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Protests over sealing of hall in prestigious Agra convent
Teachers, students, parents and even the city mayor are up in arms over the Agra Development Authority's - move to seal the hall of a prestigious convent school - said to be one of the oldest in Asia.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:11:29 GMT

Gonzalez: Charter school site sparks row in Harlem
Another battle has erupted in Harlem over a charter school. Hundreds of residents from the St.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:10:56 GMT

China's property market in 'big bubble'
The housing market in this country is in a "very big bubble" that may last until the central bank increases interest rates and Beijing introduces a real-estate tax, The Bloomberg News quoted StarRock Investment Management as saying Thursday.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:10:34 GMT

IDB to centre regional operations in Jamaica
Gerard Johnson, the Inter-American Development Bank's representative in Jamaica for the past three years, has been promoted to head the institution's operations in the English-speaking Caribbean.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:09:58 GMT

La. man admits fraud in homeowner case
A Louisiana man could get up to 20 years in prison for getting a fraudulent Hurricane Katrina grant of nearly $70,000 in Mississippi to fix what he claimed was his primary residence in Gulfport.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:09:09 GMT