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Northern Ireland’s High Court allowed a 35-member Orange Order procession to pass along Portadown’s mainly Catholic Garvaghy Road for the first time in 28 years.
The ruling revives a route associated with violence and major security operations, putting residents, marchers, and police inside a dispute the legal decision did not reconcile.
Daniel Ortega’s government granted Chinese mining companies dozens of concessions covering roughly one tenth of Nicaragua, according to the Financial Times.
The grants could place roads, forests, water sources, and communal land under long-term industrial pressure while leaving residents exposed to displacement and cleanup costs.
De Beers chief executive Al Cook is betting that renewed interest in natural products will support mined-diamond demand against cheaper lab-grown stones.
If technology removes material scarcity from the stone, De Beers must persuade buyers that mined origin, provenance, and resale expectations justify a lasting price premium.
US midterm candidates are blaming private-equity landlords for high housing costs as Financial Times analysis examines institutional ownership of homes.
Where investor purchases are concentrated, households may face stronger competition to buy, while tenants can encounter standardized rents, fees, repairs, and eviction practices.