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21th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation concludes with strategic agreement on key issues Xinhua BALI, Indonesia- The 21th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ meeting concluded here Tuesday following extensive discussion on issues most related to the region’s growth. After two rounds of retreat sessions centering on strengthening the multilateral trading system and improving connectivity in the evolving […]

Private financial gifts to higher education colleges & universities Here are just a few major financial donations to colleges and universities in the United States. John Arrillaga writes $150 million check to Stanford University, the largest donation from a living individual ever July 1, 2013 Source: Stanford University Stanford University alumnus, friend and benefactor John […]

Obamacare Feds release premium rates for health insurance marketplace  On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, putting in place comprehensive reforms that improve access to affordable health coverage for everyone and protect consumers from abusive insurance company practices. For the uninsured or those who don’t get their coverage through […]

Experts met in Accra to prepare for Abidjan–Lagos Highway project Ghana News Agency The 2nd meeting of the Steering Committee for the construction of the proposed Abidjan–Lagos Highway project took place in Accra. The conference was attended by experts, Ministers of Road, Infrastructure, Works and Justice from Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana and Cote D’ivoire are […]

3rd-tallest building coming to Boston-58-story Back Bay tower approved The 691-foot (210.6m) condominium and hotel tower will add another major peak to the Back Bay. By Casey Ross The Boston Globe BOSTON- Boston regulators on Thursday approved construction of what will be the city’s tallest residential building, a 691-foot condominium and hotel tower that will […]

Nairobi – Jomo Kenyatta International Airport receives full funding for a new terminal and second runway Reuters NAIROBI — Kenya’s airport authority has received full funding offers from three banks to build a new terminal and second runway at its main airport, hit by a massive fire last month, that will cost $653 million, the […]

Economic growth widespread accross metropolitan areas in 2012 Advance 2012, and Revised 2001–2011 GDP-by-Metropolitan-Area Statistics U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis Real GDP increased in 305 of the nation’s 381 metropolitan areas in 2012, led by growth in durable-goods manufacturing, trade, and financial activities, according to new statistics released today by the U.S. […]

London ‘needs more than 800,000 new homes’ More than 800,000 new homes need to be built in London by 2021 to keep up with housing demand, according to the body that represents the capital’s councils. BBC News London Councils, which represents 33 local authorities, said London’s “future status as a global city” was at risk […]

‘Significant’ signs of oil found off Israel coast Hoping to produce up to 227 million barrels of high-quality oil, Shemen Oil and Gas Resources has nonetheless cautioned that signs found at its well ‘do not attest to a discovery.’ Israeli Shemen Oil and Gas Company reported indications of “high quality of oil” following offfshore drilling […]

Dubai’s second tallest skyscraper Marina 101 soon to be completed Marina 101 will be 432m (1,417 ft) tall and 101 floors By Shane McGinley Arabian Business.com Dubai-based developer Sheffield Holdings has announced its soon-to-be-completed hotel project Marina 101 will be branded Dream Dubai Marina and will be managed in association with Wyndham Hotel Group, the […]