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Buriticupu, a town of roughly 55,000 people located in the Brazilian Amazon, risks being swallowed by giant ravines that have been growing “exponentially” over the last few months. Authorities in Buriticupu have already evacuated 1,200 people from the highest-risk areas of the town, but with no solution in sight, the giant ravines threaten to eventually swallow the entire settlement. Buriticupu’s sinkhole problem dates back roughly three decades and is reportedly the cause of a combination of factors, such as erosion-prone sandy soil, poor urban planning, and deforestation, but it has been exacerbated by recent heavy rains which caused the sinkholes to expand at a rapid...

Hugo Dalinger knew he couldn’t go back. Not after a wall of flames swallowed his bright-white Altadena home during the January firestorm that took out most of his town. But he needed money to start over, so he reached out to a friend and veteran real estate agent for help. Ramiro Rivas was skeptical. He grew up around Altadena and has sold hundreds of properties in 21 years - but a fire-scarred lot was new. He put the 10,500 square-foot ash-filled parcel up for sale on Feb. 3, pitching it as an “incredible canvas for a custom-built estate.” He was surprised how fast offers came in.   In nine days, Rivas closed Altadena’s first post-fire residential land...

London councils and housing companies they own have spent more than £140m buying up homes to relocate homeless people out of the city. More than a dozen councils in the capital have collectively spent millions buying up more than 850 properties in towns and cities across England since 2017, Guardian analysis of property ownership data found. The homes are either owned directly by councils or by companies they partly or wholly own. They are used to house homeless individuals and families, either temporarily in emergency accommodation or permanently in privately rented homes. Most of the homes are in deprived areas in the south-east and east of England that are already under huge...

A Turkish father has been living in a cave for more than two years after his house was destroyed by an earthquake, despite it meaning he no longer lives with his family. Ali Bozoğlan, 55, had his house levelled in the devastating earthquakes of February 2023 which killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria and left cities on both sides of the border in ruins. The earthquakes affected Mr Bozoğlan so badly after it destroyed his family home in Hatay, Antakya - where he previously lived with his wife and three kids - that he now lives alone in the cave just a few miles from where the catastrophe had struck. Speaking in an interview with Turkish media, the 55-year-old told how he...

   (Gene Hackman died one week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, and lived in their New Mexico property with her deceased body before his death.(Fox/YouTube)   (On March 7. Sheriff Adan Mendoza of Santa Fe held a press conference alongside representatives from the state medical investigator’s office, the state health department, and local fire officials. (Fox/YouTube)   (Hackman, 95, and Arakawa, 63, were both found dead inside their longtime New Mexico property on Feb. 26 after being discovered by an unnamed worker.(Kevin Winter/Getty Image)  "The Royal Tenenbaums" star Hackman and his pianist wife, who wed in 1991, had been living in the home for several...

IMAGINE browsing for books at a bookstore—only to find the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah doing the same thing just a few shelves away! That’s exactly what happened to one lucky woman. Fatin Nurshazlin took to Threads to share her unexpected encounter with the Perak ruler while browsing the economics section at Kinokuniya Malaysia. “I was carefully picking out books for this month’s reading list. After I was done browsing, I looked up—and there he was. Just a few steps away.” Fatin admitted she was momentarily stunned to see the state ruler standing there, quietly immersed in the books—without any entourage or grand...

Online shops in China are selling so-called bank soil, claiming it was dug up from outside major Chinese banks and can bring wealth and good fortune to buyers. The price of the “bank soil” can reach as high as 888 yuan (US$120) per portion. The trending product is claimed to have been sourced from green belts outside banks, potted plants in bank lobbies, or even dust from money counting machines. One online vendor offers four types of soil, and claims was collected from five major banks, Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, China Construction Bank, and Bank of Communications, with the cheapest portion costing just 24 yuan...

Billionaire real estate mogul Michael Fuchs is looking to sell his swanky Hamptons estate at 797 Meadow Lane — slapping a $44 million asking price on the sprawling waterfront property, The Post has learned. The move comes amid a rough patch for the RFR Holding co-founder, who — alongside business partner Aby Rosen — recently got the boot from Manhattan’s iconic Chrysler Building after a bitter legal battle.Fuchs purchased the Southampton gem back in 2014 for a cool $6 million. (The estate stands on 3.2 acres.Bespoke Real Estate)   (The home offers 406 feet of Shinnecock Bay frontage.Bespoke Real Estate)   Now, the 3.2-acre retreat, boasting 406 feet...

They’ve spent more time together than any other living married couple. Manoel Angelim Dino and Maria de Sousa Dino, a Brazilian couple, recently set the Guinness World Record for the longest marriage among living couples—84 years and 77 days. Beyond their remarkable milestone, they’ve built an extraordinary family legacy—raising 13 children, welcoming 55 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Their love story spans nearly a century, a time when raising children didn’t come with parenting books, expert blogs, or the constant comparison of social media. And yet, in a world where marriage and parenting feel more complex than...

A retired teacher from Kuala Lumpur has struck it big, winning more than RM6.7 million by betting on his late father’s car number plate and the number of their former home. On December 29, multiple Da Ma Cai Jackpot and Bonus prizes were claimed across various locations, totaling RM9.04 million in winnings. The retired teacher, who won the 1+3D Jackpot 1 prize of RM6,777,807, revealed his plans to use the money to renovate his family home and set up a fund for underprivileged students. “As an educator, I believe education creates opportunities that shape individuals and enhance the community’s wellbeing. "Every child deserves access to quality education, and I’m...