A 4,000-year-old lipstick uncovered in Iran may be the oldest ever found. It's uncannily similar to modern ones.

Tech Insider
A picture shows a stone container next to a close up up pigment.
This stone tube was found to contain pigment that may have been an early lip paint, said researchers.

M. Vidale, F. Zorzi/Eskandari et al Sci Rep 14, 2670 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52490-w. CC BY 4.0

Xi's growing paranoia and secrecy are signs of just how badly China's economy is doing

Tech Insider : Economy
Xi Jinping
A video of Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen above delegates during the opening session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2024.

GREG BAKER via Getty Images

Diners vomited and spat blood after being given dry ice as an after-meal mouth freshener, police say

Tech Insider
A stock image shows food at an Indian restaurant.
A stock image shows food at an Indian restaurant.

Ibuki/Getty Images

A subtle shift in how China talks about Taiwan suggests it is gearing up for war

Tech Insider : Politics
Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping at the fourth plenary session of the National People's Congress on March 11, 2023 in Beijing, China.

Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

Ukraine said it sank a $65 million warship that Russia planned to use for an antiaircraft missile system

Tech Insider
A black and white image shows a large explosion on top of the sea
A still from footage released on Tuesday of an explosion on what Ukrainian military intelligence said was the Russian patrol ship Sergei Kotov off the coast of Crimea.

Ministry of Defence of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS

We were drawn to Sicily's viral $1 homes. We ended up spending $30K for 2, but it was worth every penny.

Tech Insider
Gary and Tam Holm
Gary and Tam Holm being interviewed by Business Insider.

Luke Renard; Business Insider

CVS and Walgreens will begin selling abortion pills ahead of a key SCOTUS ruling on restricting access to the drug

Tech Insider
L: People visit the CVS pharmacy store at Times Square on March 1, 2024, in New York City. R: In an aerial view, a customer enters a Walgreens store on January 04, 2024, in San Pablo, California.
A CVS pharmacy and a Walgreens.

VIEW press/Justin Sullivan

Lauren Boebert was busy working out if her ex had thrown her stuff into a pond as her manager spoke at a campaign event, report says

Tech Insider : Politics, Politics
Rep. Lauren Boebert in the Capitol building on January 5, 2023.
Rep. Lauren Boebert in the Capitol building on January 5, 2023.

Nathan Howard/Getty Images

MrBeast has grown up. He thinks his YouTube videos should too.

Tech Insider
MrBeast Jimmy Donaldson
YouTube's biggest star MrBeast.

MrBeast

Authorities launched a 'criminal investigation' into Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao's death

Tech Insider
Jim Breyer and Angela Chao attend the AFI Awards Luncheon at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 12, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.
Jim Breyer and Angela Chao.

Frazer Harrison

Subscribe to news-uk