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Housing jewel emerges in Johannesburg City of Johannesburg Johannesburg Executive Mayor Cllr Mpho Parks Tau unveiled a R1.95 billion (US$173.85 million) mixed residential development in South Hills, southern Johannesburg, in a move aimed at reversing apartheid’s spatial planning and integrating communities. “People who used to say the South is long dead and buried had better […]

European Space Agency lands Rosetta’s Philae probe on comet European Space Agency ESA’s Rosetta mission has soft-landed its Philae probe on a comet, the first time in history that such an extraordinary feat has been achieved. After a tense wait during the seven-hour descent to the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, the signal confirming the successful […]

The United States and China to extend visas for short-term business travelers, tourists, and students The White House Office of the Press Secretary Starting November 12, the United States and the People’s Republic of China will reciprocally increase the validity of short-term business and tourist visas and student and exchange visas issued to each other’s […]

Sydney light rail line costs blow out to $2.2 billion – $600 million more than budgeted Jacob Saulwick The Sydney Morning Herald The cost of building the light rail line from the city to the eastern suburbs is likely to blow out to around $2.2 billion – $600 million more than first budgeted. Transport Minister […]

Chinese-led consortium wins Mexico high-speed rail project China Daily A Chinese-led consortium has won an uncontested contract for a multi-billion dollar high-speed passenger rail link between Mexico City and the central city of Queretaro, the Mexican Transport and Communications Ministry said on Monday. The group led by China Railway Construction Corp Ltd was the only […]

China approves new railway for Tibet Xinhua LHASA- China has approved construction of a railway linking Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region to Nyingchi in its east, local authorities said Friday. According to the plan approved by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Lhasa to Nyingchi section of the Sichuan-Tibet railway runs 402 […]

Zambia: Guy Scott becomes Africa’s first white head of state in 20 years Scott is the first white leader of an African nation since F.W. de Klerk, the last president of South Africa under apartheid. Scott is not allowed to run for president as his parents are not native Zambians and he can only hold […]

China launches direct currency trading with Singapore Xinhua BEIJING — China on October 27, 2014 announced direct trading between the renminbi and Singapore dollar beginning Tuesday October 28, marking another step toward internationalizing the Chinese currency. The announcement by China Foreign Exchange Trading System (CFETS) extended the yuan’s list of direct onshore trade to more […]

China launches World Bank rival in Asia-Three major nations absent Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Reuters SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Australia, Indonesia and South Korea skipped the launch of a China-backed Asian infrastructure bank on Friday as the United States said it had concerns about the new rival to Western-dominated multilateral lenders. China’s $50 billion Asian Infrastructure […]

India test fires nuke capable cruise missile The nuclear capable sub-sonic cruise missile a strike range of 1,000 km (621.37 miles) Xinhua NEW DELHI- India on Friday, October 17, 2014 successfully test fired its home-made, nuclear capable sub-sonic cruise missile, Nirbhay, from a test range in the eastern state of Odisha, sources said. “The test […]