8 Matisse Works Stolen From Library in Brazil
Two armed men stole over a dozen pieces of art from a São Paulo exhibition featuring works by the French painter and other artists.
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Dame Judi Dench framed earring Johnny Depp ripped out with his teeth
8 December 2025 Dame Judi Dench has framed her earring which Johnny Depp ripped out with his teeth. Dame Judi Dench kept the earring Johnny Depp removed with his teeth The 90-year-old actress made a cameo appearance in Depp’s 2011 blockbuster Caribbean: On Stranger Tides in a memorable scene in which his character Captain Jack…
China’s Weak Currency Is Powering Its Exports and Drawing Criticism
China’s renminbi is lagging the currencies of key trading partners, making Chinese goods and services cheap and helping to drive exports.
Love Letters From a Chinese Jail
new video loaded: Love Letters From a Chinese Jail The torn pieces of paper by Gao Zhen, a renowned artist jailed in China, show family portraits, memories of New York and expressions of faith. To his wife, they are love letters. By Shawn Paik and Andrea Verdelli December 8, 2025
Want to future-proof your job? Start protecting your focus time
The next big meeting on your calendar might not have any other attendees—it might just be you. A growing number of high-performing leaders, including managers at Google and other Fortune 100 companies, are carving out protected “focus blocks” and treating them like mission-critical meetings. With constant pings, shallow tasks, and back-to-back calls, this might be…
NFL roundup: Allen leads Bills’ thrilling comeback; Chiefs reeling after loss to Texans | NFL
Cincinnati Bengals 34–39 Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills (9-4) rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Cincinnati Bengals (4-9). Josh Allen threw for three touchdowns and ran for one, and Christian Benford scored the go-ahead TD on a 63-yard interception return. Allen’s 40-yard TD rush broke his record for the longest by a…
Javed Akhtar fumes at the changed dialogue in Sholay
The new version of the all-time classic Sholay re-releases on December 12. Titled Sholay – The Final Cut, it’ll resurrect the neo-classic’s original ending, which has never been shown in movie theatres in the 50 years of the film’s existence. What has shocked and caused widespread outrage is that one of the many iconic dialogues in Sholay…
The history of nuclear energy lies on British soil — does its future?
The Sizewell A and B nuclear power stations, operated by Electricite de France SA (EDF), in Sizewell, UK, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.K. was the birthplace of commercial nuclear energy, but now generates just a fraction of its power from it…
Thailand Launches Airstrikes on Cambodia in New Wave of Violence
Each side accused the other of firing first. The fighting came weeks after President Trump had cast himself as a peacemaker in the decades-old border dispute.
X deactivates European Commission’s ad account after the company was fined €120M
X’s Head of Product Nikita Bier fired back at the European Commission this weekend after the EC fined the social media company €120 million (around $140 million). In its first fine under the European Union’s Digital Services Act, the commission called X’s blue checkmark system “deceptive” and said the paid verification system makes users vulnerable…