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A man in eastern China who rented a flat and discovered an old desk he used at school 33 years ago has trended on mainland social media. The man, surnamed Shen, rented the flat near Huaiyin High School in Huaian, Jiangsu province in early July, the Jiangnan Metropolis News reported. His family is set to move there so that it will be convenient for his son to attend school. When Shen and his wife were cleaning the house, they found a small and shabby school desk, one side of which carried the Chinese characters “Qing” and “Zhong” and the serial number 246. That mark led Shen to believe that the desk was the one he used at Qingjiang Middle School in 1992. (The...

Saif Ali Khan has safely returned home from Lilavati Hospital after sustaining multiple injuries owing to the robbery and knife assault incident at his Bandra residence. On the one hand, where the family is celebrating his return, on the other hand, another piece of news has surfaced which might put a dent into the celebratory mood. Latest reports suggest that the stay that was put on the Pataudi family’s historical properties, worth an estimated ₹15,000 crore, has been lifted by the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Owing to the decision of the court, there is a high chance that Saif’s family can lose their property to government acquisition under the Enemy Property Act, of...

Sushmita Sen was allegedly molested by THIS actor while shooting an intimate scene, walked away from the set in tears, never worked with him again, his name is… Mithun Chakraborty, often affectionately referred to as Mithun Da, is a celebrated figure in Bollywood and India. Known as the original 'Disco Dancer,' Mithun has carved out a niche for himself through exceptional character performances and a range of unique films. Born on June 16, 1950, he has had a fascinating journey, both in his personal and professional life. Early Life and Education Mithun Chakraborty was born on June 16, 1950. He completed his early education at Oriental Seminary and earned a B.Sc. in Chemistry from...

Picture this: You’re relaxing at the end of a long day, looking out over your gorgeous 85-acre home while toasting your good fortune with a nice glass of wine. Oh, and that wine? Made from your own vineyard. That’s the blissful scenario available to one lucky homebuyer and entrepreneur with enough vision (and cash) to take on ownership of a winery compound in the iconic region of Paso Robles, CA (aka “the new Napa“). The 85-acre family estate includes 57 acres of “meticulously maintained vines,” as well as two residences, a boutique winery, and a tasting room to boot. So it’s perhaps unsurprising that this real estate gem is being described by...

Aussie Melita Koulmandas never set out to buy a tropical islandBut it's now 20 years since she snapped up a small piece of paradise in south-east Asia. Melita, who is from Sydney, moved to Cambodia with her then husband when she was 30. They had been visiting the island, Song Saa, on an old fishing boat when it was offered to them by a villager - for just $15,000. The couple, who had been living in capital Phnom Penh, decided to jump on the opportunity. They planned to transform it into a hotel resort - despite having no prior experience. Melita's background was in design, not hospitality.   (The island was overgrown and needed a lot of work to transform it into a luxury...

Addiction, in any form, can be a daunting and destructive force in one’s life. Among the many addictions people face, smoking is often considered one of the most difficult to overcome. Quitting smoking is an immense challenge that demands tremendous willpower and dedication. Despite various efforts, only a small percentage of smokers manage to successfully break free from their nicotine addiction.     (A Turkish man gained attention for caging his head to quit smoking after 26 years of addiction(X/@PicturesFoIder)   ((The bizarre attempt by Ibrahim Yucel)) Around 11 years ago, a story emerged that captured widespread attention. A Turkish man, Ibrahim Yucel,...

Caitlyn Marie Jenner ၏ မိန်းမဘဝမခံယူစဉ်က သူ့ နာမည်မှာ William Bruce Jenner ဖြစ်သည်။ Caitlyn သည်အိုလံပစ်ပြိုင်ပွဲတွင် ရွှေတံဆိပ်ဆုရပြေးခုန်ပစ်ကစားသမားတစ်ယောက်ဖြစ်ခဲ့ပြီး ၂၀၁၅ ခုနှစ်တွင် တတိယနှင့်နောက်ဆုံးသော အိမ်ထောင်ဖက် Kris Kardashian နှင့် လမ်းခွဲခဲ့သည်။ Kris နှင့်လမ်းခွဲခဲ့တဲ့ ၂၀၁၅...

Donald Trump has been elected as the new president of United States and his return to the White House has led to mixed reactions. There are several people, including celebrities, who have talked about leaving the country after his win. They say they don't see a future anymore with the reins in Trump's hands again. The Italian island of Sardinia is going all out to woo people to move there. Ollolai in rural Italy is faced with economic decline and a depleting population. It has been trying to get people to move there and is offering to sell houses for only one euro to attract outsiders. Now that it has seen how some Americans are unhappy to see Trump win, it has launched a website...

After President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 election race on Sunday, he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him. If she clinches the nomination—and wins—she could soon be residing in the White House. But in the meantime, where is she now?     (After President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 election race on Sunday, he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him.Daniel Steinle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)   Harris and her husband, second gentleman Douglas Emhoff, live rent-free on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory at 1 Observatory Circle, which is about 3 miles from the White House. Walter Mondale was the first vice...

[Unicode] တရုတ်ပြည်၏ ပထမဧကရာဇ် Qin Shihuang သည် သူ့အခေတ်သူ့အခါတွင် နယ်မြေအမြောက်အများကို သိမ်းပိုက်နိုင်သည့်အထိ စစ်ရေးအရာတွင်အလွန်ထက်မြက်သောဧကရာဇ်တစ်ပါးဖြစ်ခဲ့ပါတယ်။ သို့သော် နယ်မြေသိမ်းပိုက်ခြင်းများထက်ပို၍ ဧကရာဇ်၏အကြီးမားဆုံးသော ရည်ရွယ်ချက်မှာ...