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BusinessAug 16, 2026 · 1 min

Luxury home sales rebound in mainland China but overall market recovery unlikely: analysts

South China Morning Post

Luxury home sales rebound in mainland China but overall market recovery unlikely: analysts

Sales of luxury homes in mainland China’s top cities are picking up as high-net-worth individuals, benefiting from the country’s tech boom, splash out billions of yuan to improve their housing. The buying binge has sparked expectations of…

South China Morning Post

BusinessAug 16, 2026 · 1 min

We won’t end strike until suspended Abia varsity professor is recalled – ASUU chair, Mbah

The Punch

We won’t end strike until suspended Abia varsity professor is recalled – ASUU chair, Mbah

ASUU Abia State University chapter chairman, Dr. Chidi Mbah, states the union will not end its strike until a suspended professor is recalled and all deman Read More…

The Punch

Colombia asks Trump to suspend tariffs as country reels from earthquake

Al Jazeera

Colombia asks Trump to suspend tariffs as country reels from earthquake

Post-earthquake reconstruction is expected to cost about $6.4bn, but Colombia has been hit by renewed US tariffs.

Al Jazeera

China’s 32,000-kilometer solar trade route that battled U.S. tariffs

China’s 32,000-kilometer solar trade route that battled U.S. tariffs

The route let companies to obscure work done in China and Indonesia to deliver solar panels to the U.S. without tariffs.

What Bessent’s economic isolation of Iran could look like

What Bessent’s economic isolation of Iran could look like

While the Trump administration hasn't said what it's planning to do, there are still pressure points that the U.S. Treasury Department could hit.

Passenger flight service between Moscow, Damascus back after 18-month pause

Passenger flight service between Moscow, Damascus back after 18-month pause

Flights will be performed on Sundays, a spokesman for Syrian Airlines said

Colombia’s leader asks Trump to suspend tariffs over quake

Straits Times

Colombia’s leader asks Trump to suspend tariffs over quake

US tariffs on Colombian products rose from 10 per cent to 12.5 per cent in late July.

Straits Times

Daily Trust

‘Osun no be Edo’, Davido Mocks APC

Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has mocked the All Progressives Congress (APC) as his uncle and Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has taken an early lead in the results of Saturday’s governorship election…

Daily Trust

FAZ journalist Martens could be banned from entering Republika Srpska — Dodik

The chairman of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats in Republika Srpska said that Banja Luka's position regarding Michael Martens needs to be determined

Could you save money on your mortgage? As house prices cool and lender rivalry heats up, experts say Australians should…

Could you save money on your mortgage? As house prices cool and lender rivalry heats up, experts say Australians should…

There is talk that lenders are starting to compete more fiercely for customers as demand for new home loans drops Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Homeowners with a mortgage dodged a bullet this week when the…

Delivery drivers will get a minimum wage in Australia’s ‘world-first’ deal. But is it fair

Delivery drivers will get a minimum wage in Australia’s ‘world-first’ deal. But is it fair

A closer look at the new rules for gig workers – agreed to by Uber Eats and Doordash – shows ‘minimum wage’ looks a little different than usual Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast From Monday, an Uber or Doordash…

Many countries including China, India, Japan, UAE have confirmed participation in EEF

The Eastern Economic Forum will be held September 1-4 in Vladivostok on the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University