Cecilia Giménez Zueco of Borja in northeast Spain hit the headlines in 2012 when she gave to the world her “striking” restoration of a fresco of Jesus Christ. The work in question, Ecce Homo (“Behold the Man” in Latin) by the 19th-century painter Elias Garcia Martinez, had been housed for more than 100 years in … Read more
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Bangladesh’s first female prime minister dies after a prolonged illness in Dhaka, her party says. Published On 30 Dec 202530 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Bangladesh’s first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia, has died at a hospital in the country’s capital, Dhaka, after a prolonged illness, … Read more
Jane Goodall Institute says primatologist dies in California during US speaking tour. Published On 1 Oct 20251 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Jane Goodall, the British conservationist and primatologist renowned for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees, has died aged 91. The Jane Goodall Institute announced in a Facebook post … Read more
British boxing icon Ricky Hatton has died at 46, sparking tributes from across sport. Published On 14 Sep 202514 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton has died aged 46, Greater Manchester Police in the United Kingdom have confirmed. Hatton, who was known to fans … Read more
Sunil Chhetri returns to football at 40 – a year after retiring – to boost India’s Asia Cup qualification hopes. Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri will return to the national team aged 40 in an unexpected reversal of his decision to hang up his boots last year. The former captain, the fourth-highest men’s international goalscorer … Read more
Tomiko Itooka died on December 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo prefecture, in central Japan. Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died at the age of 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka died on December 29 … Read more
A Japanese woman, recognised as the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records, has died aged 116. Tomiko Itooka died in a nursing home in the city of Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, according to officials. She became the oldest person in the world after Spain’s Maria Branyas Morera passed away in August 2024 at age 117. … Read more
BREAKINGBREAKING, Simpson died this week after a battle with cancer, his family announced in a statement on social media. OJ Simpson, a former United States football star acquitted of murder in a widely watched trial in the 1990s, has died at age 76. In a statement shared on social media on Thursday morning, Simpson’s family … Read more
The African leader announced last month that he had begun treatment for cancer. Namibian President Hage Geingob has died at the age of 82, his office has said, less than three weeks after it was announced he would undergo treatment for cancer. Geingob died on Sunday at Lady Pohamba Hospital in the capital Windhoek with … Read more