UK house prices are on the rise in 2014 following the property price crash of recent years. Merseyside has seen the most notable rise in property values outside of London. With areas such as Everton, which has recently had significant investment in new-build properties, nearly doubling in average property price. This is a great sign […]
Playing the Wild Rover: Some Irish Pubs Around the Globe
France has its Eiffel Tower, the U.S. its Statue of Liberty, but arguably the most iconic attraction in Ireland is that cathedral of conviviality, the Irish pub. The unique thing that this Irish institution has is that, unlike the others, it’s exportable, if you don’t count plaster-of-Paris imitations of Lady Liberty and the Eiffel Tower […]
Basilica of Collemaggio, Eni signs an agreement with L’Aquila
Eni signs an agreement with the city of L’Aquila for the restoration of the Basilica of Santa Maria Collemaggio and the redevelopment of the Parco del Sole. With the signing of this agreement, Eni is committing to allocating the economic resources necessary for the realisation of the project, expected to amount to approximately € 14 […]
Italy: Public Outcry After Destruction of Exhibition Center
Written by Marisa Petricca · Translated by Mirella Biagi On the evening of 4 March 2013 a large fire destroyed the “Città della Scienza” [1] [en] structure in Bagnoli, Naples. youtu.be/NZwa4J5pI5g The public centre was built between 1989 and 1992 in the former industrial area of Bagnoli, in the ex-headquarters of ILVA-Italsider [2], closed down […]
Protests Failed to Halt Tbilisi Square’s “Renovations”
Campaigners fear little will remain bar the old facades once extensive redevelopment is over. By Teo Bichikashvili – Protests against the redevelopment of Tbilisi’s Gudiashvili Square have failed to stop builders moving into one of the Georgian capital’s most picturesque old neighbourhoods. Since the end of last year, non-government organisations, cultural figures and others […]
"Kony 2012" Campaign Too Late in North Uganda
Region is struggling to address numerous social and health crisis, and goading rebel group into retaliation could be disastrous. By Bill Oketch – International Justice – ICC The people of northern Uganda generally, and my own Lango ethnic tribal group in particular, would be very happy if Joseph Kony were relegated to history. However, we must not […]
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