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Sweden’s town swamped by global interest in cheap land offers as India and Pakistan take the lead A town in western Sweden has suspended land sales after being inundated with offers for less than 10 euro cents ($0.11) per square metre, the town’s mayor told AFP on Monday. “We launched the campaign in mid-April. It was a bit of a crazy idea, and a bit of a joke to be honest. It was a marketing move,” said Johan Mansson, mayor of Gotené, a town of about 5,000 people. Thirty plots of land that had been abandoned for decades were put…
Bushra Bibi, the wife of a former Pakistani prime minister, was granted interim bail on Tuesday by the Specialized Accountability Court in Rawalpindi, Reuters reported. Bibi and Khan are accused of accepting funding from a land developer to set up Al Qadir University in a corruption case they have both denied any wrongdoing.In December last year, the National Accountability Bureau launched an investigation against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi and others for allegedly acquiring acres of land under the guise of Al Qadir University Trust. Earlier, on May 15, Imran Khan was released on bail by…
Experts warn of challenges to state warrant as northwest Pakistan becomes ‘epicenter’ of militant violence KARACHI: Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has become an “epicenter of violence,” according to a new report released this week, with security experts warning that militants are likely to challenge provincial authority in parts of the province as the federal government lacks the popular and political support to launch a military operation. According to a report titled “Profile of Pakistan’s Security Situation Q2-2024” released by the Islamabad-based Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), Pakistan reported 240 terror attacks and counter-terror operations in…
More than seven months after the Dutch election, King Willem-Alexander swore in a new government on Tuesday, marking the first change of prime minister in 14 years. Dick Schoof, a former head of the Dutch intelligence and counterterrorism service, signed a formal decree at Huis ten Bosch Palace, saying he “declares and undertakes” to fulfill his duties as the country’s prime minister. The 67-year-old Schoof was formally sworn in along with 15 other ministers who make up the country’s right-wing coalition. Anti-immigration, anti-Islam leader Geert Wilders’ party won the most seats in last year’s election but took 223 days to…
As we move towards an ageing population, designing homes that allow seniors to live in the places they are familiar with is a big trend for 2024. Getty The Global Wellness Institute, a Miami-based, internationally-focused nonprofit that covers all aspects of wellness, recently revealed the trends for 2024 identified by the institute’s special interest operations group, called Initiatives. These eight are most likely to impact our home spaces this year and beyond: They’re all in line with what I’m seeing from other professional organizations in the architecture, design, and wellness sectors, so I thought they were worth sharing as we…
RANDOLPH – A woman who immigrated from Guatemala is now living the American dream with a successful day care in Randolph, Massachusetts.”My business was named one of the ‘Businesses of the Year’ last year for being an in-home family daycare, and I’m very proud of it,” Dora Aguilar told WBZ-TV.But it wasn’t always smooth sailing. After moving to Massachusetts in 1994, Aguilar gave birth to her first child four years later and soon struggled to find child care. It was during this struggle that the former teacher had a “lightbulb” moment. “I know exactly how to interact with my kids,…
Editor’s note: Simone Biles was selected for her third Olympic Games and was a key member of the U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team in Paris.MINNEAPOLIS — The Chicago Bears are doing Simone Biles a favor.Biles announced Sunday that the Bears would remove her husband, safety Jonathan Owens, from training camp for a few days so he can watch her compete at the Paris Olympics.”The Bears are actually giving him a few days off training camp, so he’ll be there,” she said with a smile, “just for a short while.”Biles and Owens have been dating since 2020 and married last year,…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Shareholders voted against the compensation packages of Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and other senior executives. Shawn Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Salesforce shareholders rejected the company’s proposed compensation plan for senior executives.A major consulting firm recommended a vote against the plan.However, shareholders voted against the plan to have an independent chairman of the board. Elon Musk’s Tesla shareholders approved a huge payout last month, sending the CEO doing a victory dance onstage. His total compensation over 10 years is estimated at $55 billion, the largest ever for a CEO.Salesforce…
The decision has been made and the U.S. women’s gymnastics team for the 2024 Paris Olympics is set.And, of course, there’s Simone Biles, who is the favorite to win her second all-around gold medal at the Olympics and is tasked with leading the U.S. to victory again in the team event, which the U.S. women have won in two of the last three team events and which arch rival Russia is barred from competing in.Biles will join several of her Olympic teammates on the team starting in 2021. One Rookies to watch. Here’s the full team breakdown:goat:Simone Biles has made…
On the surface, the data looks promising: Funding by Israeli startups surged in the second quarter and first half of the year to levels not seen since 2022. There was no decline in venture capital investment for the first time in more than two years, and after two quarters of less than $2 billion in funding, it jumped to $2.9 billion in April-June.The second quarter figures date back to mid-2022, a time when the tech festivities were starting to fade but activity remained strong and Israel was not in a serious state of war. EXIT headlines are also becoming more…