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A $875 million investment in a historic Florida resort is expanding into the luxury residential market, with wealthy buyers showing early interest in its planned condominiums. According to the New York Post, around 40% of the first 75 luxury residences planned at The Boca Raton resort have already been claimed. The project follows the 2019…

The two-day sale offered old subway signs, seats and MetroCards once used across New York City. New Yorkers waited for hours in south Brooklyn to buy old subway signs, plastic seats and other items removed from the city’s transit system at an annual sale organised by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on Sunday.The two-day sale…

Over the past decade, Indonesia has lost an estimated 12.5 million hectares of forest. The decline has put the country under significant environmental pressure and contributed to increased coastal erosion, reduced biodiversity and heightened vulnerability to climate-related disasters. Observing the growing environmental challenges in the country, 14-year-old Harley Fatahillah Yodhaloka Sunoto began exploring ways to…

Sydney’s Opal Tower declared defect-free after 8 years of repairs, relocations and legal disputes (Image Credit: Wikipedia) Sydney’s Opal Tower has been declared defect-free nearly eight years after structural cracks forced residents to leave their homes on Christmas Eve 2018. What began as an emergency evacuation at the newly built residential complex led to years…

Representative Image of Thorpeness’s whimsical house-shaped water tower surrounded by trees in Suffolk ( AI Generrated Image) In the English village of Thorpeness, a 70-foot structure built to store water was designed to resemble a house perched above the trees. Completed in 1923, the building concealed a tank with an original capacity of 50,000 gallons,…

File photo: Damaged homes are seen in Long Beach, Calif., after Tropical Storm Rachel, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. Hurricane Simon battered Mexico’s Pacific coast on Monday with heavy rain and strong winds, while the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel left communities flooded in the US Southwest. The weather systems caused deaths, damaged homes and roads,…

Train travelling from Karachi to Peshawar derails in Pakistan (Representative image) (PTI) At least five people were killed and several others injured after a passenger train derailed in Pakistan’s Punjab province early Tuesday, Pakistan-based Geo News reported.The Rehman Baba Express, travelling from the southern port city of Karachi to the northwestern city of Peshawar, derailed…

When a new maternity centre opened in Sierra Leone in February 2026, its first day brought a striking measure of demand for care: 27 patients arrived and 13 babies were born within 24 hours. The facility, supported by bestselling author John Green, his brother Hank Green and their families and supporters, was built to expand…

Ralph Lauren (left) with Harold Freeman American fashion designer Ralph Lauren’s company in 2010 announced a $5 million donation to establish a cancer care centre in Harlem, New York, where many residents faced difficulties accessing medical treatment. The centre opened in 2003 through a partnership involving Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center…

PC: Davidson Institute’s account of the research Justin Bernstein, a 17-year-old student from Greenwich, Connecticut, has developed a research project exploring how genetically engineered bacteria could help slow Arctic ice melting. Named a 2025 Davidson Fellow in the science category, he received a $50,000 scholarship for his work on engineering Cryobacterium to produce reflective silica,…