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LondonslipsdownlistofbestcitiesdespitegloriousAustraliamayhavebeentrouncedbyBritaincantakesomecomfortfromthefactthattheircitieshavebeenjudgedfarbetterplacestolive.Melbourneisthebestcityintheworldtomakethetop10andBrisbanecomesinatnumber20,accordingtotheEconomistInligenceUnitglobal“l(fā)iveability”BycontrastthereisnotasingleBritishcityinthetop50.London,baskingintheafterglowofthehugelysuccessfulGamesthatsawTeamGBreachthirdplaceinthemedaltable,isjudgedtobejustthe55thmostdesirableplacetoliveintheworldandhasfallenintherankingsafterlastsummer’sriots.ManchesterremainsBritain’sbestcitylevels,education,healthcare,cultureandinfrastructure,butitalsodroppedpointstoreachnumber51followingthewidespreadlootinganddisorderthatreacheditsshopcentreslastAugust.TheEIUfirstbeganrankingcitiestotestwhetherornotcompaniesshouldpaystaffahardshipallowanceiftheymakeemployeesrelocatetoadifferentcountry.Itsresearcherslookathow“tolerable”itistoliveinaparticularplacegivenitscrimelevels,threatof,qualityofmedicalcare,levelsofcensorship,temperature,schoolsandtransportlinks.

50巨大成功，倫敦正沐浴在獎(jiǎng)牌榜第55了第51位。2012中，墨爾本的排Inthelatestrankingsfor2012,MelbournecametophavingovertakenVancouverinAustralia’ssecondcityisfamedforitssportingevents,althoughisperhapsstillbestknowninBritainasthesettingforthesoapoperaNeighbours.recordinga“perfectscore”withaliveabilityratingof97.5percent,losingpointsonlyforclimate,cultureandpettyLikemostofthecitiesatthetopoftheleague,itismuchlesscrowdedthanthelong-establishedmetropolisofLondon.“Australiancitiescontinuetothriveintermsofliveability:Notonlydotheybenefitfromthenaturaladvantagesoflowpopulationdensity,buttheyhavecontinuedtoimprovewithsomehighprofileinfrastructureinvestments,"saidthe

97.5%，幾近完美，只因?yàn)槟珷柋竞投鄶?shù)位居前列的城市一亞的城市持續(xù)地繁榮。他們不僅得位居前列。黑海豪華別墅造價(jià)10AsecretPutinpalaceonRussia’sBlackExtravagantmansionsarepopupalongRussia’sBlackSeacoast.Activistssayonebelongstothe—andthatitwasbuiltwithillicitstatefunds.Onarecentmorning,inthevillageofPraskoveyevka,locatedonthenortherncoastofRussia'sBlackSea,agroupofactivists—someinbathingsuits,othersinthenude—wentforaswimatapublicbeach.Theirgoal:togetacloserlookatanextravagantmansion,setinthemiddleofanearbyforest.Thehouse,withitsblack,irongateandSovieterafa?ade,looked

surreal,asifsomeonehadtransporteditfromMoscowanddroppeditinthemiddleofnowhere.theguardsandthe"NoTrespassing"signstophotographthemassivehome.Lastweek,theypostedphotosonlineofitslushcourtyardandTsar-likebedroomontheirpopularblog.Setin74hectaresofprimelandneartheBlackSeacoastwithitsownvineyard,thepalacehasitsownhelipad.Otherfeaturesincludeanindoorcinema,asummeramphitheatre,acasino,swimmingpools,agymandaclocktower.SergeiKolesnikov,thebusinessmanwhoTsarsoutsideStPetersburg.HesaidthattheRussianprimeministerhad approvedthedesignandmaterials.MrKolesnikovhascalledonMedvedevtoinvestigatehiscontroversialclaim."Aforthe aluseoftheRussianprimeminister,"MrKolesnikovwroteinhisoriginalletter."Asthingsstand,thecostofthepalacethroughacombinationofcorruption,briberyandtheft,"hesaid.MrPutin'sspokesmanhasdismissedtheallegationoutofhandhowever,ashasMrKozhin,theKremlinofficialwhosesignatureallegedlyappearedontheoriginalcontract.

