“Creed” star Michael B. Jordan slammed into a parked Kia while driving his Ferrari in Hollywood on Saturday night, TMZ reports. The outlet reported that Jordan, 36, crashed his blue sports car into …
Book review: ‘Being Hindu in Bangladesh’ is brilliantly researched story of the untold plight of a people of minority religion
Is this all? No, this is not all. The Bangladesh government’s Vested Property Act (VPA) is a controversial law that allows the government to confiscate property from individuals it deems an enemy of …
Give us our flats! The angry victims of China’s property crisis
I feel the property rights and livelihood rights of the homeowners … They are in good company: a group of dissident netizens began collecting data on boycotts across China in June 2022, revealing …
Global debt crisis goes well beyond China’s property sector woes
The crisis in China’s property sector has been in the spotlight in the past year, but the rise in global debt levels should not escape the world’s attention Investors and analysts have been more …
Georgia’s eminent domain battle draws attention
The railroad is seeking permission to condemn property to build a 4.5-mile railroad line near Sparta, Ga., over opposition from property owners (AP Photo/Jeff Amy) ATLANTA — A hearing began last week …
Office rents in Israel stay firm – for now
Less than a month before the war, “Globes” reported a huge deal in which Amnon Shashua’s unicorn AI21 Labs announced it was leasing 7,000 square meters for NIS 15 million annually in Tel Aviv’s Da …
Sri Lanka’s ulundu corruption driven by nationalist autarky mafia under fire
Sri Lanka’s smuggling of ulundu (vigna mungu) triggered by import controls and high taxes apparently initiated in a nationalist autarky drive came under fire from an opposition legislator representing …
Nepal villagers step up efforts to save cancer-treating yew trees, but challenges remain
Taxol in yew trees is used in cancer treatment, and has prompted ‘haphazard exploitation’ of the species by pharmaceutical firms.
Illegal meetings held outside Afghanistan aim to weaken IEA: Stanikzai
Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanakzai, political deputy minister of foreign affairs, has said that illegal meetings are held outside Afghanistan with the aim of weakening the country and the government.
Philippines hit by second earthquake in 24 hours after 7.6 tremor killed at least one
One villager died in the first earthquake, and several more were injured, as the rumbles rocked huge swathes of the Philippines. The tremors were so strong that houses swayed and many feared their hom …