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Miz And Maryse’s Austin Farmhouse Sale: WWE couple flip resort-style Texas home; upgrade to $6.4 million Thousand Oaks estate

Mike and Maryse Mizanin bought a Mediterranean-inspired farmhouse in Austin, Texas, in December 2017. They sold the property in 2019 for approximately $2.64 million after listing it for $2.75 million. Their new home in California cost them $6.4 million and offered more living space. The California manor includes amenities like…

The Times of India · Oct 14

This Electric Motorcycle Just Set A New Range Record With A 271-Mile Ride

A Zero DS with the optional Power Tank rode from the French Alps to the Mediterranean on a single charge.

InsideEVs · Oct 14

World’s oldest shipwreck discovered off Turkey’s Mediterranean coast

Archaeologists say a 4,400- to 4,700-year-old shipwreck found near Kekova Island in southern Turkey carried ceramic storage pots and stone anchors across the Mediterranean.

Euronews · Oct 14

Black rat removal helped Zannone shearwater pairs rise from 27 to 80

On a Mediterranean island off Italy, a conservation project aimed at removing an invasive rodent produced a change that could be seen in the seabird colony. Zannone had been among the larger Italian islands targeted in the country’s expanding rat eradication programme. The work was part of a wider effort…

The Times of India · Oct 5

France paid dolphin hunters in 1865; study finds first recorded dolphin bounty

In 1865, the French government began paying people to kill dolphins in the Mediterranean Sea, offering twenty-five francs for each animal. Officials introduced the reward to protect fisheries, because fishing communities believed dolphins were emptying the sea of fish and tearing their nets. A major review of bounty programmes, published…

The Times of India · Oct 2

EU to expand Mediterranean naval mission to target Russia's shadow fleet

The EU is set to broaden its Mediterranean naval mission to counter Russia's shadow fleet, protect subsea infrastructure and engage in naval diplomacy with Northern African countries.

Euronews · Sep 30

Turkey's Aegean Coast: The Bodrum, Ephesus and Izmir Itinerary Indian Travellers Skip

The coast that doesn't make the group tour brochureTurkish tourism sold Istanbul's minarets and Cappadocia's balloons so effectively to Indian travellers that an entire coastline got left off the map. The Aegean west, roughly 500 kilometres of Roman ruins, fishing villages, olive groves, and water that runs turquoise rather than…

Times Life · Sep 29

Hybrid warfare: The threat of Russia looms over the Mediterranean

The CIA has reportedly warned several countries that Russia is preparing to launch hybrid operations across the Mediterranean Sea. But is the risk real, or is it a form of cyber warfare?

France 24 · Sep 28

Hotter seas, vanishing kelp, booming octopus: How Europe's marine life is changing

European waters have recorded their hottest summer, with rising temperatures affecting marine habitats and species. The Bay of Biscay experienced a significant temperature rise, with marine heatwaves extending throughout the season. Kelp forests in northern Spain have sharply declined, impacting local marine ecosystems. Additionally, octopus populations are surging in southern…

The Times of India · Sep 28

Archaeologists found gold, rare pottery at 2,700-year-old Etruscan tomb in Italy

Archaeologists have uncovered a monumental Etruscan tomb inside an ancient cemetery at Vulci in central Italy, nearly 140 years after French archaeologist Stéphane Gsell first identified the burial mound surrounding it. The newly excavated Tomb of the Stone Chamber dates to the late seventh century BCE, one of the most…

The Times of India · Sep 27