A billionaire bought a dying Scottish island for $2.2 million and spent $135 million bringing it back to life with 100,000 trees, restored homes and new community spaces | World News

When billionaire hedge fund manager Ian Wace bought Tanera Mòr in Scotland’s remote Summer Isles in 2017, the 800-acre island had little resemblance to the thriving community it had once been. Its historic buildings had fallen into disrepair, its population had dwindled and much of the land had become overgrown. Wace paid about £1.7 million…

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PM Modi to inaugurate Rs 5,640-crore Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport in Andhra Pradesh — See pics

Andhra Pradesh is set to get an aviation boost on Saturday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district. The inauguration comes as PM Modi is headed for a two state visit to Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. During the visit, he will also lay…

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US court convicts Salman Rushdie attacker of providing ‘material support’ to Hezbollah

Salman Rushdie stabbing: Attacker convicted on Hezbollah support, terror charges NEW DELHI: A US man already serving a 25-year prison sentence for attempting to murder Indian-British author Salman Rushdie has been convicted on additional federal charges, including providing material support to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, the BBC reported.A federal jury in New York on…

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