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Canadian Cold War bunker becomes luxury survival condos for billionaires

Illustration accompanying article: Canadian Cold War bunker becomes luxury survival condos for billionaires
  • Canadian crypto entrepreneur Jonathan Baha'i is converting a 64,000-square-foot Cold War nuclear bunker in Debert, Nova Scotia, into 50 crisis-proof luxury condominiums.
  • The project, managed by his company Fallout Complex Inc, will offer biometric access, 24-hour surveillance, gourmet dining from a self-sustaining food source, a spa, a yoga room, a cigar lounge, and simulated natural lighting.
  • Eleven units have been sold, though the purchase price and rental rates remain undisclosed; when owners are away, units will operate as hotel rooms with profits shared.
  • The U.S. disaster prepping industry is now worth at least $500 million, according to some projections, and between 20 million and more than 70 million Americans are preparing for catastrophe.
  • Debert's mayor said there has been no community pushback, but one councillor expressed concern that local wages would not afford the hotel's expected luxury rates.
 2026-07-15 · 3 MIN READ

Iranians weary of war decompress on a Turkish dance floor

Illustration accompanying article: Iranians weary of war decompress on a Turkish dance floor
  • Iranians crossing into Turkey near Van expressed relief at a fragile ceasefire with the U.S., with one nightclub manager reporting business recovering after a 70% drop during the war.
  • Hüseyin Aşan, manager of Queen Festa nightclub in Van, said the club is the largest in Turkey catering to Iranian tourists and described customers' longing to dance in a country where nightclubs are banned.
  • Iranians at the Kapıköy border crossing gave sharply divided assessments of the war's outcome, with some calling it a victory for Iran and others expressing bitter disappointment that the conflict did not topple the regime.
  • A 27-year-old medical lab technician from Tehran told the Wall Street Journal: "I don't know who won the war, but the people lost."
  • The trauma of Iran's January crackdown on protesters and months of U.S. and Israeli bombing has deepened the country's political divide, with Revolutionary Guard troops and Basij enforcers now more visible on the streets, according to travelers.
 2026-06-27 · 3 MIN READ
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