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[Unicode]အိန္ဒိယနိုင်ငံ ဘီဟာပြည်နယ်တွင် ပြီးခဲ့သော ၂ ပတ်တာကာလအတွင်း တံတားများ ကျိုးကျမှု ဆက်တိုက် ဖြစ်ပေါ်လာပြီးနောက်ပိုင်း ပြည်နယ်အစိုးရက အင်ဂျီနီယာ ၁၇ ဦးကို ရာထူးမှ ဆိုင်းငံ့လိုက်သည်။ ဆီဝမ်၊ ဆာရန်၊မာဒူးဘနီ၊ အရဲရီရာ၊ အရှေ့ချန်ပါရန်နှင့်...

  Justin Timberlake has just struck gold in the hot Nashville real estate market, selling a sprawling 127-acre property on the outskirts of the city for a cool $8 million. Timberlake, 43, bid “Bye Bye Bye” to the land at the end of May, despite it fetching $2 million less than his original asking price from last summer. However, the savvy singer still managed to double his investment, having bought it for $4 million in 2015. The sale closed just weeks before Timberlake’s headline-making DWI arrest in the Hamptons. Nashville’s real estate scene has been booming, driven by an influx of newcomers from cities like Los Angeles. Timberlake, a Tennessee native and...

A new type of self-healing concrete has debuted in the U.S. market. The concrete, which is called Basilisk Self-Healing Concrete, gets its self-healing properties from bacteria that is mixed into it. This bacteria then produces new limestone when the concrete heals, allowing it to completely close up those cracks without needing to have any concrete reapplied. There are, of course, several reasons why Basilisk concrete offers an advantage to the structures that it is placed within. The first, of course, is that it has an extended lifespan thanks to its durability and ability to heal itself. This means the concrete can help significantly cut down on the need for expensive repairs, as it...

[Unicode]   အင်္ဂလန်နိုင်ငံ၏ မြို့တော် လန်ဒန်၏ အုပ်ချုပ်ရေးကောင်စီသည် အိမ်ရာမဲ့မိသားစု ရာပေါင်းများစွာကို လန်ဒန်မြို့တော်မှ ၂၄ နာရီအတွင်းထွက်ခွာရန် ပြီးခဲ့သော ၂၀၂၃ ခုနှစ်အတွင်း ရာဇသံပေးကာ နှင်ထုတ်ခဲ့ကြောင်း The Guardian သတင်းဌာနက...

Owning an island is reserved for the elite, that 0.01%. However, the rest of us can now enjoy a slice of their wealthy lifestyle for a fraction of the price. While it can’t compete with Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island, there’s a little gem in the English Channel available to rent for just £40 per night. The island of Lihou is located just off the west coast of Guernsey, with only one habitable structure remaining there — a single house. Operated by the Lihou Charitable Trust, the home can only be accessed via a rocky passage while the tide is low for two weeks each month. The area was once part of a bustling seaweed harvesting industry but is now...

      Orlando Bloom’s former dark-hued domicile in the Hollywood Hills’ Outpost Estates enclave has hit the market for a hair under $5 million. The “Lord of the Rings” actor, 47, occupied the four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom Los Angeles residence in the early 2000s, along with ex-wife Miranda Kerr, 41. During their time there, Bloom made the then controversial decision to have the facade painted black, a choice which upset the neighbors in 2007 — but has since come to be a popular look for exteriors.   (An aerial view of the property.Jam Press/Nils Timm) (There is a two-car garage.Jam Press/Nils Timm) (The home is set on 0.75 acres.Jam...

A grim aerial picture of the notorious El Salvador CECOT prison is going viral, with people pleading for the truth. On Google Maps – for the world to see – a drone snap of the maximum security prison shows what appears to be a giant pool of blood. Despite being unverified, the picture has unsettled social media users and human rights lawyers alike with wild conspiracy theories flying around. Many have suggested the red stain on the map could be the blood of prisoners, with CECOT infamous for being a place “people don’t come out of”. One person suggested the establishment – which has a capacity limit of 40,000 – couldn’t house its inmates...

Once owned by Gene Wilder and later, by Elon Musk, a home overlooking the Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles has hit the market for $12.95 million. Built in 1951 by prolific architect Robert Byrd, the white-shingle house is a “piece of Hollywood history,” according to the listing with Drew Meyers of Westside Estate Agency, who brought the property to the market on Tuesday. Wilder, who famously starred as Willy Wonka in 1971’s “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” bought the Bel-Air home for around $300,000 in 1976. He sold it in 2007 for a little over $2.7 million, records with PropertyShark show.   (This Los Angeles house previously owned by...

In Kenya’s Nakuru County, two young Belgian citizens were arrested on suspicion of illegally transporting natural resources, Euronews reported. Law enforcement found 5,000 ants packed into small test tubes in their possession. The young men claimed they had collected the insects just for fun and were unaware it was illegal. They were taken to court in Nairobi. At the same time, two other men — citizens of Kenya and Vietnam — were also charged with ant smuggling in the same courtroom. According to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), the individuals were involved in illegally exporting insects to black markets in Asia and Europe. “Illegal export of ants not only...

According to reports, the city of Balneário Camboriú in Brazil has approved plans for what developers claim will be the world's tallest residential tower, which will reach over 500 metres in height. Led by Brazilian developer FG Empreendimentos, Triumph Tower will reportedly have 100 floors and reach 544 metres tall (1,785 feet), approximately 72 metres (236 feet) higher than the world's current tallest residential tower, Central Park Tower in New York. According to regional news outlet NSC Total, the municipal government of Balneário Camboriú approved the project in mid-June but has not yet released construction details. If completed, tts height will...