Sydney weather: Autumn finally arrives as nights take a chilly turn

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 02 May 2016
Bradshaw, south-west of Darwin, reached 40.2 degrees on Sunday, according to the bureau ... More unsettled weather is on the way, particularly in the south of the country ... A low-pressure trough will draw moisture off the record-warm Indian Ocean, and deliver good rains across central Australia and into Queensland and the south-eastern states....

Asian Stocks Slide After Yen Caps Biggest Gain Since 2008 Crisis

Edit Bloomberg 02 May 2016
Asian stocks fell after the yen strengthened past 107 per dollar, weighing on the earnings outlook for Japanese exporters, while data in China suggested the country’s central bank may have less need to loosen monetary policy ... Asia’s two largest stock markets, Japan and China, are among the world’s worst performers this year as central banks indicate a reluctance to increase measures to boost the economy....

House of Flying Daggers: Episode ll tickets

Edit Skiddle 02 May 2016
South Manchester in Manchester ... After the success of our launch party at Koh Tao we are pleased to announce that we are bringing the madness to one of Manchester's finest venues- South Nightclub ... Son of legendary reggae broadcaster David Rodigan, music has played a central role throughout his life ... Hailing from Wimbeldon, South London, Loz is enjoying his breakout year as a DJ....

Emerging currencies gain in April as rouble, real climb with oil

Edit The Times of India 02 May 2016
The rouble extended the best start to a year on record as Russia's central bank left borrowing costs on hold, while bonds gained as policy makers signaled they may restart interest-rate cuts at an upcoming meeting ... South Africa's rand advanced 0.5%, extending a monthly gain to 3.9 % ... The central bank raised the reference rate by 0.6%, the biggest increase since scrapping its currency peg in 2005....

Worse fire seasons predicted for Hawaii, Alaska, Southwest

Edit LA Daily News 02 May 2016
The National Interagency Fire Center’s outlook for the spring and summer shows the potential for significant fires will be below average for much of Texas, the South and the southern Midwest. But some regions will face active fire seasons. Here’s a look at specific areas with increased danger this season.. HAWAII ... SOUTHWEST ... ALASKA. South-central Alaska will vulnerable in May after scant snow fell over the winter ... But U.S....

Above-average fire year ahead in Hawaii, Alaska, Southwest

Edit The Associated Press 02 May 2016
The National Interagency Fire Center's outlook for the spring and summer shows the potential for significant fires will be below average for much of Texas, the South and the southern Midwest. But some regions will face active fire seasons. Here's a look at specific areas with increased danger this season.. HAWAII ... ---. SOUTHWEST ... ---. ALASKA. South-central Alaska will vulnerable in May after scant snow fell over the winter ... --- ... ---....

Mamata threatens police, draws flak from opposition, civil society

Edit The Times of India 02 May 2016
Alleging a nexus among the Congress, the Communist Party of India-Marxist and the Bharatiya Janata Party, Banerjee said "the central police were used to aid the nexus" ... Banerjee said that in her locality Kalighat in south Kolkata, an important club which has been there since pre-independence days was put under lock and key....

Broker/lawyer matches buyers with St. Pete buildings

Edit Tampa Bay Online 02 May 2016
Much of Amarnani’s attention will be on the emerging Skyway Marina District, the Warehouse Arts District, Grand Central at the west end of downtown, and the Midtown and Southside areas the city has targeted for redevelopment ... Currently, Amarnani is working with longtime south St ... Brayboy and his wife, Carolyn, bought the historic, boarded-up Merriwether Building, a block south at 951 22nd St....

Naidu vows to fight for justice

Edit The Hindu 02 May 2016
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has said that he will exert pressure on the Union government to honour its commitments to Andhra Pradesh in compliance with the A.P Reorganisation Act (APRA) ... Naidu said ... Urban population in A.P is 28 per cent, which is significantly lower than other States in the south ... We hope the Central government will concede their demand,” he quipped, without dwelling into the timeframe ... Mr ... ....

NEWS: Kantarovski signing gets a community kick (Newcastle United Jets FC)

Edit Public Technologies 02 May 2016
(Source. Newcastle United Jets FC) ... Connect' community program will be able to develop, grow, and positively impact more people across Northern New South Wales until at least 2018 ... Kantarovski, who made his professional debut for the Jets against Central Coast Mariners as a 16-year-old in August 2008, has 137 competitive appearances for the club to his credit ... James' Primary School in Kotara South ... Learn' sessions for the 2015/16 season....

REPORT: ISIS has stepped up its attacks as it's lost territory

Edit Business Insider 02 May 2016
The U.S ... The northern offensive has been slower, with army and Sunni Arab tribal forces taking only four villages over the past month south of Mosul ... The IHS report also noted a rise in Islamic State attacks in Libya, where the militants have grown in strength, taking over the central city of Sirte and attacking oilfields. Analysis showed almost as many attacks in the first three months of this year as in the preceding six months ... ....

Predicting the future of South Florida’s condo market

Edit The Miami Herald 02 May 2016
Nearly a century after the first major residential real-estate boom in South Florida, the Tri-County region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach still experiences ebbs and flows as it attempts to adjust to the demands of buyers who are interested in owning local properties ... Broward County currently has nearly 100 new condo buildings, with more than 9,575 units — about 19 percent of the South Florida pipeline — announced since 2011....

Central, western areas to get elite universities

Edit China Daily 02 May 2016
Elite universities are to be established by the Ministry of Education in 14 central and western provinces that have never had a university directly under the ministry before, as part of the central government's pledge to bridge the widening education gap ... In a document issued on Wednesday, the government promised to take more measures to improve education in less-developed central and western areas....
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