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Demand for new homes has dropped as families cannot afford increased mortgage costs, Halifax has said

House prices in the UK fell at the fastest annual rate seen in 12 years last month, Britain's major mortgage lender, Halifax, announced this week.

Prices for June dropped for the third month in a row by 2.6% ye

Demand for new homes has dropped as families cannot afford increased mortgage costs, Halifax has said

House prices in the UK fell at the fastest annual rate seen in 12 years last month, Britain's major mortgage lender, Halifax, announced this week.

Prices for June dropped for the third month in a row by 2.6% ye

Demand for new homes has dropped as families cannot afford increased mortgage costs, Halifax has said

House prices in the UK fell at the fastest annual rate seen in 12 years last month, Britain's major mortgage lender, Halifax, announced this week.

Prices for June dropped for the third month in a row by 2.6% ye

washington - Two very different films are set to come out on July 21. One is about the development of the world's first nuclear weapons. The other is about Barbie.

Which one has proved to be contentious on the global stage? Surprisingly, it's not the Oppenheimer biopic.

Instead, the much-anticipated "Barbie" has stoked controversy in both Vietnam and the Philippines this week, with the former banning it out

Kiribati communities are gearing up to celebrate Tungaru language this week, as Wikin te Taetae ni Kiribati - Kiribati Language Week 2023 gets underway.

"Our Language Week Series provides an opportunity for all i-Kiribati people to celebrate culture, identity and language of the islands," Barbara Edmonds said.

Overall turnover, however, has more than halved since last year, statistics show

The United States has increased imports of goods from Russia despite its numerous economic sanctions on the country, data published by the US Census Bureau revealed on Thursday.

In May, the volume of products imported from the sanc

The overall turnover, however, has more than halved since last year, statistics show

The United States has increased imports of goods from Russia despite its numerous economic sanctions on the country, data published by the US Census Bureau revealed on Thursday.

In May, the volume of products imported from the

  by Alessandra L'Abate, Anna Luisa Leonardi (Florence), Angela Ricciardi (Naples), Comiso - Italy editorial staff

 

Last Sunday, July 2, 2023, the annual Peace Ceremony was held at the Comiso Peace Pagoda (Sicily, Italy) by monks and nuns from all over the world of Nipponzan Myohoji, an order of Japanese Buddhists.

The

Ko Puanga tr kua ara ake ki te uru - e knapa mai ana ki te tihi o te maunga ttohea - e ka tanuku nei! E ka tanuku nei! Ahaha!
E kapo nei ki te whet, ki te marama, ki te ata i te rironga a tku raukura a te taniwha hikuroa nei a Ihakara Puketapu.

E huri ana te tirohanga ki ng tai whakarunga, ki Te Whanganui--Tara. Ki takahanga ki Wainu

New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The fixtures for Round 2 of the AFC Women's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024 have been announced by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The draw was conducted in May. India, ranked 60 in the world, will open their Group C campaign against London 2012 silver-medallists Japan (ranked 11) on October 26 at the JAR Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Three days later, the Blue Tigresses

Yogyakarta [Indonesia], July 7 (ANI): India announced an 18-member Indian team which will compete in the Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2023, to be held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from July 7 to 16. The mixed team events will take place between July 7 and July 11, and the individual competitions will be held from July 12 to July 16, as per Olympics.com. For the mixed team event, 14 teams are divided into four groups.

Germany risks facing a prolonged recession, economists have warned  

German industrial production unexpectedly fell in May, raising fears of a prolonged downturn in the EU's top economy, data from the federal statistics agency Destatis showed on Friday.

Output slipped by 0.2% compared to the previous mont

New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The fixtures for Round 2 of the AFC Women's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024 were announced by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Thursday, July 7, 2023. The draw for the same was conducted in May. India, ranked 60 in the world, will open their Group C campaign against London 2012 silver-medallists Japan (ranked 11) on October 26 at the JAR Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Thr

MANILA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday said that five people sustained burns after their motorboat caught fire in the waters off Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines.

The coast guard said the accident occurred at about 8 p.m. local time on Thursday. The boat, carrying eight people, 100 liters of gasoline, and various essential goods, caught fire while sailing to Basilan, an i

(Washington, DC) - Guatemalan authorities should respect the results of elections held on June 25, 2023, Human Rights Watch and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) said today. Concerned governments, including from Latin America, should urge the government and other authorities to ensure democratic values and respect the will of Guatemalans expressed at the

Los Angeles [US], July 7 (ANI): Warner Bros.' highly anticipated movie 'Barbie' has sparked controversy due to a specific scene that recognizes an Asian political conflict. The film stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in the lead roles. As per Variety, the film contains a scene that depicts a map with the "nine dash line," a representation of China's territorial claims in the South China Sea, which Vietnam said that it v

MANILA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The performance of manufacturing production in the Philippines sustained its growth in May, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Friday.

Based on the preliminary results of a monthly survey, the PSA said the year-on-year value of production index (VaPI) and the volume of production index (VoPI) increased by 10.3 percent and 8.1 percent in May, respectively.

The PSA

MANILA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' unemployment rate in May dropped to 4.3 percent from 4.5 percent in April, with 2.17 million labor force out of job, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Friday.

The May unemployment rate was the second lowest since April 2005, following the 4.2 percent unemployment rate in November 2022, PSA head Dennis Mapa told a news conference.

National Economi

Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 7 (ANI/WAM): Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, during a phone call with Enrique Manalo, secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, discussed the prospects for further expanding cooperation across all sectors. The two sides reviewed their collaboration in combatting climate change, especially with the UAE hosting the 28th Conference of the Parties

(Beirut) - Bahraini authorities blocked Shi'a worshippers from attending Friday prayers, Bahrain's largest Shi'a mosque, on two Fridays in June, Human Rights Watch said today. Imam al-Sadeq Mosque, which is in al-Diraz neighborhood, is the main site for Shi'a Friday prayers in Bahrain.

The access restrictions followed the Bahraini authorities' bri