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Carie Peregord of RE/MAX Edge An eye-catching 1970s concrete dome home in Michigan that was once left to decay, with collapsed ceilings and damaged walls, has returned to the property market after a major renovation. Located in Brighton, Michigan, the 2,457-square-foot home is now listed for $499,900. The sharp rise in value comes just three years after the current owners bought the badly damaged shell for $87,000 in 2023. Reporting by Realtor.com shows how the four-bedroom monolithic dome has been completely transformed while keeping its unusual shape and adding modern fixtures, eco-friendly materials and open living spaces.From structural decay to a modern sanctuaryBefore-and-after footage shared by local estate agent Meghan Zoll of Zoll Homes showed how badly the property had deteriorated before the renovation. The original white exterior had become dark brown because of years of weather damage and neglect. Inside, the rooms had suffered water damage, peeling paint, torn carpets and..

Family of man killed after falling on tracks at Forest Hills T stop speaks to 7NEWS A 19-year-old man on his first trip on Boston’s public transit system died after jumping onto the tracks to save his girlfriend at Forest Hills station. Frankey Wright Jr, of Lowell, Massachusetts, died on Saturday afternoon after landing on the high-voltage third rail while trying to pull his girlfriend back onto the platform. His 19-year-old girlfriend was seriously injured in the fall and was taken to a local hospital, where she remains in critical condition. Reports from WHDH 7News and Boston 25 News said the tragedy happened shortly after 1:00 pm on the Orange Line platform in the Jamaica Plain neighbourhood.Sudden loss of balance on the platformAccording to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Transit Police, the couple had arrived at the station to travel to the annual Caribbean Festival at nearby Franklin Park. Police said the young woman became unsteady near the yellow safety s..

A ⁠Bank of America vice-president, Erin Piacenti, was killed in a stabbing at Times Square on Monday.
“We are shocked ‌and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague. She was a valued teammate who will be greatly missed. Our hearts go out to her family and ⁠all of her loved ones,” the US banking ‌giant said in an emailed statement to Reuters.
Piacenti – a vice-president of business ‌selection and conflicts at the bank – died ⁠at ⁠the hospital from the stabbing injuries, according to a…

AdvertisementHong Kong societyHong KongTransportPower failure halts trams running between Hong Kong’s Wan Chai and AdmiraltyDisruption comes after westbound line between North Point terminus and Tin Lok Lane halted for several hours on Monday
1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenDanny MokPublished: 11:01pm, 1 Sep 2026Tram services between Wan Chai and Admiralty in Hong Kong were suspended Tuesday night due to a power failure, the second such incident in two days.
The Transport Department issued a special traffic bulletin at 9.37pm, saying it had been notified by Hong Kong Tramways that eastbound and westbound services between Admiralty MTR station and Tonnochy Road were suspended because of an electricity fault.
It marked the second consecutive day of tram disruptions.
On Monday night, services on the westbound line between North Point terminus and Tin Lok Lane stopped at about 6pm after a power failure. The suspension lasted until 11.30pm.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin with China's President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, with the two leaders discussing bilateral ties and international and regional issues.According to China's state-run Xinhua, Xi said that under the two countries' “strategic guidance and joint efforts”, the foundations of bilateral relations would become stronger and prospects would be brighter.“Uncertainties and unpredictable factors in the international situation have increased markedly,” Xi said, adding that people's pursuit of peace, development and cooperation remained unchanged.Xi said China was willing to work with Russia and others to “strengthen the forces leading the reform of global governance and advancing an equal and orderly mu..

Nepal-China border disaster has killed hundreds and left thousands missing, exposing gaps in cross-border Himalayan disaster data sharing The August 26 disaster, triggered by a glacier collapse, has killed hundreds of people and left thousands missing, including hundreds of Indians, on Nepal-China border.Catch up quickNepali authorities said on Monday that 903 people had died and 4,247 remained missing, including 933 workers unaccounted for at hydropower project tunnels, according to Reuters.On the Chinese side, authorities in Gyirong County reported 16 dead and 546 missing as of Monday.Why it mattersThe floods have exposed a mismatch at the heart of Nepal-China disaster cooperation: China possesses far greater resources to monitor the Tibetan Plateau, while Nepal remains acutely vulnerable to hazards generated across the mountain system.The disaster is unfolding as two very different stories on two sides of one border. Nepal's death toll and damage estimates have climbed in near-..

AdvertisementHong Kong societyHong KongSocietyCentral bar packed as Hongkongers aim to raise HK$50,000 for Nepal flood reliefFive Nepalese operators and bartenders launch signature cocktails at Orchard to raise funds for flood relief as community rallies
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenTheodora YuPublished: 11:35pm, 31 Aug 2026Around a hundred patrons packed a bar in Central on Monday night to raise funds for victims of catastrophic flash floods and mudslides in Nepal, as members of Hong Kong’s Nepalese community rallied to support relief efforts for their homeland.
The death toll in Nepal had risen to 919 as of 1pm on Monday, with 4,247 people still missing, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported.The disaster struck on Wednesday when a massive wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river along the Himalayan border between Nepal and Tibet, unleashing devastating torrents downstream.
At cocktail bar Orchard in Central, the fundraising event kicked off at 7pm on Monday in a collaboration between i..

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s birthday serenade for his wife might have been a private gesture, but as floodwaters overwhelmed much of Luzon – the country’s largest and most populous island and home to the capital Manila – a viral clip of him singing became a public-relations crisis.
Observers told This Week in Asia that Marcos’ celebration of his wife, Marie Louise “Liza” Araneta-Marcos, on her 67th birthday struck the wrong chord with a public already angered by deadly floods,…

British woman fatally stabbed at railway station in Rosenheim/Getty Images A 31-year-old British woman has died after being stabbed at a railway station in Rosenheim, southern Germany.The woman was attacked shortly in the early hours of Sunday, according to Bavarian Police. She was taken to hospital with severe injuries but later died.Officers arrested the suspect immediately after the incident. He is from the Fürstenfeldbruck district, German news agency DPA.Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the attack, including the motive. It is not currently known whether the woman and the suspect knew each other or why she was in Bavaria.Rosenheim is one of the largest cities in Upper Bavaria and is an important railway hub, with services connecting passengers to Austrian cities including Salzburg, Innsbruck and Vienna.The incident comes as the Rosenheimer Herbstfest is taking place in the area. The festival is a major local event and is similar to Munich's Oktoberfest.Th..

Nassau County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped a Florida resident at a retail parking lot on Thursday, preventing him from handing over $14,000 to phone scammers. The intervention took place at a Lowe’s home improvement store on State Road 200 after the man’s wife overheard a suspicious phone call at their home. Worried by the pressure being put on her husband, she immediately contacted local law enforcement. Deputies arrived in the area and found the man sitting in his vehicle, preparing to follow the caller’s instructions to buy thousands of dollars in gift cards.Interception in retail parking lotAccording to a public report by local news outlet Action News Jax, the scammer had told the victim to purchase $14,000 worth of gift cards within two hours. The caller warned that failing to meet the deadline would result in the man’s personal accounts being hacked and compromised. Deputies reached the resident in the parking lot before he could enter the store or give the gift card codes t..