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Tyler Perry, who once spent three months living in his car after losing $12,000 on a failed theatre production, has donated $750,000 to help low-income senior citizens in Atlanta pay property taxes and remain in their homes.Perry is an American filmmaker, actor, director, producer and writer, best known for creating the Madea character and building…

Melinda French Gates and her daughters, Jennifer Gates Nassar and Phoebe Gates, joined other philanthropists in backing a $70 million initiative to improve women’s health and address gender-based violence. Launched in September 2025, the Women’s Health Co-Lab brought together donors through ICONIQ Impact and Co-Impact to support 22 organisations working on maternal healthcare, sexual and…

File photo: A portion of the vessel floats after it capsized while carrying about 305 people from Djibouti to Yemen, (Reuters photo) At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died and 84 remain missing after an overcrowded boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti while carrying more than 300 people towards Yemen, the United…

Farmers in western Victoria protest against the proposed VNI West transmission line. Image: ABC News. Twelve farming families in western Victoria, Australia, have been fined A$814 each for refusing to allow authorised officers onto their properties to conduct surveys for a proposed 480-kilometre electricity transmission line. The families say the project, known as Victoria to…

The 45-room hotel was damaged by Hurricane Irma in September 2017 and never reopened. A historic Art Deco hotel on Miami Beach’s Ocean Drive is preparing to welcome guests again after remaining closed for nine years. The Tides Hotel, built in 1936, is expected to reopen in November 2026 following a multimillion-dollar renovation by its…

Washington’s historic East Potomac Golf Links is facing another round of tree removals as the Trump administration weighs a potential overhaul of the century-old public golf course. According to reporting by The Washington Post and Axios, the National Park Service (NPS) has defended the clearing as maintenance, even as preservationists and park users question whether…

In 2022, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donated $500,000 to Water First, a Canadian charity that works with Indigenous communities on water education and training. Four years later, the organisation marked a milestone: eight Indigenous trainees had graduated from a 15-month programme as certified water operators. The graduates completed more than 2,000 hours of hands-on…

A historic Beverly Hills mansion once owned by Gone With the Wind actress Ann Rutherford has returned to the market for $35 million, nearly eight years after its last recorded sale for $27.625 million. The property, known as the Rutherford House, is listed at 826 Greenway Drive and combines the architectural legacy of Paul R….

A Beverly Hills estate with ties to two Hollywood legends has returned to the luxury property market, offering a rare glimpse into the residential history of Old Hollywood. Built for horror-film icon Boris Karloff in 1941 and later owned by Academy Award-winning actor Gregory Peck, the property is now listed for $6.5 million by Robert…