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You'd think Bill Gates is a household name, given that he was the world's richest person for a record of 18 years. After all, who hasn't used Microsoft before, right? But that's apparently not the case for TikTok content creator Rebecca. She doesn't know the man who was the world's richest person for 18 years? Yesterday (May 6), Rebecca bumped into the Microsoft co-founder at a hawker centre in Singapore and posted about it. In her video, the 69-year-old billionaire was surrounded by a film crew and a throng of bystanders while he tasted one of our local specialties, durian. Photo via Eileen Lee The American businessman and philanthropist, who's said to be in town recently to set up...

Kristina Ulmer says people have the wrong idea about teenagers. For seven years now, the Pennsylvania Grade 9 English teacher has been running a "$20 Kindness Challenge" with her class, giving each student $20 US from a pool of donations, and asking them to do something kind with it. And every year, she says, the teens in her class bring her to tears with their creativity, empathy and generosity. "A lot of people stereotype that age, and they say they're self-centred or, you know, they don't see outside of themselves. And I just don't see that," Ulmer, a teacher at Hatboro-Horsham High School in Horsham, Penn., told As It Happens host Nil Köksal. "Part of the reason why I love doing...

Thai authorities are searching for a Ukrainian national, identified as Miss Anastasia, after she allegedly caused over 350,000 baht in damages to a condominium unit in Phuket’s Wichit sub-district before vacating the premises. The damage, discovered on April 29, 2025, includes defaced walls, slashed furniture, and broken appliances. The property’s owner, Praphaphan Meesomboon, shared images of the ransacked apartment online, drawing widespread attention. One image shows the word “SWINDLE” and the number “32,000” painted on a wall—an apparent reference to a dispute over the security deposit. Anastasia began renting the unit on April 15, 2024,...

An 80-year-old woman from Yekaterinburg, Russia, can call herself lucky to be alive after falling from the window of her sixth-floor apartment and landing on top of a parked car. The accident occurred last Thursday, as the unnamed octogenarian was cleaning the windows of her apartment. A single moment of carelessness was enough to send her tumbling down from the sixth floor onto a neighbor’s car. The shocking fall was captured by CCTV cameras and has been making the rounds on Russian social media ever since. Amazingly, mere moments after landing on the roof of the parked car, the 80-year-old woman manages to climb down and walk away, seemingly unscathed.   (This is the...

There's a sweet love story that continues to bloom every Valentine's Day. It's the story of Northern California couple John and Diana. They were married for almost 50 years, and even after John passed away, the flowers keep coming. "We were married 47 years, but we actually met in high school when we were 16 years old," said 77-year-old Diana Maver. They married and had three children and were living their 'happily ever after,' until John Maver passed away in October 2017. But their love story continued four months later, on Valentine's Day 2018. Daughter Marilee Heard shares: "Through whatever magic works in his world, it's set up so that every year a bouquet of flowers shows up...

What began as a normal argument between a husband and wife took a shocking turn when the woman allegedly threatened to kill the man or frame him in a false dowry case. The incident occurred in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district and stemmed from a dispute over the woman’s pregnancy. Following the husband’s complaint, police intervened and have launched an investigation against the woman. According to the police complaint, the couple tied the knot in June 2022, but trouble reportedly began soon after. The husband alleged that his wife consistently refused to engage in any physical relationship, which left him distressed. He also claimed that she frequently visited her...

A young man in China who quit his master’s degree studies at the esteemed Fudan University in Shanghai to set up a food stall has captivated mainland social media. Before making his unconventional decision, Fei Yu, 24, was on the road to becoming an elite student, Jiupai News reported. Despite coming from a poor family in Sichuan province, southwestern China, Fei studied hard to get into Sichuan University, also a top institution in China, majoring in public health. Upon graduation in the summer of 2022, he was admitted to the graduate school of Fudan University. He did not have to take an entrance test since his scores were ranked first in his grade during his five-year...

How much does it cost to live like Mariah Carey? Needless to say, it’s pretty far from a song. The five-time Grammy-winning artist had been renting this Connecticut property for $75,000 a month for almost two years, starting in July 2023. Now it’s on the market for sale and can be yours for $13.9 million, Gimme Shelter has learned — down from its initial $16.9 million ask in 2022.   (Mariah Carey.Greg Allen/Invision/AP)   (The timeless property was built in 1929.Global Extreme LLC)   (An elegant mezzanine is above the double-height great room.Global Extreme LLC)   (Arched windows bring in the light.Global Extreme LLC)   Known as...

For a taste of Hollywood in California’s Paso Robles Wine Country, check out the 160-acre Villa San Juliette, which was last on the market for $14.75 million — and is heading to auction next month with no minimum bid. The sellers of the San Luis Obispo County estate, in Central California, are the Emmy Award-winning producers of “American Idol,” Ken Warwick and Nigel Lythgoe. Guests they’ve entertained at the winery include Priscilla Presley; “American Idol” contestants Kris Allen and Haley Reinhart; and Emmy-, Grammy- and Tony-winner Ben Platt. The auction will be held on May 17 as the show gears up to crown America’s next idol the evening...

Two people hiking in the Czech Republic found a treasure trove worth over $340,000 while walking on the edge of an overgrown forest, according to the museum that took possession of the items. The Museum of East Bohemia said the hikers found gold coins, jewelry and tobacco bags. The found objects weighed about 15 pounds, the museum said on social media. The treasure was found in two containers in a man-made stone wall, the museum said. First, the hikers spotted an aluminum jar , which contained 598 gold coins, divided into columns and wrapped in black fabric. Local media reported the treasure was valued at 7.5 million Czech crowns, which is about $341,000. (The stash of gold coins...