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A haven no longer? Swiss to vote on minimum global tax rules
Low-tax Switzerland is set to become slightly less low-tax: voters look to have backed a new minimum rate for big multinational firms.
New Zealand opposition leader caught on hot mic calling country ‘negative, wet and whiny’
Christopher Luxon’s comments caught on microphone while the National party leader spoke to farmers, four months out from the general election
Fossil fuel lobbyists will have to identify themselves when registering for Cop28
Campaigners have heralded the move as a victory for transparency, making polluting industries more accountable
Evidence suggests Russia blew Kakhovka dam in Ukraine - New York Times
Evidence suggests this month's destruction of the huge Kakhovka dam in a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine resulted from an inside explosion set off by Russia, the New York Times said.
Ukraine’s 128th Brigade Probes Russian Lines—And Finds Old T-54 Tanks
The Russian order of battle is ... unimpressive. But the 128th Mountain Brigade hasn’t yet breached the defenses—because, it seems, the brigade is spread thin along this sector of the southern front.
98 people died due to heatwave in North India in just 3 days
At least 98 people have died due to severe heat in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Many parts of north India continue to swelter under extreme heatwave conditions.
Dordrecht chemical company aware of its carcinogenic PFAS pollution 30 years ago: report
Teflon producer DuPont, now Chemours, has known for 30 years that they are seriously polluting the groundwater in Dordrecht with large amounts of toxic and carcinogenic PFAS, Zembla reports based on confidential documents from the chemical group. The documents showed DuPont had serious concerns about contaminating the drinking water with PFAS in the early 1990s. PFAS pollution is still a problem in Doredrecht.
US govt offers $10 million bounty for info on Clop ransomware
Flats 'cheap like cabbage': Cost of apartments in China dip to record low
Chinese buyers are snapping up low-cost apartments in smaller cities, such as Huainan, Rushan and Gejiu, where prices have fallen by as much as 27% from their peak in 2021.
Four alarming charts that show just how extreme the climate is right now
Ecuadorean woman who revived during her wake is dead after a week in intensive care at a hospital
A 76-year-old woman who had been declared dead and surprised her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake earlier this month has died after seven days in intensive care. Bella Montoya's family made the announcement on Saturday and Ecuador's health ministry confirmed her death. The woman’s son told The Associated Press that doctors at the state hospital where she was rushed after the incident said that she died on Friday evening.
Putin: I can destroy any building in Kyiv city centre, but I won't. Why? I will not say
Russian President Vladimir Putin assures that he can “destroy any building in the centre of Kyiv” without nuclear weapons, but does not do this “for a number of reasons”; yet, the Russian dictator refused to reveal those reasons.
US-made MaxxPro mine-resistant armored fighting vehicles 'are almost indestructible,' Ukrainians say
The armored vehicle has a "V-shaped" hull that can deflect blasts from landmines or improvised explosive devices, protecting those inside.
US President Joseph Biden states the United States will not make special arrangements for Ukraine to join NATO, stating that Ukraine must meet the same standards as other members.
Kremlin decides that goal to ''demilitarise'' Ukraine has largely been achieved
Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the Russian dictator, has said that the task of the aggressor country on the so-called“demilitarisation” of Ukraine has allegedly been largely fulfilled.
Biden states he won’t simplify requirements for Ukraine on its path to NATO
US President Joe Biden has said he opposes simplifying requirements for Ukraine on its path to NATO membership.
Drunk Russian soldiers in Melitopol shoot at FSB officers
Ivan Fedorov, Mayor of Russian-occupied Melitopol, has reported on the shooting between the Russian military and the occupation police in the city.
Google claims it caught China government hackers redhanded breaking into hundreds of networks around the world
In a blog post Thursday, Google-owned Mandiant expressed “high confidence” that it found “espionage activity in support of the People’s Republic of China.”
Denmark ready to send F-16 fighters to Ukraine if US approves it
The Danish authorities are ready to send F-16 fighters to Ukraine, however, this will happen only if the United States, which manufactures these aircraft, approves this action.