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A giant bronze Yoda statue stands on a brick fountain in a quiet San Francisco park. Behind it, four red-brick buildings house some of the world’s most advanced digital film studios. Rolling hills, streams, and old trees surround the site. In 2005, film director George Lucas opened this 850,000-square-foot digital arts campus on 23 acres…

Image: Guinness World Records David Aguilar, an inventor from Andorra known as “Hand Solo”, turned his childhood fascination with LEGO bricks into a working prosthetic arm after growing up with an underdeveloped right forearm. Born with Poland syndrome, a congenital condition that affected the development of his right arm and pectoral muscle, Aguilar recalled facing…

Pic credit: CENTURY 21 BHJ Realty, Inc. This 1,542-acre Quarter Circle Lazy B Ranch in north-central Wyoming, which has been in one family since 1889, is now on the market. The legacy property, which was once visited by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, is listed for $24.5 million through Century 21 BHJ Realty. A…

A 228-year-old building that houses London’s oldest restaurant has been donated to Europe’s biggest conservation charity in the hope of saving it for centuries to come, according to a report by the Associated Press. Along with the building, the donation also includes items such as visitor books, menus, caricatures, photographs, stained glass and signs. It…

Luo denied receiving formal notice of the unpaid taxes or the impending sale of the Chester property. (Photo: Realtor listing) A Pennsylvania man who owned a house in Chester for 10 years has won an appeal after his property was sold for $28,000 at a tax sale linked to unpaid property taxes. The Commonwealth Court…

In 2014, Colombian singer Shakira helped open a major new school in one of Cartagena’s most vulnerable neighbourhoods. Through her Fundación Pies Descalzos, she contributed $3.68 million toward the $8 million construction of the Institución Educativa Fundación Pies Descalzos Lomas del Peyé, a 7,780-square-metre campus in the La María neighbourhood. The school was designed for…

Among all the animals and birds that have gone extinct, the dodo remains unforgettable, not due to some special characteristic, but because, before its human-driven extinction, many thought that nature was inexhaustible and none of god’s creations would ever disappear. It proved that human activity had the capacity to wipe out an entire species. More…

Katy Perry’s career has largely been defined by chart-topping songs, sold-out performances and a public profile that extends well beyond music. Since 2013, however, the American singer has also held a role with UNICEF, working to draw attention to the circumstances faced by children in vulnerable communities. Her involvement has taken her from a child…

Representative Image. Credit: X (Twitter) Across the United States, the rapid expansion of data centres is becoming an unexpected source of political conflict. Residents are challenging local officials, community groups are organising across party lines, and politicians who once welcomed the industry are being forced to reconsider their positions.The dispute goes beyond opposition to a…

Starlink restrictions hit Ukraine’s drones as Kyiv worries about US backing Ukrainian drone operations slowed after restrictions were suddenly imposed on the battlefield use of the country’s US-made Starlink communication terminals, officials said Wednesday, as Kyiv endured a second consecutive night of missile attacks.Zelenskyy’s drone arsenal slows after Musk’s Starlink curbs as US support wanes…