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In 2023, an Australian cattle station sold for  million with plans for a major carbon project; three years later it has resold for  million after the project never happened

In 2023, an Australian cattle station sold for $40 million with plans for a major carbon project; three years later it has resold for $26 million after the project never happened

Benmara Station has been snapped up by UK-based livestock producer Shaun Davis. (Supplied: CBRE) A huge cattle station in Australia’s Northern Territory, bought for A$40 million during the height of the carbon farming boom, has been resold for A$26 million after plans for a major environmental project fell apart. Benmara Station, a 451,176-hectare pastoral property…

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Panama City’s 1914 grammar school survived more than a century and Hurricane Michael; its empty classrooms are now set to become homes

Panama City’s 1914 grammar school survived more than a century and Hurricane Michael; its empty classrooms are now set to become homes

The former Panama City Grammar School on East Seventh Street is finally set to transform. After years of sitting empty and deteriorating, the 1914 brick structure in downtown Panama City has found a developer willing to take on its resurrection, WJHG reported. The historic school will now be redeveloped into a brand-new residential project with…

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DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: What AfD’s big win in German state election says about ‘far right’ uprising in Europe | World News

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: What AfD’s big win in German state election says about ‘far right’ uprising in Europe | World News

Nigel Farage, Geert Wilders, Alice Weidel, Marine Le Pen, Giorgia Meloni, and Viktor Orban         Jeffrey Epstein’s good buddy and consent enthusiast Noam Chomsky argued that language was a means of controlling the populace. The powers-that-be decide the terms of this universal vocabulary to shape the debate and decide what’s polite and what’s not. But so…

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A UK boy started selling plants outside his father’s office at 6; at 13, his small business helps pay his £4,000-a-term school fees | World News

A UK boy started selling plants outside his father’s office at 6; at 13, his small business helps pay his £4,000-a-term school fees | World News

Malaki Conteh. Image Credit: Tony Kershaw A 13-year-old boy living in Surrey, England began selling plants outside his father’s office at the age of 6, and has now turned that early venture into a business that helps pay his £4,000-a-term school fees. ‘Malaki Conteh’ first started selling to raise money for singing lessons because he…

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Around 1,800 years ago, a Roman household decorated its floor with a cat named ‘Emerald’ and a dog named ‘Ocean’; archaeologists have now uncovered the mosaic

Around 1,800 years ago, a Roman household decorated its floor with a cat named ‘Emerald’ and a dog named ‘Ocean’; archaeologists have now uncovered the mosaic

A panel of the mosaic depicts a dog named Ocean. Around 1,800 years ago, a Roman household in what is now Turkey decorated the floor of its home with a detailed mosaic showing animals and mythological figures. Among them were a cat and a dog whose names were written beside their images. Archaeologists have now…

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In 1980, conservationists began eradicating feral sheep to restore California’s Santa Cruz Island; by 1987 numbers fell from 21,500 to under 100, then 12 lambs were rescued to save the breed

In 1980, conservationists began eradicating feral sheep to restore California’s Santa Cruz Island; by 1987 numbers fell from 21,500 to under 100, then 12 lambs were rescued to save the breed

In 1980, conservationists began an ambitious ecological restoration programme on Santa Cruz Island, off the coast of Southern California. The main goal was to remove tens of thousands of feral sheep whose uncontrolled grazing was damaging native plants and threatening wildlife habitats. Over the next seven years, organised eradication efforts dramatically changed the island’s landscape….

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Texas is offering 0 for every invasive black carp caught; the fish has not yet been found in the state but is dangerously close | World News

Texas is offering $100 for every invasive black carp caught; the fish has not yet been found in the state but is dangerously close | World News

Texas is offering $100 for every invasive black carp caught and submitted under a multi-state programme designed to improve understanding of the species as it spreads through the Mississippi River basin. The fish has been captured in waters shared by eight states, including Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, and Oklahoma, neighbouring river systems, while Texas is among…

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4 members of Florida family missing after plane vanishes en route from Bahamas to Miami | World News

4 members of Florida family missing after plane vanishes en route from Bahamas to Miami | World News

PA-34 Piper five-seater plane/Image: Silvia Larrieu, niece of pilot Mario Lamar. Four members of a Florida family are missing after their private plane disappeared while flying from the Bahamas to South Florida, Miami Herald reportedThe five-seat Piper PA-34 departed Great Harbour Cay at about 10:12 a.m. Monday and was headed to Miami Executive Airport, according…

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In 2002, an 80-acre California town became the first town ever offered on eBay and drew 250 bids; 24 years later, Bridgeville is going up for sale again

In 2002, an 80-acre California town became the first town ever offered on eBay and drew 250 bids; 24 years later, Bridgeville is going up for sale again

The property has gone through several owners since it first gained attention on eBay Bridgeville, a small town in Northern California, made history in 2002 when it was put up for sale on eBay. The 80-acre property attracted 250 bids during a month-long auction, with the highest bid reaching $1,777,877. Now, 24 years later, Bridgeville…

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