too late for more than 110 elephants...
Illa de Arousa, Spain: The fisherwomen at the heart of Europe's shellfish industry in northwest Spain have been reporting a worrying die-off that...