這些活動(dòng)已經(jīng)在別墅周?chē)膮擦职玻@過(guò)“擅自闖入”的標(biāo)牌，們把繁茂庭院的上傳到網(wǎng)上，還把類(lèi)似時(shí)期的臥室上傳到博影院、夏季圓形劇場(chǎng)、、游泳韋杰夫此事。他在最初的致信中但的發(fā)言人和克里姆林宮科 intheprojecthimselfuntil2009whenhewasremovedforraisingconcernsaboutcorruption,isstickingtohisstoryandpicturesofthelavishresidencehaveappearedonaRussianwhistle-blowingwebZara取代巴菲特成世界第三首ZaraclothingchainownerovertakesWarrenBuffettonworld'srichFashiontycoonAmancioOrtega,ownerofclothingchainZara,hastoppledWarrenBuffettintheplacetheworld'sthirdrichestman,withafortuneofThe76-year-oldSpaniardbumpedtheOracleofOmahaoffthepodiumaftersharesinhisretailgiantInditexgained3.8percenthisnetworthupbyaround￡1billion.Thenewsofthetycoon'sfortunecomesasSpaintriestocopewithanunemploymentlevelofnearly20percentanda ernmentwhichseemsjustdaysfromaskingforanEuropeanbailout.Withafortuneestimatednow￡29.7billion,MrOrteganarrowlypushesphilanthropistMrBuffett,chairmanofBerkshireHathaway,whoisworthanestimated￡29.1billion,offthirdplace.Despitetheirenormouswealth,eachofthemwouldhavetonearlydoubletheiralwealthtotakeMexican stycoonCarlosSlim'scrownastheworld'srichestBloombergBillionairesIndextodayestimatedMrSlim'snetworthat￡47.3billion.founderBillsitscomfortablyinsecondplace

第三首富，身家達(dá)300億英鎊。昨天，零售業(yè)巨頭Inditex的得這位76歲的西班牙人凈增約10似乎離向歐盟請(qǐng)求緊急的日據(jù)估計(jì)奧特加目前的約有297億英鎊，以微弱優(yōu)勢(shì)將資產(chǎn)291億英鎊的慈爾?蓋茨則以400億英鎊的身家穩(wěn)坐第ButifMrOrtega'swealthcontinuestogrow,itmaynotbelongbeforehe'sincontentionforthetoptwospots.Spain,wherethe ernmentisresistingpressuretoaskforabailoutfromtheEuropeanCentralBank.Thathasbeenbasedonthephenomenalsuccessofhiscompany,whichhasgrownitsprofitsfor12straightquartersaftermovingintoemergingmarketsandreducingitsdependenceonSpain,whereunemploymentisabove20percent.Thesonofarailwayworker,MrOrtegawasborninBusdongodeArbás,León,andlivedhischildhoodinLeón.StartinghiscareerasagoferinvariousshirtstoresinLaCoru?a,Galicia,in1972hefoundedwhichmadebathrobes.In1975heopenedthefirststoreinwhatwouldgrowintotheenormouslypopularchainoffashionstorescalledZara.ofit-MrOrtegalivesinadiscreetapartmentinLaCorunaandissaidtoprefertokeepaverylowprofile.

