Danny McCubbin has been sharing his 1 euro house journey on Instagram

Own Italian home for €1: Living the Italian dream is more real now than ever, with strings attached

A decade back, the municipal authorities of the Sicily region in Italy came up with a unique plan to rehabilitate its abandoned villages and refurbish old homes. It launched the 'one euro house sale' scheme with 'strings' attached of course. What started from one village in Sicily, has now spread across Italy; the latest to join the list of towns being Maenza, near the capital of Rome. Aug 25, 2021
Afghan terror attack by Taliban

One Afghan VP flew to Dubai with $51mn in cash, reveals US diplomatic cable

A string of official reports, many deleted last week from US government sites due, apparently, to "ongoing security concerns", showed how a corrupt elite in Afghanistan ran the government for personal gain while committing crimes with impunity, alienating ordinary people and driving many into the arms of the insurgency, the Daily Mail reported. Aug 23, 2021
Basavaraj Bommai

Karnataka sets new goal, to groom 75 medal winners for 2024 Athens Olympics

Just five days after Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced plans to groom 75 sportspersons for the next Olympics, Karnataka has begun taking concrete steps in the direction. A high-level committee was constituted Friday by the Karnataka government to identify the potential medal winners for participating in the 2024 Athens Games. Aug 21, 2021