Britain’s ‘most expensive’ home is back on the market for no less than £200million – which could result in a loss of £30million in just two years for its Chinese billionaire owner.
‘Not afraid anymore’: more violence as Iran protests enter fourth week
Schoolgirls chanted slogans, workers went on strike and protesters clashed violently with security forces across Iran on Saturday, as demonstrations over the death of Mahsa Amini entered a fourth week …
China Beats Japan In Global Innovation, But Will It Ever Catch Up With The US?
China has been climbing fast in the global innovation ranks beating Japan, but still far behind the U.S. That’s according to the recently released 2022 Global Innovation Index (GII) rankings. China …
Shane Hazel hopes to give voters another option in Georgia governor’s race
Shane Hazel first ran for office as a Republican in 2018 when he tried to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Robb Woodall in the 7th Congressional District. Woodall won the primary with about 72% of the votes …
The End Game – Deliberations on the Israeli – Palestinian Conflict – Part I
The residue of the 100 year Arab Israeli conflict, now termed the Israeli Palestinian conflict, is centred on the contested territory formerly known as Mandated Palestine, an area claimed as their …
Sexual violence against women in Afghanistan on the rise under Taliban
The Taliban have destroyed 20 years of progress on women’s equality and escalated sexual violence since returning to power, say advocates …
After Iraq War horrors, this veteran can’t secure VA housing in Los Angeles
Josh Petitt lived through the nightmare of the Iraq War, working alongside Chris Kyle (of American Sniper fame) and surviving bomb blasts, ambushes, and bloody battles.
The Bangladesh growth story
The World Bank’s recent Change of Fabric report provides an empirical account of the sources of Bangladesh’s growth acceleration in the past four decades. Bangladesh implemented a series of reforms …
China’s holiday home sales fall 37.7% y/y – private survey
Chinese new home sales by floor area fell 37.7% year-on-year over the week-long National Day holiday starting from Oct. 1, a private survey showed on Saturday, as tough COVID-19 curbs further dented …
As Timor-Leste reels at child sex claims against an ex-bishop, a taboo is exposed
Former bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo (Image: AP/Firdia Lisnawati) Timor-Leste is facing a dreadful reckoning with the scourge of child sexual abuse after revelations that one of its revolutionary …