奧特加的增長(zhǎng)源于他的公司的巨鎖店Zara。BillionaireGeorgeSorosgettingmarriedforthethirdBillionaireinvestorGeorgeSoroshadalottocelebrateonSaturdayevening:his82ndbirthdayandtheengagementtohismuch

youngergirlfriend,TamikoSorosandBolton,whometinthespringof2008,formallyannouncedtheirengagementatapartyatSoros'summerhomeinSouthampton,NewYork,attendedbyasmallgroupoffriendsandrelatives,accordingtoa familiarwiththeinvestor.SorosproposedtoBolton,40,afewweeksagoduringaweekendvisittotheHamptons,abyNewYork'swealthy.ForSoros,thiswillbehisthirdmarriageandthesecondforBolton,whowasmarriedbrieflyinthe1990s.Soroshasfivechildrenfromhispreviousmarriages.Lastyear,AdrianaFerreyr,aformergirlfriendofSoros,filedalawsuitalleginghehadrenegedonapromisetobuymotiontodismissthesuitbytheformerBraziliansoapoperastar.Ferreyr'sattorney,RobertHantman,said:"Iwishhimthebestofluckonhismarriage,andnowthathedoesn'tneedtheapartment,hopefullythecasecanberesolved."Soros,whoisanactivecontributortopoliticallyliberalcausesandfrequentlyspeaksonworldeconomicevents,convertedhishedgefundintoafamilyofficeinSorosrosetofameandfortunetwodecadesagoonanow-historictrade,inwhichhetookontheBankofEnglandandshrewdlywageredonadevaluationoftheBritishBolton,whooncestartedanInternet-dietarysupplementbusinessandis

2011年將旗下轉(zhuǎn)作基runningaweb-basedyogaeducationfromtheUniversityofMiami.TheengagementringSorosgaveBolton,accordingtoa closetohim,isaGraffdiamondinaplatinumsettingonarosegoldband.

PhilippinebusinesswarnsonChinastand-Philippinebusinessesarecallingforaquickresolutiontothemonth-longstand-offwithChineseshipsintheSouthChinaSea,warningthataprolongedpoliticalimpassecouldhurttourismandcostthousandsofexport-relatedjobs.Thewarningfollowedsignsthatthe wasbeginningtohaveaneconomicimpact,withChinesetourgroupscancellingtripstothePhilippinesandshipmentsofPhilippinebananasblockedfromenteringChinaforfoodsafetyreasons.“Wehavemoretolosethanthem”,SergioOrtizLuis,headofthePhilippineConfederationofExporters,toldlocalevision.ChinaisthePhilippines’third-biggesttradingpartneranditsfastest-growingsourceofforeigntourists.ThewarningsareincreasingpressureonBenigno“Noynoy”Aquino,,tofindatemporarysolutiontothedispute,whichbeganlastmonthwhenaPhilippinenavyshipattemptedtodetaineightChinesefishingvesselsnearScarboroughShoal,about120nauticalwestofthePhilippines’mainislandofLuzon.ScarboroughShoal,whichtheChinesecallHuangyan,isclaimedbybothcountries,andisjustoneofmanyterritorialdisputesacrosstheSouthChinaSea.TheforeignministriesofthetwoernmentshavebeentryingtocalmtensionsbuttheincidenthassparkedstrongnationalistrhetoricinbothChinaandthePhilippines.“Onbothsidestherearepeoplehotheincidentwillescalate,andothersJinCanrong,aninternationalrelationsexpertatRenminUniversity.ChinaandthePhilippinesresumedtalkslatelastweek,andMrAquinosaidonTuesdaythatnegotiationswereyieldingpositiveresults.“It’stooearlytosaythesituationhasclearedupbutwe’regettingthere,”hetoldjournalistsafteraspeechinthesouthernPhilippines.Thatwouldbemuch