Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Getty Images Salvador Dalí is one of the most famous proponents of Surrealist art Although the Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí never visited India, his artworks are set to be displayed in the country for the first time. Starting Friday, an exhibition in the capital Delhi will showcase an expansive collection […]
Michael Dempsey Technology Reporter David Boutflour David Boutflour – from lorry driver to space systems engineer David Boutflour’s background is as far from the glamour of space launches as it’s possible to imagine. The 31-year-old worked in hospitality for nine years, becoming the general manager for a gastro-pub in Cheshire. But it wasn’t the real […]
Last week the NHL announced massive jumps to the salary cap coming over the next three seasons: $95.5 million in 2025-26, $104 million in 2026-27, and $113.5 million in 2027-28. This is a huge deal, one that carries immense implications for the league’s contract landscape. Players are about to get paid, none more so than […]
The White House is following through on its plan to cut back on news subscriptions inside government agencies. A spokeswoman for the Agriculture Department, Audra Weeks, said on Thursday that the agency had canceled its subscriptions to Politico Pro, a news and information service, after reviewing its media contracts. It was not immediately clear whether […]
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News BBC More than 100,000 women are believed to have had mesh implants fitted between 2007 and 2015 Women harmed by pelvic mesh implants are still waiting for government compensation a year after a major report called for urgent action. Patient safety commissioner Dr Henrietta Hughes, who made that […]
C. Richard Kramlich, an early investor in Silicon Valley who co-founded the investment giant New Enterprise Associates, helping to fuel the booming tech industry, died on Saturday at his home in San Francisco. He was 89. His death was announced by New Enterprise Associates. Mr. Kramlich (pronounced CRAM-lick), whose career spanned more than five decades, […]
The Portland Thorns of the National Women’s Soccer League and the city’s as-yet unnamed WNBA team will train together at a new performance center in a first-of-its-kind alliance between teams from both leagues. Both women’s teams are owned by the Bhathal family, which also has a stake in the NBA’s Sacramento Kings. The $150 million […]
Thames Water will seek approval for an emergency cash lifeline in court on Monday as it faces running out of money in four weeks’ time. Lenders to the debt-saddled company are offering up to £3bn in additional short-term loans to buy time to complete a major restructuring of the UK’s biggest water and waste company. […]
In this photo illustration, a message appears on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) website on Feb. 5. The Trump administration issued a directive late Tuesday night that all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally Friday at midnight. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Amid […]
President Trump’s social media company is moving to position itself as a financial services firm that will allow his supporters to put money into investment products geared to what the company has called the “patriotic economy.” Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of the Truth Social platform, said on Thursday that it had […]