New velvet spider species is named after actor Joaquin Phoenix for his role in the ‘Joker’

A new species of velvet spider has been named after actor and animal rights activist Joaquin Phoenix for his role in the 2019 film ‘Joker.’ The creature was discovered in Iran and given its name due to the male’s abdominal pattern that resembles the famous facial makeup worn by Phoenix in the movie. Named Loureedia … Read more

The Voice’s Guy Sebastian reveals it took THREE MONTHS to resolve his feud with Kelly Rowland

The Voice’s Guy Sebastian reveals it took THREE MONTHS to resolve his feud with Kelly Rowland after his ‘cheating scandal’ erupted on set By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:07 BST, 24 June 2020 | Updated: 23:23 BST, 24 June 2020 Guy Sebastian and Kelly Rowland came to blows over a ‘cheating scandal’ … Read more

Texas on the verge of Covid crisis: Houston’s largest hospital’s ICU is 97% full

A hospital in Houston, Texas, says its intensive care unit is near capacity as cases of the novel coronavirus continue to surge in The Lone Star State. Texas Medical Center (TMC), the self-declared largest medical complex in the world, said on Tuesday that 97 percent of its ICU beds are occupied. The normal occupancy rate … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg visits Hawaii amid Facebook advertising woes

Mark Zuckerberg is hiding out at his sprawling $100million estate in Hawaii amid mounting turmoil at Facebook as a growing list of prominent brands are boycotting the social media network over its perceived failure to crack down on hate speech and incitements to violence.   The Facebook founder – who recently became the fourth-richest person in … Read more

Dennis Quaid, 66, says 39-year age difference with Laura Savoie, 27 ‘really just doesn’t come up’

Dennis Quaid, 66, and Laura Savoie, 27, married at a seaside resort in Santa Barbara on June 2 after they eloped. And the movie star spoke out about their 39-year age difference, in an interview with People magazine. Dennis said: ‘It really just doesn’t come up. There’s just something timeless about us. We’re partners in … Read more

Bayer to pay out up to $10.9BILLION to settle lawsuits claiming Roundup weedkiller caused cancer 

Bayer AG has agreed to pay up to $10.9 billion to settle thousands of US lawsuits claiming that its widely-used weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. The German drug and pesticide maker says it has come to terms with about 75 percent of the 125,000 filed and unfiled claims overall, according to a statement published on Wednesday   … Read more

Doctor on coronavirus front line is crowned the winner of BBC sewing bee 

I’ve got the title all sewn up! Doctor on coronavirus front line is crowned the winner of BBC sewing bee Hospital consultant Clare Bradley, 38, claimed the Great British Sewing Bee title She won the show after ten weeks of sewing tasks that were filmed last autumn Her 1930s-inspired red evening gown was the garment … Read more

Panic! At The Disco tells ‘monster’ Trump to stop playing their music at his rallies

After President Donald Trump played Panic! At The Disco’s 2018 hit song High Hopes during his Phoenix rally on Tuesday, founding frontman Brendon Urie demanded he stop. The 33-year-old pansexual pop star tweeted: ‘Dear Trump Campaign, F*** you. You’re not invited. Stop playing my song…Donald Trump represents nothing we stand for.’ Urie then urged his … Read more

IMF says global economic carnage in coronavirus pandemic will be much worse than expected

The International Monetary Fund has laid out the unprecedented economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, sharply lowering its forecast for global growth this year. The IMF said on Wednesday that this ‘crisis like no other’ would send the global GDP plunging by 4.9 percent this year and wipe out an astonishing $12 trillion over two years.  … Read more

Giant diamond whose cuts adorn the Crown Jewels was formed 400 miles below the Earth surface

The giant diamond cut into gems that now adorn the Crown Jewels was formed 400 miles below Earth’s surface — three times deeper than other precious stones.  Analysis of similar diamonds by the Gemological Institute of America revealed that the Cullinan was a ‘super-deep’ diamond — and one of the rarest objects on Earth. The largest … Read more