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VENICE, Italy (AP) — Who killed Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin? A Jewish ultranationalist gunman pulled the trigger. Who was responsible? That’s a bigger question, one asked by Amos Gitai’s film “Rabin: The Last Day.”
LONDON (AP) — Prince William will make a rare speech on Chinese television to discuss the need to curb illegal wildlife trade.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Richie Jen says his new film — his first as a director — is just like his music: simple and pure.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The Supreme Court in Bangladesh has lifted a ban on the screening of a movie about a garment worker who was rescued from the rubble 17 days after a factory building collapsed in 2013, killing more than 1,000 people.
BOSTON (AP) — On the streets of South Boston, where the name Whitey Bulger once evoked fear, the locals have become accustomed to books and movies that try to capture the life of the notorious gangster.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s mural art is getting a modern makeover.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The focus on a toxic mine spill that fouled rivers in three Western states is shifting to Congress, where lawmakers this week kick off a series of hearings into the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accident.
BlackRock Inc is ready to increase its China real estate portfolio exposure as it sees good entry points following the weakness in the nation’s economy and credit environment, a senior executive of the U.S. money manager said on Monday. John Saunders, Head of Asia-Pacific Real Estate at BlackRock, told Reuters the fund would target mass-affluent shopping malls and grade “A” and “B” offices in China’s first- tier and selective second-tier
By Chijioke Ohuocha LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigerian conglomerate BUA Group has signed $600 million worth of contracts with China’s Sinoma International Engineering Co. to double capacity at its flagship cement plant as it seeks to expand market share in Africa’s biggest economy. BUA group, with interests in cement, pasta, steel and real estate, said on Sunday it expected to double capacity at its Obu cement plant which currently produces 3.5
The private equity arm of BlackRock Inc is ready to increase its exposure to Chinese commercial real estate as it sees good entry points following recent weakness in the economy and credit environment, an executive of the U.S. money manager said on Monday. John Saunders, Head of Asia-Pacific Real Estate at BlackRock, told Reuters the fund would target mass-affluent shopping malls and Grade A and B offices in China’s first-tier