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For many of the world’s wealthiest people, a superyacht is the ultimate escape from work, offering privacy, luxury and a chance to disconnect. Google co-founder Sergey Brin, however, appears to have taken a very different approach. His 466-foot (142.1-metre) superyacht, Dragonfly, reportedly includes an entire deck dedicated to business, allowing him to continue working while…

King Charles III and Queen Camilla/Image: Getty Images King Charles III made a dramatic surprise entrance at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, stepping out of a life-sized TARDIS, the iconic blue time machine from the long-running British television series Doctor Who.Accompanied by Queen Camilla, the monarch emerged from the replica…

The $750 fast visa appointment pilot program for B visa applicants starts in Mexico. The State Department launched the much-anticipated $750 pilot program for a fast visa appointment for B1/B2 applicants but it is not yet launched in India. The administration announced the launch in Mexico and asserted that additional locations will be announced soon….

Construction work at Spaanskasteelplein in Ghent has uncovered the remains of a medieval neighbourhood that had been buried for nearly five centuries beneath the site of the city’s former Spanish Castle. The excavation has revealed a cemetery holding more than 200 skeletons, stone church foundations, military quarters, household objects and organic material preserved inside an…

A California court has struck down parts of the state’s landmark Diwali holiday law, less than a year after the festival was officially recognised as a state holiday, according to the Hindu American Foundation (HAF).The ruling centres on how the legislation described Diwali’s religious significance, rather than its broader aim of allowing students and employees…