China boosts funds for housing projects to support embattled sector
BEIJING (Reuters) -China will expand a "white list" of housing projects eligible for financing and increase bank lending for such developments to 4...
China to boost credit for property market, renovate 1 mn homes
China said Thursday it would boost the credit available to the ailing property market and help renovate a million homes as it unveiled...
Old protest photo falsely portrayed as showing ‘execution of Filipino worker in Saudi Arabia’
Reuters news agency also published a similar picture of the 2011 protest in Bangladesh (archived link).Saudi Arabia executed over 198 individuals in 2024,...
Japan’s Wage Deal Timeline May Shape BOJ View on Next Rate Hike
(Bloomberg) -- Whether Japan can sustain its wage growth momentum is likely to be a key factor affecting the longevity of Prime Minister...
How Indigenous guards saved a Colombian lake from overtourism
In the crater of a semi-dormant volcano in southwest Colombia lies a sacred lake of startling green which used to draw a steady...
Jodhpur: India’s vanishing ‘blue’ city
The neighbourhood of Brahmapuri in India’s Jodhpur city stands at the foot of a famous fort that’s perched atop a hill.Built in 1459...
Former One Direction singer Liam Payne dies after a fall from hotel balcony
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Former One Direction singer Liam Payne died after falling from his hotel room in Argentina. The singer was 31.State...
Migrant deportations to increase, says EU chief
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said the bloc could "draw lessons" from the contested Italian policy of processing migrants offshore...
Survivors of Oct. 7 attack tell their story in Rochester
Brighton, N.Y. (WROC) — Three survivors of the Oct. 7 attack in Israel traveled to Rochester to provide a firsthand account of what...
NASA Artemis III mission to moon unveils new spacesuit designed by Prada
Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A new spacesuit for NASA's Artemis III mission to the moon in September 2026 was unveiled Wednesday in Milan,...
