Claim or Create your Free Community Profile : Sign in / Sign up
Wyoming town - population 1 - sells for $900,000 to Vietnamese buyer
Apr 6th, 2012
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The town of Buford, Wyoming - population 1 - was sold for $900,000 (568,200 pounds) to an unidentified buyer from Vietnam on Thursday after an 11-minute Internet auction that attracted worldwide interest. The tiny Western town garnered online viewers and bidders from 46 countries for the sale of 10-plus acres (4 hectares) with a convenience store, gas station and modular home located in south-eastern Wyoming between Cheyenne and Laramie. ... (Source: Reuters) -
BEIRUT (AP) - Backed by elite troops of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group, Syrian government forces fought rebels in a strategic opposition-held Syrian town near the Lebanese border for the third straight day Tuesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES (Reuters) - Film stars come to Cannes to promote themselves and their projects - so where better to launch a wry documentary bemoaning the seeming dominance of celebrity pulling-power over content? With parties, pitching and paparazzi already in overdrive at the world's premier movie market, director James Toback on... [Full Article]
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Nearly 40 years after hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese fled the country's Communist regime by boat, a growing number are taking to the water again. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Mail could fall into foreign hands if trade unions continue to fight plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the London Stock Exchange, Britain's Observer newspaper reported. In an interview with the paper, British business minister Michael Fallon said that several overseas buyers h... [Full Article]
2Space PassportNewsCommunityMarketPlaceFree Tools
