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Why is the world worried about China's property crisis?
Why is the world worried about China's property crisis?
by  AFP

China's troubled property sector suffered another blow this month when frustrated homebuyers stopped making mortgage payments on units in unfinished projects. People who had bought units in still-unfinished projects announced they would stop making payments until construction resumed.

Egypt's small farms play big role but struggle to survive
Egypt's small farms play big role but struggle to survive
by  AFP

Egyptian smallholders grow nearly half of the country's crops, a lifeline role increasingly important after grain imports were stalled by war in Ukraine -- but they are struggling to survive. Ordinary Egyptians eat bread at almost every meal, and Egypt’s wheat farmers ramped up production to 40 percent of the country's needs.

Turf wars stall Ireland's green agenda
Turf wars stall Ireland's green agenda
by  AFP

In the aftermath of the hottest day in Ireland for more than 130 years this week, small family groups picked their way across the Bog of Allen in the country's midlands collecting sun-dried turf. For Patsy Power, a turf cutter whose family has rights to cut and remove turf on the Bog of Allen, the changes will make virtually no difference to the way he operates.

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