Real Estate
Video: A Tower on Billionaires’ Row Is Full of Cracks. Who’s to Blame?
[ad_1] new video loaded: A Tower on Billionaires’ Row Is Full of Cracks. Who’s to Blame? Designed to be the crown jewel of Billionaires’…
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Humor
Daily Evening Randomness by Hendy
[ad_1] “The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilization” Architecture is all around…
Real Estate
Video: Our Reporter on the Ups and Downs of an N.Y.C. Landmark
[ad_1] The Chrysler Building is an icon of New York City’s skyline. But with ownership changes, a crumbling interior and newer, glitzier towers surrounding…
Cannabis
Ex-Food Alley, Yates site on Albert St in Auckland CBD stays empty, fenced: Singaporeans ponder future – Medical Marijuana Program Connection
[ad_1] Civic leaders are disappointed a central Auckland commercial building site linked to a wealthy Singapore family remains undeveloped more than a year after…
Politics
In Northern Ireland, ‘a Protestant state’ finally has a Catholic leader
[ad_1] Demands and priorities Britain is providing the executive an extra £3.3 billion to start patching holes in services and pay long-delayed wage hikes that just…
Politics
Yemen: US and EU ignored our warnings about Houthis to court Iran for nuclear deal
[ad_1] “We have been saying this a long time,” he said on a visit to Brussels. “I have been here three times before and…
Politics
Israeli strike in Damascus targets Iran-aligned paramilitary officials
[ad_1] An Israeli attack on the Syrian capital of Damascus on Saturday destroyed a residential building where Iran-aligned paramilitary leaders were meeting. Precision-targeted Israeli…
Politics
Russia bombs cities across Ukraine in ‘massive’ overnight assault
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Russia launched an attack on several cities in Ukraine in a “massive”…
Politics
Keir Starmer pitches for summit with Joe Biden ahead of 2024 elections
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — He’s embraced Bidenomics. Now, U.K. Labour leader Keir Starmer wants…
Politics
The price tag of COP28’s renewable energy pledge
[ad_1] COP28 wrapped on Wednesday with officials touting a pledge to triple the world’s renewable energy capacity by 2030. It even came twinned with…
Politics
Landing craft and floating platforms: Cyprus outlines plans for seaborne aid to Gaza
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. NICOSIA — A sea corridor from Cyprus to supply humanitarian aid to…
Politics
They’re talking, but a climate divide between Beijing and Washington remains
[ad_1] This article is part of the Road to COP special report, presented by SQM. Last week’s surprise deal between China and the United States may provide…
Politics
Dutch election is wide open as voting begins
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — As Dutch polling stations open on Wednesday, any one…
Politics
Hamas is fighting ‘sacred’ war with Israel, says Hezbollah chief
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The leader of the Hezbollah militant group has thrown his backing behind…
Politics
French Jews live in fear amid rising antisemitism following Hamas attacks
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. SARCELLES, France — In the usually lively “Little Jerusalem” neighborhood of Sarcelles,…
Politics
The future of warfare: A $400 drone killing a $2M tank
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. KYIV — Sergeant Yegor Firsov, deputy commander of a Ukrainian army strike drone unit, sounds…
Politics
Survivors of kibbutz attack turn their ire on Netanyahu
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Tomer Eliaz, a 17-year-old boy in the kibbutz of Nahal Oz, was…
Politics
The smiling face of Chinese interests in the Indo-Pacific: David Cameron
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — It is a multi-billion-dollar plan to build a metropolis in…
Politics
Kurdish militants claim responsibility for terror attack in Ankara
[ad_1] A suicide bombing on a government building in Turkey’s capital of Ankara Sunday morning was a terrorist attack, Turkish Internal Affairs Minister Ali…
Politics
Ukraine says it killed top Russian admiral in Crimea missile attack
[ad_1] The commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Viktor Sokolov, died in Ukraine’s barrage on occupied Crimea last week, Kyiv said Monday.…