LONDON, July 27 (APP/AFP) – A Hong Kong firm struck a record deal for a London skyscraper on Thursday amid a rise in foreign investment in property since the Brexit vote, but a slump in domestic demand hit the profits of real estate agent Foxtons. Condiment-maker Lee Kum Kee, a family business that is best […]
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Hong Kong firm beats Brexit blues with record City skycraper deal
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Peaty seals breaststroke double with 50m gold
BUDAPEST, July 26, (APP/AFP) – Britain’s Adam Peaty narrowly missed breaking his own world record again as he won the men’s 50m breaststroke gold at the world championships on Wednesday to complete another sprint double. Peaty, already a winner over 100m in Budapest, clocked 25.99 seconds over 50m, just 0.04sec short of his record time […]
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Trump set to unveil $10 bn Foxconn deal
WASHINGTON, July 27 (APP/AFP) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday will unveil a $10 billion US investment by Apple supplier Foxconn to build a plant in Wisconsin, the White House said. The Taiwanese tech giant is expected to announce the move side-by-side with the businessman-turned-president, as Trump tries to show his “America First” economic rhetoric […]
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Trump names new US ambassador to Vietnam
WASHINGTON, July 27, (APP/AFP) – President Donald Trump has nominated Daniel Kritenbrink, a career diplomat with extensive experience in Asian affairs, to be US ambassador to Vietnam, the White House said Wednesday. The Virginia native has been a diplomat since 1994 and currently works as senior advisor for North Korea policy at State Department, the […]
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Earth’s 2017 resource ‘budget’ spent by next week: report
PARIS, July 25, (APP/AFP) – Humanity will have used up its allowance of planetary resources such as water, soil, and clean air for all of 2017 by next week, said a report Tuesday. Earth Overshoot Day will arrive on August 2 this year, according to environmental groups WWF and Global Footprint Network. This is a […]
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Venezuela arrests opposition-appointed judges
CARACAS, July 25, (APP/AFP) – Venezuelan intelligence officials on Tuesday arrested two judges the opposition-run parliament had appointed to the supreme court, highlighting a fight between President Nicolas Maduro’s government and a nascent “parallel” state in the making. The detention of judges Jesus Rojas Torres and Zuleima Gonzalez happened in the eastern state of Anzoategui, […]