New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, a sudden surge in housing sales is the result of a structural demand, HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh said on Thursday.
"I firmly believe that the demand for housing is not pent up demand, it is structural demand and that is here to stay," he said while speaking at One World One Realty Global PropTech Summit 2021.
"In my 44 years of working in the housing secto

Sudden strong demand in housing is structural: Parekh

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN -- The Belt and Road Initiative would further complement the revitalization of economies, said Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah during a special speech via recorded video at the Opening Plenary of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2021 in Boao, China. According to local media reports on Wednesday, the Sultan was invited by Secretary General of the BFA Li Baodong to deliver 

Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, April 21

HONG KONG, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government is adopting a multi-pronged approach to increase the supply of land and public housing, an official said Wednesday. In a written reply to lawmakers, Secretary for Development Michael Wong cited ongoing efforts including land reclamation, property development projects, and redevelopment of brownfield land. The Lantau lan

Official says HKSAR gov&#039;t striving to increase land, housing supply

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South Carolina police crack down on littering this week

BEIJING, China: China will seek to increase its solar and wind power generation to some 11 percent of the country's total power consumption in 2021, from 9.7 percent in 2020, said the National Energy Administration on April 19. The announcement was made by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who announced that China will boost its use of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption to some 25 percent by 2030. <p

China to increase solar, wind power to 11% of electricity use in 2021

Wind, solar to make up 11% of Chinese power in 2021, says officials

China sets 2021 goal of 11% of electricity by solar, wind

DETROIT, Michigan: General Motors has announced plans to build a second electric battery cell plant in the U.S. with its South Korean partner LG Energy Solution, in response to rising demand in the electric vehicle market. "The addition of our second all-new Ultium battery cell plant in the U.S. with our joint venture partner LG Energy Solution is another major step in our transition to an all-electric future," 

GM, LG to invest $2.3 billion in second U.S. battery plant

GM to build 2nd U.S. battery plant for powering EVs

GM Tennessee plant to produce batteries for 500,000 cars per year

Asia markets clawed back the week's losses on Thursday after Wall Street broke a two-day dip overnight that had been sparked by Covid-19 jitters and valuation fears.Investors took the New York drop as a cue to buy, with the Dow rising back above 34 000.Hong Kong was up 0.5% while Sydney, Seoul, Singapore and Taipei all posted healthy gains, but Shangha

Asia markets rebound after Wall Street rally

Nigeria's senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari's plan to borrow $2.7 billion (2.2 billion euros) from international institutions for infrastructure projects to help an economy hammered by an oil slump and the Covid-19 pandemic.The lawmakers on Wednesday said in a report they approved external borrowing for $1.5 billion and 995 million euros from the World Bank, the Export-Import Bank of Brazil and Deut

Nigeria senate approves govt&#039;s $2.7bn loan requests

ZAMBOANGA CITY, April 22 (PIA) - The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) is calling for action from institutions and residents to end the practice of throwing waste into the city's rivers and beaches as high concentration of fecal coliform has been detected.Fecal coliform contamination makes water unsafe to drink and sometimes even unsafe for human contact. The bacteria can cause a variety of diseases."

Urgent action sought for garbage-dumping in Zambo rivers, beaches

WASHINGTON D.C.: Citing the need to protect U.S. citizens from contracting the Coronavirus, the U.S. State Department said on April 19 that it would increase its "Do Not Travel" guidance to about 80 percent of countries worldwide. In a statement, the State Department cited the "unprecedented risk to travelers" from the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier, the State Department listed 34 out of some 200 countries as

U.S. places 80% of all countries on 'Do Not Travel' list

U.S. adds 130 countries to 'Do Not Travel' list due to Covid

Concerns over Covid causes U.S. to urge not traveling to 80% or world

SEATTLE, Washington: An electrical glitch that resulted in several dozen Boeing 737 MAX airplanes being pulled out of operations has escalated, following the identification of similar electrical grounding problems in other areas of the cockpit, industry observers said on April 16. Numerous airlines grounded several dozen 737 MAX airplanes recently, following Boeing's warning of an electrical grounding issue in t

