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2014 World Airport Traffic and Rankings Release Date March 26, 2015 See update: Release Date: April 04, 2016 2015 World’s Busiest Airports- Release Date: April 04, 2016 Airports Council International (ACI) MONTREAL – Based on reports from 1,095 airports worldwide, ACI’s preliminary passenger traffic results for 2014 show that the top four ranked positions with […]

Angola and Brazil sign agreements to facilitate investments Agência Angola Press LUANDA – Angola and Brazil, on 1 April 205, in Luanda signed a cooperation and investment facilitation accord, including a memorandum of understanding for promotion of investments in industry, agriculture, energy and services. The deals were signed by the Foreign ministers of Angola and […]

Israel applies to join China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Reuters Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signed a letter of application for Israel to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. More than 40 countries, including Australia, South Korea, Britain, France, Germany and Italy, have said they […]

Russia to join Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) RT Russia decided to apply to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said on Saturday. “I would like to inform you about the decision to participate in the AIIB,” which was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Shuvalov […]

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan sign accord on Nile dam Three countries sign deal amid fears that dam being built by Ethiopia would reduce water supply to Egypt and Sudan. AFP Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have agreed on a preliminary deal on a controversial dam project that Cairo feared would reduce its share of vital waters […]

Inequality in large U.S. cities Large cities remain more unequal by income than the nation overall Some cities are still more unequal than others By: Alan Berube and Natalie Holmes Brookings Institute Report | March 17, 2015 More than five years after the end of the Great Recession, and three years since the Occupy movement […]

France, Germany and Italy have agreed to follow Britain’s lead and join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is a rival to the The World Bank, with headquarters in Washington D.C By Reuters SEOUL – A senior US diplomat said it was up to individual countries to decide on joining […]

Britain seeks to join China-backed infrastructure bank AFP Britain announced hopes to become the first major Western country to join a Chinese-led development bank on Thursday, drawing a concerned response from Washington. The $50 billion Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has been feted by Beijing as a way of financing regional development, and is seen […]

More new millionaires in Dallas and Houston than most of the U.S. WFAA 8 ABC Dallas-Fort Worth HIGHLAND PARK, TX – It takes big money to be a regular at luxury shops like Chanel and Ralph Lauren. That seems like a high bar, but more shoppers than ever are clearing it at Highland Park Village. […]

Recreational marijuana legal use explained in Washington D.C. -February 26, 2015 As February 26, in the capital city of the United States, marijuana will be a legal. There will be no pot shops, no open-air smoking, but at least for the moment, the District — for once in its decades-long struggle for the right to […]