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New downtown office tower will be one of Denver’s tallest buildings The 40 story building will be the tallest office building constructed in downtown since 1985 when 1999 Broadway was completed KCNC CBS 4 Denver The Denver skyline is about to change after a real estate firm announced plans to build a 40-story office tower. […]

NASA: First Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) ‘flying saucer’ test flight a success The near-space test flight of NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), which occurred June 28, 2014 above the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii. Source: NASA NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) met all of its flight objectives during Saturday’s test, the […]

First China-Russia Expo opens The first China-Russia Expo opens in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, June 29, 2014 Xinhua HARBIN- The first China-Russia Exposition, focusing on extending economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, opened on Sunday in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. During the opening ceremony on Sunday evening, […]

Australia: Melbourne tower will be the tallest building in the Southern hemisphere, according to the state government Planning Minister approves Australia 108, a 100-floor apartment tower to be built at Southbank China’s Starryland has also been given approval to build a 54-floor tower that will consist of 295 apartments on Queensbridge Street in Southbank. By John […]

Equatorial Guinea hosted the African Union’s 23rd Ordinary Summit 20 – 27 June 2014 Theme: Agriculture and Food Security Sahara Press Service MALABO — The 23rd Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of the African Union kicked off June 20th in Malabo, capital of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, under the theme “Agriculture […]

NFL: Miami-Dade County deal means new roof for Miami Dolphins stadium By Douglas Hanks Miami Herald MIAMI- The Miami Dolphins won a deal Tuesday (June 17th) from Miami-Dade County that will have the team renovate its stadium, including adding a partial roof, in exchange for county payments when the team brings big events to the Miami […]

China to start direct trade between yuan and British pound AFP China will start direct trade between its yuan currency and Britain’s pound on Thursday, the country’s foreign exchange trade platform said, in another step in its push to internationalise the unit. Sterling and the Chinese renminbi, the yuan’s other name, will be directly swapped […]

NBA: Charlotte Hornets unveil 3 new uniforms By Darren Rovell | ESPN The Charlotte Hornets unveiled their new uniforms on Thursday. The uniforms were designed in collaboration with Nike’s Jordan brand, as Michael Jordan is the team’s owner, even though the league’s official apparel provider is adidas, which is still charged with producing the jerseys. […]

Tanzania, China to enhance ties BY Rose Athumani Tanzania Daily News DAR ES SALAAM- Tanzania will next week receive yet again a high level visit from China to foster ties between the two countries and also to commemorate 50 years of excellent cooperation and relationship. Addressing a press conference, the Tanzanian Ambassador to China, Lt. […]

Did you know? The United States had no Vice President between November 22, 1963 and January 20, 1965 Lyndon Baines Johnson serviced as the 37th Vice President of the United States from 1961–1963 and later served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963–1969. During the period between the assassination of President John […]