File photo: Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro has declared himself the country’s “true president-elect”, alleged electoral fraud in President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election and vowed to lead Brazil’s opposition from the United States, where he has arrived with his family after leaving the country.In a lengthy statement addressed to Brazilians…
A conservation battle in England’s Norfolk Broads has resulted in another significant legal victory for two farmers who have spent years challenging authorities over the protection of a rare wetland. As reported by The Guardian and the High Court judgment in Harris v Natural England, Tim and Geli Harris have won their third major legal…
Rainham’s history is intertwined with Raine & Horne, linking its original owner to the company’s founding family. When it comes to historic homes, some are restored by changing them, while others are preserved by resisting change altogether. In Bathurst, Australia, one remarkable Georgian mansion has taken the latter path. Rainham, a heritage-listed homestead dating to…
Veazie Dam over Penobscot (source: Wikimedia commons) Who knew that a small fish would become the storyteller of one of the biggest wildlife comebacks? Imagine a river where millions of fish try to swim upstream every year, only to find concrete barriers blocking access to stretches of water they have travelled for generations. Now imagine…
A son’s effort to honour his late mother has earned national recognition in Australia, after two demanding running challenges raised more than $42,000 for stroke awareness and support. According to the Stroke Foundation and regional news outlet Region Illawarra, Wollongong resident Jack Buckley has been named Fundraiser of the Year at the 2026 National Stroke…
Photo credit (L-R): The Real Deal; Google Maps street view Vitamin Shoppe founder Jeffrey Horowitz has cut the asking price for his extraordinary Sagaponack estate to $79 million, after previously seeking as much as $125 million off market. The oceanfront Hamptons compound, assembled for roughly $2.7 million in the mid-1990s, now offers buyers a rare…
A community in South Australia’s first dark-sky reserve is opposing a proposed hyperscale data centre (Image Source: Canva) “For my part, I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.” Vincent van Gogh wrote this in one of his letters to his brother Theo in 1888. More than a…
(Image Credit: Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism) Dubai is typically famous for its real estate restoration. It is a success story of turning a desert landscape into a world class city today with high rises all around. The architectural wonders, from the Burj Khalifa to incredible builds, attract the attention of anyone visiting the…
Aryad, 16, had fled conflict in Africa and reached the Polish border alone. He had just completed a dangerous journey and was traumatised. Unfamiliar with the asylum procedure, he was at risk of being returned to danger. His future looked uncertain.This is the kind of case Kids in Need of Defense, known as KIND, was…
An 11-year-old schoolboy from Texas has given away hundreds of his own toys, Pokémon cards and hand-painted rocks over six years. He has raised more than $20,000 for children born with heart defects. Ryan Ragsdale is a fifth-grade pupil at Lorena Elementary School. He first joined the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge at age…
