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She Bought 25 Acres at 21. After the Bushfire, She Built This Cabin From What Survived An Australian artist who used her savings to buy a 25-acre bush block in Tasmania at the age of 21 has built an off-grid home using salvaged materials after a bushfire destroyed her original house just 18 months after…

Africa has emerged as the world’s most active terrorism theatre, according to a new US House Homeland Security Committee report. Africa has emerged as the world’s most active theatre of terrorism, with more than two-thirds of Islamic State (ISIS) activity taking place on the continent, according to a new report by the US House Committee…

Wairākei geothermal field in July 1978. Image Credit: Engineering New Zealand Wairākei Power Station in New Zealand changed the way geothermal heat could be turned into electricity when it was commissioned in 1958. Built beside the Waikato River, north of Taupō, the station drew on hot underground water beneath an active volcanic zone. Instead of…

Diesel prices in the US hit yet another record Friday, soaring past $6 a gallon on average as Washington’s war with Iran disrupts the world’s flow of fuel. The national average of nearly $6.06 is up from $5.85 last week and almost $3.71 this time last year, according to motor club AAA.Higher diesel prices mean…

California governor Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen new laws on Thursday that address various aspects of children’s safety online, including one that prohibits social media companies from serving addictive features to users under 16 years old. During a signing ceremony, Newsom described the restrictions as “better” than Australia’s ban for all users under…

DHS secretary Mullin says investigation into Ilhan Omar’s immigration history is ongoing over allegation she married her brother to help him enter the US. US Homeland Security secretary Markwayne Mullin has revealed new details about an ongoing investigation into Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar’s immigration history, saying federal authorities are examining allegations that she married her…

Donald Trump and Mohammed bin Salman (File photo) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sought assistance from President Trump Thursday to help fight Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, two sources familiar with the matter said Friday, as the Houthis stepped up their threat to the Red Sea.Trump held at least two phone conversations with the Saudi Crown…

Adani Power’s 1,600 MW Jharkhand-based Godda thermal plant DHAKA: Bangladesh’s electricity supply Friday came under further strain, intensifying load shedding, after a technical “glitch” shut down one of the two units at Adani Power’s 1,600 MW Jharkhand-based Godda thermal plant.The setback came amid the nation’s struggle to generate enough electricity to meet demand due to…

Princess Alexandra of Hanover is engaged to Ben-Sylvester Strautmann after 10 years of relationship. Princess Alexandra of Hanover, the granddaughter of Hollywood legend Grace Kelly and daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco, is engaged to her longtime boyfriend Ben-Sylvester Strautmann after nearly a decade together.Alexandra, 27, announced her engagement on Friday, sharing photographs with Strautmann…

A 20-year-old carpenter from Bristol has achieved debt-free homeownership after spending three years building a bespoke 12.5-square-metre mobile home using reclaimed materials and timber offcuts. Tom Lear started the self-build project at the age of 17 while working as a carpentry apprentice on a low training wage. Working with a tight budget, Lear built the…