Universities around the world have extensive histories. Fez, Morocco, is where you can find the school recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest higher learning institution in the world. The University of al-Qarawiyyin is widely recognized as the oldest university in the world. Founded as a mosque in 859 AD by Fatima al-Fihri, it...
Visiting an 18th-century fountain in Rome could start costing you more than the coin you toss in the water. Italian officials are considering allocating time slots to visit the historic Trevi Fountain to help curb tourists overcrowding the area. Drafted plans reveal the fountain would require timed reservations to be made in advance, limiting the...
Four of the seven people who died in the sinking of the Bayesian superyacht last monthoff the coast of Sicilypassed away after being trapped alive inside the ship’s cabins and suffocated, autopsies have reportedly revealed. New York City lawyerChris Morvillo, his wife Neda, along with Jonathan Bloomer, chairman of Morgan Stanley’s London-based investment banking subsidiary,...
A New York City lawyer and his wife, who were among the seven who died in the sinking of the Bayesian superyacht last month off the coast of Sicily, passed away as a result of drowning, autopsies have revealed. The causes of death for Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda were confirmed by coroners in...
“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling slammed transgender runner Valentina Petrillo as a “cheat” in a post on X after Petrillo failed to qualify for the women’s final in the Paralympic Games. Petrillo finished in third place in women’s T12 400-meter sprint. The50-year-old athlete,who began transitioning in 2019, qualified for the semifinal with a time of...
Cardinal Albino Luciani was elected pope and took the name Pope John Paul I on this day in history, Aug. 28, 1978. John Paul I would have a very brief time as the head of the Catholic Church — dying of a heart attack just 33 days after his election. Born on Oct. 17, 1912,...
The captain of the superyacht that sank off the coast of Italy last week during severe weather, killing seven, is under probe by Italian prosecutors. James Cutfield, 51, of New Zealand, is under investigation on suspicion of manslaughter and culpable shipwreck, Italian media reported Monday. He and 15 others survived the sinking of the Bayesian....
Search and rescue teams recovered the final missing person from a luxury superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily, the Italian coast guard has said. The woman’s body was discovered in the wreckage and brought ashore on Friday. She has not been identified. However, Hannah Lynch, the 18-year-old daughter of British tech magnate Mike...
Investigators in the superyacht sinking off the coast of Sicily that left seven people dead earlier this week are considering manslaughter charges in the case, judicial sources told Reuters. The public prosecutor’s office of Termini Imerese in Sicily is investigating possible negligence on the part of the crew of the yacht when it was besieged...
The Italian coast guard said the body of billionaire tech mogul Mike Lynch was among the five bodies recovered from the luxury superyacht that sank off the coast of Sicily earlier this week. The final person that divers are still searching for as of Thursday is a woman. Divers brought a body bag holding a...
