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Glasgow’s Rogano restaurant was unable to reopen after flooding and an electrical fire damaged its premises, prompting a legal dispute between its tenant and landlord. The case reached the UK Supreme Court after Forthwell Limited sought to recover profits lost by Lynnet Leisure (Rogano) Limited, the company that operated the restaurant.According to the UK Supreme…

“My brother grabbed the doctor’s hand as he tried to harvest his organs…” Donna Rhorer’s account of what happened to her brother, Anthony Thomas “TJ” Hoover II, has become central to a case raising serious questions about patient safety and oversight in the US organ donation system. Hoover, who was taken for organ donation after…

External affairs minister S Jaishankar had a productive meeting with US secretary of state Marco Rubio in Atlanta to explore avenues for enhanced bilateral ties. External affairs minister S Jaishankar met US secretary of state marco Rubio in Atlanta on Friday to review the progress of bilateral cooperation between India and the United States.Sharing details…

Chuck Lorre-backed LA charity campus breaks ground on final building after kitchen opening (Image Credit: Project Angel Food) A major expansion of a Los Angeles charity backed by The Big Bang Theory creator Chuck Lorre reached another milestone on October 29, 2026, when Project Angel Food broke ground on the final building of its new…

A major marine construction project is underway off the coast of Okaloosa County, where workers have started placing three million pounds of recycled concrete drainage pipes on the seabed to create three artificial reefs. The project involves lowering 1,500 tons of heavy concrete pipes into the Gulf of Mexico near Destin-Fort Walton Beach. Each of…

Barack and Michelle Obama’s life after the White House has included a series of high-profile property purchases, with their Martha’s Vineyard home offering a different setting from their former official residence in Washington. Bought for $11.75 million in December 2019, the Massachusetts estate sits on more than 29 acres in Edgartown, on the eastern side…

A former charity finance employee in the UK has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison after diverting a £91,966 payment intended for a breast cancer organisation into his personal bank account. Tameem Choudhury, 29, formerly employed by Breast Cancer Now, redirected the money by sending altered banking details to The Royal…

Photo courtesy: Gulf News An emotional victory, a Dh500,000 prize and an unexpected gesture from one of the world’s most powerful leaders made 11-year-old Mayar Othman Al Shourbagy’s moment in Dubai unforgettable. After she was crowned the winner of the 10th Arab Reading Challenge, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum removed the badge he was…

A Georgia appeals court has upheld a ruling in a property dispute involving a house built across two adjoining plots, after a deed mistakenly excluded the one-acre parcel on which most of the residence stood. Carson Blackwell purchased 7.25 acres in Gwinnett County for $89,000 in 2014, later acquiring the neighbouring acre for $13,000 to…

A layer of artificial fabric reduced melting on a section of China’s Dagu Glacier by 15% over one year, as per the study. Researchers covered about 500 square metres of Dagu Glacier No. 17 with non-woven geotextile in August 2020 and monitored changes in the ice through October 2021.According to the research published in Remote…