New trouble for Boeing with more electrical issues in 737 MAX jets

Problem with electrical grounding is latest repair issue for 737 Max

Once grounded Boeing 737 Max now faces new electrical problem

DUBLIN, Ireland - The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) on Sunday notched up ten years of its involvement with COOPANS, which it says has saved participating countries Ireland, Portugal, Austria, Denmark Croatia, and Sweden, hundreds of millions of euro.On 18 April 2011, the COOPANS ATC system went live in the IAA's operational centre in Shannon, Co. Clare. Ten years on, the IAA says, it continues to be the leading

Irish Aviation Authority marks 10 years of COOPANS alliance

Ireland lauds air traffic control system, ten years on

IAA benefitting from involvement with air traffic management alliance

Taipei [Taiwan], April 22 (ANI): In yet another intrusion, two Chinese military planes entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Wednesday.
It marks the 18th such intrusion this month. On Tuesday, nine Chinese warplanes violated Taiwan's ADIZ.
One People's Liberation Army (PLA) Shaanxi Y-8 reconnaissance plane and one Shaanxi Y-8 electronic warfare plane flew into the southwest corner of Taiwan's ADIZ, Ta

2 Chinese warplanes enters Taiwan air defence zone

Third-seeded Sofia Kenin of the U.S. fell in straight sets to Estonia's Anett Kontaveit 7-5, 6-4, in the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Wednesday in Stuttgart, Germany.

Kontaveit dominated with her serve, recording 12 aces and winning 37 of 43 first-serve points. The WTA's No. 27-ranked player, Kontaveit was the runner-up in Stuttgart in 2019.

Defending champion Petra Kvitova, the No. 7 seed, advanced 

WTA roundup: Sofia Kenin upset, Petra Kvitova survives in Stuttgart

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that the Biden administration is working with Congress to provide nearly $300 million in additional aid for Afghanistan in 2021."The funding will be targeted at sustaining and building on the gains of the past 20 years by improving access to essential services for Afghan citizens, promoting economic growth, fighting corruption and the narcotics trade, improving health 

Biden Administration Seeking $300 Million in Aid to Afghanistan

New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The fifth batch of Rafale fighter aircrafts arrived in India on Wednesday flying a distance of 8,000 km from Merignac Air Base in France.
The Indian Air force thanked the French and UAE air forces for their refuelling support to complete the journey.
"After a direct ferry from MerignacAirBase, France, the fifth batch of Rafales arrived in India on April 21. The fighters flew a distance o

Fifth batch of Rafale fighter aircrafts arrive in India

WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that final rules announced in December took effect on Wednesday allowing for small drones to fly over people and at night, a significant step toward their eventual use for widespread commercial deliveries.The effective date was delayed about a month during the change in administration. The FAA said its long-awaited rules for the drones, also known as un

New Rules Allowing Small Drones to Fly Over People in US Take Effect

California [US], April 21 (ANI): The Duke of Sussex - Prince Harry has returned to California, after attending the funeral of his grandfather Prince Phillip on Saturday.
Page Six quoted a report by Daily Mail as saying that the 36-year-old flew into Los Angeles on an American Airlines flight that arrived Tuesday afternoon, and was driven to his home in Montecito, California.
Harry's US return means he won't be on hand to 

Prince Harry skips Queen Elizabeth's birthday celebration

DUMAGUETE CITY, April 21 (PIA) -- A top official of the Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force - Emerging Infectious Disease (PIATF-EID) cautioned Oriental Negrenses from taking Ivermectin as treatment for COVID-19.Assistant Provincial Health Officer and PIATF-EID Ground Commander Dr. Liland Estacion said Ivermectin is intended only for animals and not for human consumption."Wala pa man na gi-approve sa Food 

