Turin Shroud 'a medieval fake', claim Italian researchersOctober 6th, 2009 LONDON - Italian scientists claim that the Shroud of Turin is a medieval fake after they reproduced the cloth that is believed to have covered Jesus' tomb. The 14 feet shroud bears the reversed image of a crucified man complete with blood seeping out of wounded writs and feet, which many believe to be Christ's image.
Food 'tattoos' better alternative to labelling fruitsOctober 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Those small and inconvenient sticky labels in illegible print on consumer items like fruits are likely to be replaced by laser 'tattoo' technology, which is currently undergoing tests. Called laser etching, the new technology puts a tattoo on grapefruit and other produce so it can be identified at the supermarket checkout lines.
Google features Gandhi doodleOctober 2nd, 2009 LONDON - The search engine Google Friday decorated its home page with a sketch of Mahatma Gandhi on his 140th birth anniversary. The page, seen by millions of people around the world every day as they search the internet, showed Gandhi's face - the dome of his head and mushtacheo forming the initial letter 'G'.
Otzi the iceman's ancient tattoos were etched in sootJuly 16th, 2009 LONDON - A new analysis has concluded that the world's oldest tattoos, belonging to Otzi the 5300-year-old Tyrolean iceman, were etched in soot. The simple tattoos may have served a medicinal purpose, not a decorative one, Maria Anna Pabst, a researcher at the Medical University of Graz, Austria, told the New Scientist.
Nude 'Mona Lisa' goes on display in ItalyJune 16th, 2009 LONDON - After being hidden for almost a century within the panelled walls of a library, a naked portrayal of the Mona Lisa will form one of the centrepieces of a new exhibition at the Museo Ideale in the Tuscan town of Vinci, near Florence. The mystifying portrait of a semi-nude woman, looking straight at the viewer with a smile and her hands crossed, bears a stark resemblance to Mona Lisa, which was once attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.
Jesus is the dead person most Brits would like to meetJune 8th, 2009 LONDON - A new study has revealed that Jesus Christ is the dead person whom most Britons would love to meet, followed by Princess Diana. The poll of 3,000 people, conducted to launch Primeval series 3 on DVD, saw one in three persons picking the son of God.
Lohan flirts with Leonardo DiCaprioApril 18th, 2009 LONDON - After splitting from her lesbian partner Samantha Ronson, Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan has been spotted flirting with 'Titanic' star Leonardo DiCaprio. First, she warmed up with a cosy chat and then got up and started dancing in front of him, reported thesun.co.uk.
Bar Refaeli sports sexy bikini in new Sports Illustrated promoApril 16th, 2009 LONDON - Israeli model Bar Refaeli left little to imagination after sporting a tiny bikini to promote the new Sports Illustrated issue in an advertisement. Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend, who graces the cover of the 2009 issue, is seen lying on the beach against the waves in the promo for the magazine, reports The Sun.
Turin Shroud 'was burial gown of Jesus'April 10th, 2009 LONDON - Turin Shroud, the linen cloth bearing image of a man who appears to have been physically traumatized in a manner consistent with crucifixion, could be the burial gown of Jesus, says a leading scientist. Turin Shroud is kept in the royal chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, Italy.
My dad was "sort of husband", bro "sort of lover": Italian Fritzl's daughterApril 1st, 2009 LONDON - The daughter of "Italian Josef Fritzl" has for the first time spoken of her trauma of how she was allegedly molested by her father from the age of nine and then forced to have full sex with her brother when she turned 16. Michele Mongelli, 64, a scrap metal dealer, and one of his sons, Giuseppe, 41, have been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual abuse and face up to 20 years in jail if convicted.
Gisele Bundchen strips for Vanity Fair coverMarch 31st, 2009 LONDON - Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen has peeled off her clothes for the cover of the latest issue of Vanity Fair magazine. Apart from baring all in the pictures, the 28-year-old has also related how she was teased as a child by classmates who called her Olive Oyl after Popeye's stick-thin girlfriend, The Sun online reports.
Chelsea to probe Drogba's claim that he was a victim of race hate in TurinMarch 13th, 2009 LONDON - Footballer Didier Drogba's claim that he was subjected to racist abuse in Turin, is to be probed by his club Chelsea. Drogba has claimed that he was subjected to 'monkey chants' from a small section of the home crowd that was supporting Juventus.
Freida Pinto wants to act opposite DiCaprioFebruary 26th, 2009 LONDON - 'Slumdog Millionaire' actress Freida Pinto, who has just bagged a role in Woody Allen's next film, is determined to star alongside her schoolgirl crush Leonardo DiCaprio. 'I had a big crush on him back in school.
Leonardo DiCaprio wins International Green AwardFebruary 10th, 2009 LONDON - Leonardo DiCaprio has won the International Green Award at the eighth annual Cinema For Peace Gala in Berlin. The eco-friendly actor was given the award Monday by former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who first met the star when he appeared in DiCaprio's environmental documentary 'The 11th Hour', reports contactmusic.com.
Cyrus wants to marry DiCaprioJanuary 12th, 2009 LONDON - Teen star Miley Cyrus believes she is destined to marry superstar Leonardo DiCaprio. Contactmusic.com reports that Cyrus confessed this desire for DiCaprio when she saw him at the Golden Globe awards recently.
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