Is this Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA? Scientists may have finally found his genetic trace on Renaissance art |

Is this Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA? Scientists may have finally found his genetic trace on Renaissance art |

Scientists may have recovered Leonardo’s DNA from a disputed red chalk drawing, though authorship remains uncertain. Scientists studying Renaissance-era artworks and documents say they have recovered tiny traces of DNA from artefacts associated with Leonardo da Vinci, reopening questions about one of history’s most scrutinised figures through an unexpected scientific lens. Da Vinci (1452–1519) embodied…

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Demonic curse tablet found in ancient German latrine: Medieval witchcraft or ancient grudge? |

Demonic curse tablet found in ancient German latrine: Medieval witchcraft or ancient grudge? |

The rolled-up piece of lead contains inscriptions that are barely visible to the naked eye. (Image credit: Archeology in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (AIM-V)) The discovery came from a place no one expected to yield anything remarkable. During routine excavation work for an extension to Rostock’s town hall, archaeologists lifted an unassuming, tightly rolled strip of lead…

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Saudi Arabia suspends Umrah company after pilgrims arrive without promised accommodation | World News

Saudi Arabia suspends Umrah company after pilgrims arrive without promised accommodation | World News

The ministry said several pilgrims reached Saudi Arabia without secured lodging, despite accommodation being clearly documented in approved Umrah contracts Saudi authorities have suspended an Umrah company and its foreign agent after pilgrims arrived in the Kingdom without the accommodation promised in their approved travel programmes. The action, announced by the Ministry of Hajj and…

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Saudi Arabia leads GCC in Indian deportations: Over 13,000 workers sent home in 2025 | World News

Saudi Arabia leads GCC in Indian deportations: Over 13,000 workers sent home in 2025 | World News

Saudi Arabia deported over 11,000 Indian workers in one year, mostly low-skilled labourers employed in construction, domestic work, and caregiving. In 2025, Gulf countries tightened the reins on migrant workers, with Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Bahrain collectively deporting thousands of Indian nationals. Overstays, visa violations, and work permit issues were the primary triggers, reflecting ongoing…

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Jimmy Carr breaks silence on controversial ‘career-ender’ Holocaust joke that nearly got him cancelled |

Jimmy Carr breaks silence on controversial ‘career-ender’ Holocaust joke that nearly got him cancelled |

In 2022, Jimmy Carr released a Netflix stand-up special he explicitly labelled a “career-ender”. Within days, a single joke from the set dominated headlines, political debate and cultural criticism in the UK. Three years on, Carr has revisited the controversy in a wide-ranging interview on the Louis Theroux Podcast, addressing the backlash, the editing of…

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