Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated projects totaling 111 billion rupees ($1.3 billion) in the northern riverside town of Ayodhya, ahead of the opening of a long-anticipated and controversial temple in January. Hundreds braved a winter morning to line up along roads in the city as Modi began a tour in a Toyota sports utility … Read more
For decades, transit officials in Los Angeles have wanted more riders like Roy Orecchio. The reality television showrunner, 50, is the definition of what planners sometimes call a choice rider — someone with the option to commute by car but who opts to take transit. To get from his home in Lincoln Heights to work … Read more
The organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics plan to start the event with a Seine River parade instead of a traditional opening ceremony. But this ambitious idea faces challenges, including what to do with the 950 iconic wooden bookstalls that line the quayside, known as Bouquinistes. These Bouquinistes are integral to Paris’s identity and their … Read more
Developers have started selling villas that will be built in a new Zimbabwean city that’s targeting the economically troubled country’s elite and may eventually be designated its capital. Under the first phase of the so-called Cyber City, 50 luxury villas are now available for pre-selling, according to Vanessa Vos, managing director at the Pam Golding … Read more