Monthly Archives: July 2013

HK-listed China shares post biggest rise in 7 months

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Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:52am BST * HSI +2.3 pct, H-shares +3.9 pct, CSI300 +2.9 pct * Early basket trade of H-share midcaps spurs short covering* Railway, construction spike on reported govt investment* ZTE H-shares up 19.5 pct after H1 profit forecastBy Clement TanJuly 23 (Reuters) - China shares listed in Hong Kong posted their biggest rise in nearly seven months on Tuesday, buoyed by a series of signals that Chinese authorities were working to limit the extent of Read more [...]

City profile: Liverpool

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Conferences in Liverpool in 2013-14 are worth £100m to the region and the UK capital of pop and heartland of sport continues to draw major events, Paul Colston reports. The people of Liverpool are fiercely proud of their city and it takes more than a few years of government budget battering to dent the local passion, a passion that has been re-channelled into the meetings arena in recent times. The Liverpool Convention Read more [...]

Williamstown house price growth slows after strong gains

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The historic Mebourne waterfront suburb of Williamstown has enjoying solid capital growth over the past five years, increasing by 27% to $890,000 up until the March quarter of this year, according to data from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV).  However, growth has since slowed in the June quarter, with the median house price standing at $868,000, down by 0.2% year-on-year, and down 2.5% from the March quarter, updated REIV figures show. REIV chief executive officer Enzo Raimondo told Read more [...]

Hezbollah wing to be listed as terrorist group

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The European Union has agreed to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on its terrorism blacklist, a move driven by concerns over the Lebanese militant group’s roles in a bus bombing in Bulgaria and the Syrian war. The powerful Lebanese Shiite movement, an ally of Iran, has attracted concern in recent months for sending thousands of fighters to support Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s government, an intervention that has influenced the regime’s ability to take and Read more [...]

Rogers House by Richard Rogers goes on sale for the first time

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News: the seminal London home designed by British architect Richard Rogers for his parents - and which influenced his later design for the Pompidou Centre - has been put on the market for the first time since it was built in 1968 (+ slideshow). Sketch of Rogers House by Richard RogersRogers House, at Wimbledon in south-west London, was designed to provide a flexible, open interior and is cited by Rogers himself as the precursor to the Pompidou Centre, the groundbreaking 1977 arts centre in Paris Read more [...]

What’s Happening: 07/22

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List your events online Low-cost, local events happening this week. To be included, your event must be family friendly, cost less than $25 per person and take place in Cecil County as well as adjoining areas within a 20-minute drive. Please submit the event title, time, address and the cost per person online at cecildaily.com. Once approved by an editor, the event will be listed on Cecildaily.com until its completion date. It will run in the Read more [...]

Flagler Homes’ Median Sale Price Up 28% Over Last Year as Investors Keep …

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Flagler Homes’ Median Sale Price Up 28% Over Last Year as Investors Keep Buying FlaglerLive | July 22, 2013 It’s selling. (Autumnsonata) The latest Flagler County and Palm Coast housing snapshot reveals no spectacular gains in June, but continue a fitful trend of steady if slow improvements on several counts, according to June figures released by the Flagler County Association of Realtors. In all, sales closed on 200 single-family homes in June. That’s 13 fewer Read more [...]