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Latest Property News, May 2009
Artificial reef for florida
Diving enthusiasts will be thrilled to hear that a 13-year project to create an enormous artificial reef for sport diving and fishing has been completed in Key West, Florida, with the final stage being the sinking of a World War II warship for divers to explore...
Fri, May 29, 2009
Cow power
The city of Lünen in Germany is changing the face of energy production - a biogas network is being developed which will use cow dung and horse manure as a low cost alternative to fossil fuels to generate energy - let's just hope it doesn't smell as bad as it sounds...
Fri, May 29, 2009
China values fall
Residential values in China fell for the fifth straight month in the country's 70 medium and large cities in April, down 1.1 per cent year-on-year, according to the National Development and Reform Commission...
Fri, May 29, 2009
Russian retail rising
Shopping centre development in Russia is progressing especially in Moscow but investors in this property sector are still adopting a wait and see attitude despite signs of consumer stabilization, according to the latest analysis...
Fri, May 29, 2009
Jack black rocks up in chelsea
Hollywood star Jack Black has rented an immaculate six-bedroom, four reception-room house in Chelsea for a reported £10,000 a week. The 1920's property is in a quiet street off the King's Road and is close to local attractions like the Bluebird Café, Chelsea Physic Garden and Stamford Bridge football ground...
Fri, May 29, 2009
Sky-high shopping
Passengers arriving at Auckland International Airport in New Zealand should find their duty free shopping taking a turn for the better in three months' time...
Fri, May 29, 2009
Sounds of the underground
Italian experts will help Iran restore the tomb of Cyrus the Great (580-529BC), considered one of the most magnificent monuments of antiquity, Culture Minister Sandro Bondi has said...
Fri, May 29, 2009
Bahrain launches le reef
The impressive £60 million freehold development Le Reef has been officially launched in Bahrain by Ahad Holdings...
Fri, May 29, 2009
Runaway bride
A cold-footed Italian bride made it through a ceremony and the traditional wedding photos but ran off with the driver of the wedding car before her reception in this northern city...
Fri, May 29, 2009
Falling in the USA
The rate of property price falls in some states in the USA is accelerating, according to the latest national data to be published...
Fri, May 29, 2009