Local governments have tried to entice home buyers with tax rebates, cash rewards and lower down payments, but to little avail.
Turkey, Iraq, Kurds seek leverage from tourist massacre
Tensions between Ankara and Baghdad over the massacre of nine tourists in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region showed no signs of abating, as Iraq’s foreign minister blasted Turkey at an emergency session of the …
Iraq: Protesters Storm Parliament In Baghdad Against Govt’s New PM Nominee
The demonstrations at Baghdad’s Green Zone have been aimed to protest the Mohammed al-Sudani as the official nominee of the Coordination Framework bloc.
Iraq: Muqtada al-Sadr supporters storm parliament in protest against prime ministerial candidate
Hundreds of supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed Iraq’s Parliament on Wednesday in protest against the appointment of Mohamed Shia al-Sudani as prime ministerial candidate by the Framework for …
Nancy Pelosi’s badly timed Taiwan visit may have the US and China quietly walking into a crisis
Nancy Pelosi is set to be the most senior US politician to visit Taiwan since 1997, much to the chagrin of the Chinese Communist Party. And while Joe Biden has hinted he supports the disputed island’s …
A Georgia monument was destroyed. Locals blame conspiracy…
For more than four decades the Georgia Guidestones served as an unusual rural roadside attraction and a testament to the region’s granite industry. Until somebody decided to blow it up this month.
PropertyBT Podcast: Opportunities in overseas property
With borders reopened in many places, a strong Singapore dollar and Singapore homes so expensive, perhaps now is the best time to invest overseas? Senior Correspondent Leslie Yee finds out. Read more …
Jordan Peele did the damn thing with ‘Nope’
I don’t want to hear anyone say “I don’t like horror movies” when thinking about sliding into a cool movie theater to experience (yes, experience) Jordan Peele’s newest masterpiece “Nope,” which can …
Lawn gone: ‘Localscaping’ may save water, but can it rescue the Great Salt Lake?
A new way to think about lawns and landscaping design signals a shift in Utahns’ cultural values. The trick is ensuring enough trickles downstream.
Property worth Rs 300 million gutted in Nepal warehouse fire
Police said that the fire started at around 3 pm (NST) on Wednesday afternoon. It quickly engulfed the building shrouding the sky of the valley sending a thick plume of smoke, which was visible from …