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Brazil, Mexico have most Latin American billionaires AFP Brazil and Mexico have the most billionaires in Latin America but earn the least from estate taxes, according to a new study from a regional economic group. Brazil tops the billionaires list with 30, followed by Mexico, with 11, said this month’s report from the Economic Commission […]

Beijing opens 4 new subway lines CNTV BEIJING- The Chinese capital is scheduled to open 4 new subway lines on Sunday, December 30, 2012. It’s part of the city’s efforts to expand public transport and ease severe traffic congestion. Opening their doors from Sunday are Line 6, the southern section of the current Line 8, […]

Seattle unveils conceptual designs for proposed new NBA/NHL arena The Seattle Times In February 2012, Chris Hansen, a San Francisco hedge-fund manager who grew up in Seattle, announced a proposal to build a $490 million arena, to be funded in part by up to $200 million in public bonds. The deal went through city and […]

Housing sales rebound predicted for China in 2013 Xinhua BEIJING– Industry observers say China’s real estate sector is likely to pick up steam in 2013, as they expect increased housing sales due to growing market demand. The anticipation, which comes amid reports of rebounding home prices and increasing housing transactions in some cities, suggests future […]

Jia Peng Fang – A Water Lily Original Release Date: October 1, 2002 Jia Peng Fang is a Chinese new-age artist who specializes in the Chinese instruments erhu and niko. The latter is said to resemble the range and sounds of the human voice. Jia Peng Fang was born in the year 1958 in Jams […]

January 1, 2013 the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, as mostly a symbolic move, as it only freed enslaved Africans in areas outside of Union control (Confederate States of America) who were in rebellion to the United States of America. In […]

When an African nation had nuclear weapons The South African nuclear program lasted from the 1970s to the early 1990s. South Africa had claimed to have several threats to its national security. P.W. Botha became the South Africa defense minister in 1966 and remained in this position for 14 years.  During  his tenure the military […]

U.S. Army teams going to Africa as terror threat grows By By LOLITA C. BALDOR | Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. Army brigade will begin sending small teams into as many as 35 African nations early next year, part of an intensifying Pentagon effort to train countries to battle extremists and give the U.S. […]

Nigeria: Sovereign Wealth Fund becomes operational March 2013 By Emma Ujah Vanguard December 21, 2012 ABUJA — The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, NSIA, will become fully operational and commence investment in March 2013 following the approval of its Strategy Document by the Board of Directors. According to a statement issued, in Abuja, yesterday, by Mr. […]

Oliver Cromwell and the English Protestant Puritans banned Christmas in England in 1644 English Protestant Puritans viewed the festival (Christ’s mass) as an unwanted remnant of the Christian Roman Catholic Church In the late 16th century the English Puritans viewed Christmas as a dangerous excuse for excessive drinking, eating, gambling and generally bad behaviour. This […]