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Zeroing in on empty homes, China throws developers a lifeline

Dismayed by the millions of unsold homes in China’s troubled real estate market, the Chinese government is taking matters into its own hands: by buying some properties and turning them into public housing.    Like a white knight riding to the rescue of distressed developers, a handful of local governments are snapping up thousands of empty homes at hefty discounts and re-selling them to the country’s poorest households.     This

The PC Gamer: How Batman: Arkham Knight is saving PC gaming

Introduction Here’s something to be happy about if you’re a PC gamer – while everyone else now has a couple of months of gaming wasteland to look forward to, we’ve still got Arkham Knight! It’s not much solace after one of the worst launches since Frontier: First Encounters launched without support for the SoundBlaster and Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Draenor’s uninstaller decided to take most of Windows out

Opinion polls show 'No' ahead in Greek bailout referendum

Opinion polls released after Greece’s bailout referendum on Sunday showed the ‘No’ vote ahead, suggesting voters had defied warnings from across Europe that rejection of the creditors’ terms would set their country on a path out of the euro. No exit polls were conducted, but three opinion polls by GPO, Metron Analysis and MRB all showed the ‘No’ camp’ ahead by three points. A poll by Marc estimated 49.5 to