edbyPhilippinesbusinessmen.ThePilipinoBananaGrowersandExportersAssociationwarnedthatupto200,000bananafarmersandancillaryworkerscouldlosetheirlivelihoodifChina,theindustry’ssecondbiggestexportmarket,stopsimportingbananasfromthePhilippines.ChinaSouthernAirlineshassaiditplanstocutflightsbetweenGuangzhouandManilainMayandJuneduetoalargenumberofcancellationsbyChinesetourgroupstothePhilippines,afterBeijingissuedatraveladvisoryfollowingsmallanti-ChinesesinManilalastweek.OneopportunityforaresolutionwouldcomeonWednesday,whenChinabeginsitsannualfishingbaninpartsoftheSouthChinaSeaincludingthewaterscurrentlyunderdispute.ThePhilippinessaiditdidnotrecogniseChina’sfishinginthearea.Afishingbanwouldintheorylowertensionsbykeefishingboatsfrombothsidesawayfromthedisputedarea,butcouldalsohavetheoppositeeffectasofficialvesselsfrombothcountriesarelikelytopatrolthewaterstoenforcethe“Ifnopathtoasolutioncanbefoundduringthefishingban,thenextopportunitycouldbeevenmoredistant,”saidZhangMingliang,aprofessorattheInstituteofSoutheastAsianStudiesatJinanUniversity.PaulSmithreturnstoBritishfashionbrandPaulSmithplanstoopena5,000sqftflagshipstoreinShanghaiaspartofitssecondattempttocracktheChinesemarket,fiveyearsafterlossesforcedittoretreatfromthecountry.Underanewfive-yearpartnershipwithHongKong-basedImagineX,24PaulSmithstoreswillopeninthenextfiveyears,withthefirststoreopeninginTianjininSeptember.ImagineX,asistercompanyofHongKong’sLaneCrawforddepartmentstorethatspecialisesinintroducingwesternbrandstoChina,willruntheoperationasafranchise.IntheyearssincePaulSmith’sexit,aseriesofwesternbrandshavelaunchedinChina,aftertheglobalfinancialcrisisforcedthemtolookbeyondtraditionalmarketsinthewestforgrowth.Manyluxurybrandsinparticularhaveprosperedbecauseoffast-growingdemand,theabsenceoflocalcompetitionandaneartriplingofpercapitadisposableesince2000.Butbackin2008,brandfounderSirPaulSmithtoldtheFinancialTimesthattheChinesemarketwas“extremelydangerous”asrentswereveryhighandthemajorityofthepopulationonlywanted“clothestocovertheirbodies”.TheprivayheldcompanydidnotrevealthesizeofthelossesitsufferedinChina.AliceWong,executivedirectoratImagineX,saidtoday’smarketwasbiggerandmorematurethantheonethatdefeatedthebrandin2007.AMcKinseyreportlastyearprojectedthatChineseluxuryconsumptionwouldgrow18percentayearandaccountfor20percentoftheglobalmarketbyPaulSmithalreadyhasastrongpresenceinAsiawithstoresinHongKong, ,thePhilippinesandKorea.ItsmostsuccessfulcountryintheregionisJapan,wheresalesincreased5percentlastyearatitsmorethan200franchisestores.TorstenStocker,partneratconsultingfirmMonitorGroup,saidPaulSmithshouldalsofarebetterinChinanowbecauseofchangesintaste.Chineseconsumersareexposedtodifferentbrandsthroughtheinternetandtravelandwanttoexpresstheirindividuality,hesaid.“Before,therewasabitofaclashofconservative,conformistChinesetasteswiththemoreindividualisticandadventurousfeelofPaulSmithdesigns,withitstypicalBritishquirkinessandeccentricity,”hesaid.SpencerLeung,UBS yst,warnedthatnewbrandsenteringChinamustnotstintonadvertising.“Giventheshort-termnatureofmostjointventuresinChina,localpartnershesitatetoputtheirownmoneyinadvertisingabrandownedbysomeoneelse.Asaresult,brandsdon’tgetadvertisedenoughinamarketwheretheyarenotfamiliartoconsumersandtheyfail.”ChinamovestospurBeijinghasloosenedmonetarypolicyinanattempttospurgrowth,afteraraftofdisappointingdatalastweekshowedacontinuedslowdownintheworld’ssecond-biggesteconomy.ThePeople’sBankofChinaonSaturdayreducedtheamountofcashthatbanksmustholdasreserves,ineffectinjectinganapproximateRmb400bn($63bn)intotheChineseeconomy.The50basispointcutinbanks’reserverequirementratio(RRR)isthethirdsuchcutinsixmonths.ThemovehadbeenwidelyanticipatedbyeconomistsafternearlyeveryeconomicindicatorforApril,fromexportsandindustrialproductiontoretailsalesandloangrowth,cameinweakerthanexpected.Thepooreconomicdatahadraisedfreshfearsaboutthehealthofeconomy,especiallyatatimewhenChina’sleadersareengagedinthecountry’sworstpoliticalinfightinginovertwodecades.AcuttoreserveswasalsoconsideredtheeasiestmoveforChinesepolicymakerstoenactbecause,unlikeinterestratecuts,itdoesnotneedtop-levelpoliticalconsensus.TheRRRcutisa“strongsignalthatthe[Chinesecentralbank]willfurthereaseliquidityconditions,”saidTingLu,economistatBankofAmericaMerrillThereserveratiocutwouldgiveaboosttotheeconomybecausebankswouldnowhavemoremoneyavailabletoloanouttocustomers.Effectiveinterestrateswouldbelowerasaresult,andindustrialproductionwouldlikelyreboundwithinthenexttwomonths,MrLusaid.Thisis“especiallybeneficialtosmallbankswhichcouldpassonlowerratestosmall-and-mediumenterprises”,heButQuHongbin,economistatHSBC,saidtheRRRcutbyitselfwouldnotbeenoughtoreversetheslowdownintheChineseeconomy,especiallyasforward-lookingindicators,suchasexportordersattheCantonFair,theworld’sbiggesttradefair,hintedatcontinuedweaknessinforeigndemandforChinese-madegoods.China’seconomicgrowthhasnowlikelydippedbelowtheernment’s“comfortzone”of7.5percent,heMrQusaidthe ernmentwouldneedtodomuchmore,includingboostingernmentinvestment,furthermonetaryeasing,andtaxbreaksforcompanies.“Weexpectmoreaggressivedeliveryofpolicystimulus...incomingmonthstoensureasoftlanding,”heOnebrightspotforBeijingisthatinflation,whichwasamajorpolicyconcernformuchoflastyear,appearstohave elessofaproblem.Theconsumerpriceindexrosebyjust3.4percentinApril,downfrom3.6percentinMarchandbelowthe ernment’stargetof4percentinflationforthewholeofthisyear.Thisgivesgreaterleewayforthe ernmenttocontinuetousemonetarypoliciestoboosteconomicgrowth.ChinasurplusjumpsonweakChina’stradesurplusjumpedinAprilasimportsandexportsbothfurtherdecelerated,renewingfearsofaharderthanexpectedlandingfortheworld’ssecond-biggesteconomy.Exportsgrewbyjust4.9percentfromayearago,comparedto8.9percentgrowthinMarch.Importsrose0.3percentyear-on-year,comparedtoMarch’s5.3percentincrease,accordingtoofficialdatareleasedonChina’ssurplusjumpedto$18.4bninApril,comparedto$5.25bninMarch.ThiswasnearlydoubletheamountthatChenDeming,commerceminister,forecastlastweekattheUS-ChinaStrategicandEconomicDialogue.TheselatesttradedataindicateslowingexternalandinternaldemandinChina.“Itshowsthatglobaldemandisstillprettyfragile”,saidWeiYao,economistatSociétéGénérale.TheChinesefigurescorrelatewithotherrecentevidencepointingtoaslowdowninoverseasdemand.Exportordersatlastweek’sCantonFair,theworld’sbiggesttradefair,shrankby2.2percentcomparedtoayearago,thefirstdeclinesincetheglobalfinancialcrisis.Aprilexportsfrom andSouthKorea,twootherbigAsianexporters,fellby6.4and4.7percentrespectively.However,economistsatGoldmanSachspointoutthatmonthlytradedataarehighlyvolatileandtheAprilexportnumberswerepartlyaffectedbyahighbaselastyear.“WebelievethiseffectwillreverseinthenextthreemonthsstartingfromMay,”theywroteinaclientnote.Thelowerlevelofimports,meanwhile,reflectedslowinginvestmentwithinChina,ratherthanaweakeninginChineseconsumerdemand,SociétéGénérale’sMsYaosaid,addingthatthismayspurBeijingtocutimporttariffsfurther.Shedoesnotexpect,however,thatChinawouldadjustitsinterestrateorcurrencypoliciesasaresult.MessagefromMsIrinaBokova,Director-GeneralofUNESCOontheoccasionoftheWorldOceansAfewdaysbeforetheUnitedNationsConferenceonSustainableDevelopment,Rio+20,WorldOceansDayprovidesuswithanopportunitytorememberasimpletruth:ourplanetEarthisprimarilyablueplanet.Theoceanscover70percentofthesurfaceoftheglobe.Theyarethelungsoftheplanetandprovidemuch–ifnotmost–oftheoxygenthatwebreathe.Theoceansarealsotheworld’sprimarythermalregulator,absorbingmorethanonequarterofthecarbondioxidereleasedbyhumanactivitiesFurthermore,oceanprotectionisaneconomicandsocialpriority.Millionsofjobsinindustry,tourism,transportandenergydependonthesea.Morethan40percentoftheworld’spopulationlivewithin100kilometresofthecoast.Morethanonebillionpeopleobtainmostoftheiranimalproteinfromtheoceans.Mostoftheworld’slargecities,suchasRio,Tokyo,KarachiandManila,areonthecoast.Theseextremelydynamicareasareonthefrontlineofglobalwarming,risingsealevelsandtsunamis.Greengrowthandsustainabledevelopmentarepredicatedontheresponsiblemanagementoftheoceans’resourcesandcoastalareas.Wemustfirstimproveourknowledgeoftheoceansinordertoimprovetheirprotection.Wehaveincrediblylittleknowledgeoftheoceans’importancetoourfuture.Barelyonepercentoftheplanet’soceansarecurrentlyprotected.Thisisnotenough.Plasticwastedumpedatseaaccumulatesin“patches”coveringseveralmillionsquarekilometres,trappedbycurrents,withdisastrouseffectspoliticalcooperationamongnations.UNESCOwishestoboostscientificcooperationinthisfield,throughtheendeavoursoftheInter OceanographicCommission(IOC).UNESCOwillensurethattheoceans’roleisclearlyacknowledgedatRio+20,inviewofitsmanifoldeffectsonsocialjustice,preservationoftheenvironmentandeconomicefficiency.TheRio+20Conferenceisamajorturningpointindefining“thefuturethatwewant”,andtheoceansmustbeincludedintheblueprintforthenewdevelopmentmodel.Today,WorldOceansDay,Icallonallpolicy-makers,industrialistsandcivil-societystakeholderstobemobilizedtoachievethisgoal.Ourcommonfuturedependsonit.MessagefromMsIrinaDirector-GeneralofontheoccasionoftheWorldEnvironmentDayGreenEconomy:doesitincludeyou?Weknowthefuturewewantforall.WewantafuturewhereeverygirlandboyWewantafuturewherewecanliveinahealthysetting,withstrongbondstonatureandarichdiversityofsocialrelations.Forthis,weneedaflourishingWeneedtocreategreenThisisourmessageforthe2012WorldEnvironmentDay.ThisistheflagwewillraiseattheUnitedNationsConferenceonSustainableDevelopmentinRio.Rio+20mustredrawthemapofdevelopmentandsetnewdirectionsforsustainability--buildingonnewformsofagriculture,newsourcesandusesofenergy,newwaysofbuildingandtransportation.Reachingthesegoalsrequiresnewapproachestofreshwaterandtheocean,tolandsandtheclimate.Itcallsfornewthinkingaboutthemeaningofprogress.Itdemandsnewsourcesofinnovationandresiliencethathavedeeperrootsthanmaterialoreconomicassets.WemustconstructgreeneconomiesonthefoundationsofgreenTheagendaissteep.Educationforsustainabledevelopmentmustfostervaluesandbehavioursforanewcultureofsustainability.Science,technologyandengineeringmustbemobilizedtofindinnovativeanswerstocomplexCulturemustbeintegratedintoalldevelopmentinitiatives.Themediamusthelpbuildawarenessandinformpolicy.Wemustpromotesocialinclusionthroughintegratedpolicies.Sustainabilitywillonlycomefromworkingonalloftheselevels.UNESCOisactingateachofInscience,technology,innovationandengineering,UNESCOisencouraginggreensolutionstothechallengesoftodayandtomorrow.TheOrganizationisleadingtheUnitedNationsDecadeofEducationforSustainableDevelopment(2005-2014)toprovideeveryonewiththetoolsandskillstomakeadifference.Weareworkingtostrengthentheinterfacebetweenscienceandpolicy,andactivelybackingtherecentlyestablishedInterernmentalScience-PolicyPlatformonBiodiversityandEcosystemsServices(IPBES).Greeneconomiesmustincludeeveryone.Nosociet