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Ireland’s tallest building repossessed The 85m-high Obel Tower in Belfast was built at the height of the property boom       The Irish Times   Ireland’s tallest building has effectively been repossessed, it has been confirmed. The 85m-high (279 ft) Obel Tower in Belfast was built at the height of the property boom  but administrators […]

Portuguese youth turn to farm work Aljazeera High unemployment is making farm work a better alternative for young people from Portugal. Many people who left their countryside homes for work in the city are now also returning to live with their parents and take up old family traditions of farming. Some are also exploring innovative […]

The world’s largest trading bloc planned in Asia Novan Iman Santosa The Jakarta Post The leaders of Asean have succeeded in persuading their top trading partners to start negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to create the world’s largest trading bloc. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen formally launched the negotiations on the RCEP […]

Spaniards hold general strike against austerity Protestors clash with police at a Bank of Spain branch during a 24-hour nationwide general strike in central Valencia November 14, 2012   Xinhua MADRID– Spanish workers staged on Wednesday a second general strike this year to protest harsh austerity measures and economic reforms prescribed by the government led […]

Participation in FIHAV 2012 shows increasing confidence in Cuban market Livia Rodríguez Delis Granma THE 2012 Havana International Fair (FIHAV-2012) highlights the impressive development of the event, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, thanks to the encouragement and guidance of Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro. For three decades the Fair has made a significant contribution […]

Research Triangle Park unveils new master plan Research Triangle Park leaders announced that Hines, an international real estate firm with a U.S. headquarters in Houston, has been selected to support the redevelopment plan of the Triangle’s business park.   RALEIGH (WTVD) — The Research Triangle Foundation, which manages Research Triangle Park, announced a new master […]

Niger signs oil exploration agreement with Nigerian company Xinhua NIAMEY — Niger’s Petroleum Minister Foumakoye Gado has signed a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with a Nigerian company, Sirius Energy Resources Ltd. The agreement allows the company to carry out oil exploration in Gerin Block, which is situated in the northwestern oil fields of Agadem, a […]

African American enterprise in segregated America North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building, located in Durham, began construction before the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and was completed before the Civil Rights Act of 1968. By Dilemma X Many cities in the United States developed African American business districts during legal U.S. segregation.  Here […]

Digital revolution lights up Africa with maps, mobiles, money and markets In Africa, necessity is the mother of invention and Tech4Africa showcases the innovators transforming lives in the continent   David Smith and Toby Shapshak in Johannesburg The Guardian (UK) As a teenager Noé Diakubama made a sketch map of Mbandaka, on the Congo river, […]

Acura, BMW and Cadillac eye Brazil’s luxury car market Reuters SAO PAULO- Japan’s Honda Motor Co said on Monday it plans to sell its Acura brand in Brazil beginning in 2015, making it the latest carmaker to aim its luxury vehicle range at the country’s buoyant high-end consumer market. Chief Executive Takanobu Ito announced the […]