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Chinese Millionaires Fuel Singapore Luxury Apartment Sales To 11-Year High

Wealthy Chinese millionaires, in what is likely a strategy to protect their assets in a “safe haven”, are buying up luxury apartments in Singapore worth millions of Singapore dollars. Sales have hit an 11-year high, according to the Singapore Straits Times and property consultants OrangeTee & Tie.
Police detain a demonstrator during protests in Hong Kong's Tuen Mun district

Hong Kong Police, Protesters Clash In 16th Weekend Of Rallies

Riot police and protesters in Hong Kong fought brief skirmishes near the Chinese border on Saturday, the latest clashes during huge pro-democracy protests that have battered the financial hub for more than three months.Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at small groups of hardcore activists who had built barricades in the outlying town of Tuen Mun, some of them lobbing bricks and at least one Molotov cocktail.
Volunteers in Manila scoop up coastal trash as part of the World Cleanup Day initiative

Environmental Activists Pluck Plastic From World's Beaches On Mass Cleanup Day

Thousands of volunteers wielding nets and bin bags scoured coasts, parks and riverbanks across the globe Saturday, in a litter-picking drive highlighting the vast quantity of trash dumped worldwide, a day after mass international climate protests.Campaigners took part in World Cleanup Day from Manila to the Mediterranean, as hundreds of thousands of people across the world take part in demonstrations and activities calling for urgent action on the environment.

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