New York City mayor promotes 'micro' apartments
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday launched a tender for the construction of "micro-apartments" in the Big Apple, where rents are exorbitant and the number of singles is on the rise.
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Japan reactor back to full power after nuke shutdown
A nuclear reactor in western Japan began full operations Monday, the first restart since the country shut down its atomic stations in the wake of last year's crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
Electricity flows from restarted Japan reactor
Electricity generated from nuclear fission began flowing in Japan on Thursday, ending a nearly two-month hiatus in the aftermath of the Fukushima meltdowns.
The Shard: divisive new star of the London skyline
Twelve years after it was first sketched out, London's Shard tower will be inaugurated on Thursday to great fanfare -- but Europe's tallest skyscraper has won as many critics as it has admirers.
Japan begins power saving despite nuclear restart
Electricity saving targets came into effect in Japan on Monday as the country eyes a power shortfall over the hot summer, despite the weekend re-start of a nuclear reactor.