More of China’s biggest cities are easing home-buying policies, after top leaders recently signaled a shift to aggressive measures to resolve the country’s ongoing property crisis.
Israeli tanks advanced farther into Rafah, witnesses said, as Israel’s military said it was expanding operations in the southern Gaza city amid growing international condemnation.
Polls indicate that the African National Congress could capture as little as 40% of the vote and that the country could get its first coalition government at the national level.
China’s economic outlook seems brighter after a strong first-quarter performance and recent policy stimulus, the International Monetary Fund said as it raised growth forecasts for the country.