It’s rumoured that David Beckham once partied here in 2001. We all know Jet Li for his acting chops and wushu prowess that spanned generations of movies in both Hollywood and China. But a little-known fact is that the actor bought a good class bungalow (GCB) in the Bukit Timah enclave for a whopping $19.8M back in 2009. The news wasn’t only fascinating for the people who follow the luxury housing market. In case you didn’t know, only Singaporean Citizens can buy landed properties in Singapore. Foreigners cannot do the same unless it’s in Sentosa or they’ve been granted special permission from the Singapore Land Authority, and Jet was still holding US...
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A secret temple within the legendary Chinese Longmen Grottoes is to open up for public viewing by tourists for the first time in over six decades. The Royal Cave Temple in central China has always stayed closed to preserve the beauty of rare artifacts within, according to People's Daily Online. The 29 statues in the temple, showing 'arhat' monks progressing to enlightenment, were created at some point during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), making it the largest collection of such statues in China, and each have immeasurable research and artistic value. The temple, a key part of the UNESCO World Heritage site, will finally be revealed to the public on March 10 for visitors to enjoy the...
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Specifications of MSC World Europa Year built2022 new ship Flag state Malta Builder Chantiers de l’Atlantique (Saint-Nazaire, STX France) ClassMSC WORLD Building costEUR 1,125 billion (USD 1,255 billion) Engines (power)Wartsila ( MW / 0 hp) Speed23 kn / 43 kph / 26 mph Length (LOA)333 m / 1093 ft Beam (width)47 m / 154 ft Gross Tonnage 205700 gt Passengers5240 - 6782 Crew2138 Passengers-to-space ratio33 Decks20 Cabins2633 Decks with cabins12 Sister-shipsMSC World America, MSC World 2025, MSC World 2027 Former namesMSC Europa Christened bySheikha Hind bint Hamad Al ThaniOwnerMediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)OperatorMSC Cruises .....A massive...
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The Glazer family took control of United in 2005 in a deal which saddled the club with £660 million of debt. Before the takeover, United were debt free but that figure currently stands at £514.9m. United’s supporters have staged multiple protests against the Glazers during their 17-year reign and have frequently raised concerns over the lack of investment at the club during their ownership. The chant ‘Love United, hate Glazers’ is also regularly sung by United fans during games at Old Trafford.According to reports last month, the Glazers are demanding £9 billion in order to sell United. In May, Chelsea were sold by Roman Abramovich to a group led by...
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Located about 50 miles north of Hong Kong in Dongguan, China, the New South China Mall is the largest abandoned mall in the world by gross leasable area. Twice the size of United States’ Mall of America, it was opened with room for 2,350 stores in 7.1 million square feet of leasable space. No mall in the world can rival New South China in any category, except perhaps number of tenants. Despite having every amenity a shopper could want, the mall has been 99% vacant since it’s opening in 2005. (Artist Rendering Concept for New South China Mall) Design Plans to build the New South China Mall were spearheaded by food billionaire Alex Hu Guirong. It was to be built in...
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Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite — unless your building has an infestation. No New Yorker wants to think about bed bugs — heck, New Yorkers don’t even dare speak their name. And if your skin doesn’t feel itchy yet, a new third-quarter study is out from the no-fee rental listings portal Rent Betta to show the city’s worst bed bug-infested buildings, or at least the ones known to be alleged creepy-crawler hotbeds between the months of July and September. Among the report’s findings, the top three alleged offenders during that span of time are all located in Brooklyn. To claim the title of one of the worst-infested buildings,...
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(A small street between the old houses of Presicce, a picturesque village in the Italian province of Lecce, where prospective home buyers can get themselves quite a deal.Getty Images/iStockphoto) Make that Italian holiday permanent — and this local government will give you a down payment. Indeed, this quaint town in one of Italy’s southernmost corners is throwing cash at new residents. The provincial Presicce is joining the ranks of other dilapidated, down-on-their-luck but oh-so-pretty Italian towns to incentivize fresh blood by creative means. In this case, authorities are offering $30,000 to purchase an unclaimed residence and start calling it home, CNN...
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The village of Noiva do Cordeiro is nestled in Belo Vale, which translates as “beautiful valley.” And it is not hard to see why.About 300 miles north of Rio de Janeiro, in south-east Brazil, the valley is dotted with groves of thick-skinned, sweet tangerines, banana plants, and ipe trees covered with bright yellow flowers.But it is not just landscape that catches the eye in Noiva do Cordeiro. It is the inhabitants. Or, specifically, its women. That is because the majority of the village’s residents are female and as gorgeous as the bougainvillea plants that blossom in the valley. This area of Brazil is famous for producing great beauties. More than that, many are single...
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(On April 14, 1965, confederate spy John Wilkes Booth snuck into Lincoln’s box at the Ford Theatre, shooting him in the back of the head. But three days before his assassination, Lincoln shared a troubling dream to one of his friends. In the dream, he saw a coffin in the White House, so he asked the soldier guarding it who had died, “the President, he was assassinated”.) It doesn't impress like George Washington's plantation on the Potomac or Thomas Jefferson's mountain retreat, but Lincoln's home in downtown Springfield has proved irresistible to visitors since it opened to the public. Beautifully restored to its 1860 appearance, the Greek Revival house was Abraham and...
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The first time Whit Scott laid eyes on a worn-down, double-decker bus, he knew he had to have it. (Whit Scott with the double-decker bus before he renovated it. Whit Scott) After a decade of working long hours behind a computer in video production, Scott was ready to do something with his hands. It was around that time that he moved into a new home in Oregon that needed some fixing up. "I met a new friend named Cody who started helping me with some of the renovations, and we got to talking about making an Airbnb," Scott told Insider. Scott had an RV pad in his backyard, and the duo decided to build a tiny house on wheels. That was the start of Scott's journey...
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