NegOrenses cautioned vs taking Ivermectin as treatment for COVID-19

Photos released on April 20 capture the massing of Russian military hardware on Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula and along the Russian-Ukrainian border. Russian Sukhoi Su-34 military aircraft are lined up at Russia's Morozovsk Air Base.The photos in this gallery were made between March 27 and April 16 by Maxar Technologies, a satellite-imaging company that provides '90 percent

Satellite Images Show Military Buildup In Russia, Ukraine

Lusaka [Zambia]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 21 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The 8th edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary will be co-chaired by H.E. ESTHER LUNGU, First Lady of the Republic of Zambia and Senator, Dr Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation.
The President of the Republic of Zambia, H.E. EDGAR LUNGU, and Chairman of Merck KG executive board, Prof Dr Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp will officially in

19 African First Ladies to participate

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, April 21 (PIA) - - At least 40,076 displaced workers from the tourism sector in Region 1 have received P5,000 each cash aid from the national government through the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in collaboration with the Department of Tourism (DOT).Ilocos Region Tourism Director Joseph Francisco Ortega said, as of April 14, the DOLE Region 1 had already disbursed P200.38 

Displaced workers from tourism sector in Region 1 get cash aid

Geneva [Switzerland], April 21 (ANI): European diagnostic services provider Unilabs and International Air Transport Association (IATA) have signed an agreement to incorporate Unilabs' worldwide Covid-19 testing network into IATA Travel Pass.
The agreement will make Unilabs one of the first major lab groups to be integrated into IATA's Travel Pass app. Proof of a negative Covid-19 test is required by many governments as a 

IATA, Unilabs partner to manage Covid-19 tests

New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 surge, Air India has cancelled all its flights from and to the United Kingdom from April 24 to 30 after the UK added India to its travel "red list".
In a statement, Air India said, "Passengers who were to travel between India and UK may note that in view of recent restrictions announced by the UK, flights from or to the UK stand cancelled from April 24 to April 30."Furt

Air India cancels flights between India and UK

United Airlines is adding three new flights from the United States to European markets that are beginning to reopen to vaccinated visitors, the carrier announced Monday.Starting in July, the big US airline will offer international service to Dubrovnik, Croatia, Athens, Greece and Reykjavik, Iceland, United said.The announcement came as Greece said it would lift its quarantine requirement for fully vaccina

United Airlines adds US flights to 3 European cities

Taipei [Taiwan], April 21 (ANI): Nine Chinese military planes entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Thursday afternoon, marking the 17th intrusion this month.
Five People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Shenyang J-16 fighter jets, two Shaanxi Y-8 anti-submarine warfare planes, one Shaanxi Y-8 electronic warfare plane, and one Shaanxi Y-8 reconnaissance plane flew into the southwest corner of Taiwa

9 Chinese military planes violate Taiwan's air defence zone

Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 21 (ANI): The construction of a water filtration plant at Nowgam village of Shangus Block of Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district is currently underway.
The new water filtration plant would be equipped with the latest purification technology and will provide clean drinking water to over 40 thousand people in four villages of Shangus block of Anantnag.
According to Muhammad Ayou

Construction of water filtration plant underway in Nowgam

SAN JOSE, Antique, Abril 21 (PIA) - Gindayaw ka mga opisyales kang probinsya kang Antique ang mga frontline workers tungod sa andang dedikasyon sa obra ilabi na gid nga ang probinsya kag bilog nga kalibutan may gina-atubang nga krisis.Si House Deputy Speaker kag Representante kang Antique Loren Legarda naghambal kang anang pag-apresyar sa katutum kang mga doktor, nars kag tanan nga empleyado kang Angel Salazar M

Kinaray-a News: Serbisyo kang frontline workers sa Antique gindayaw

DAVAO CITY (PIA) - A community pantry, similar to the ones being established in places around Metro Manila, has been put up inside the Davao City Jail Male Dorm with PDLs (Persons Deprived of Liberty) sharing some goods to help fellow PDLs inside the jail.Captain Edo Lobenia, spokesperson of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-XI (BJMP-XI) recounted in his social media account"Habang nagsiset up na

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