European Union finance ministers agreed new measures on Tuesday to force accountants and banks to report aggressive tax schemes that help companies shift profits to low-tax countries. Ministers also added …
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Pakistani Female Boxing Coach Pulls No Punches
She’s an anomaly in the male-dominated sport of boxing. And in a country that clings tightly to traditional roles for men and women, she’s an inspiration to women. VOA’s Hamid …
your ads here!Thailand to Draft Plans to Regulate and Tax Cryptocurrencies
Thailand’s cabinet has agreed to draft a law to regulate cryptocurrency trading, seeking to tax the largely unregulated market. Government spokesman Nathporn Chatusripitak said Tuesday the Ministry of Finance also …
your ads here!Cambodia Looks to Foreign Investors to Boost Casino Gaming Industry
Cambodia is pushing ahead with new legislation in a bid to lure foreign investors to its vibrant casino and gaming industry, promoting the Kingdom as a key gaming center in …
your ads here!An English Town Puzzles Over a Spy Who Came in From the Cold
For Amber McAuley, life in Salisbury – a picturesque cathedral town best known as the gateway to Stonehenge – has become surreal ever since the town became the scene of …
your ads here!Cholera Outbreak Sparks Blame Game in Malawi
Malawi continues to register new cases of cholera in an outbreak that has now reached half of the country’s 28 districts. However, the government and communities trade blame over containment …
your ads here!A New Method for Extracting CO2 from Seawater
Scientists are always on the lookout for affordable and efficient methods for capturing carbon dioxide, responsible for global warming and the rising acidity of seawater. A new procedure, developed at …
your ads here!UN Chief Calls Himself ‘Proud Feminist,’ Urges Men to Follow
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called himself “a proud feminist” Monday and said all men should support women’s rights and gender equality. His statement was loudly applauded by hundreds of women and …
your ads here!Amid Trump Visit, it’s Business As Usual for Border Towns
The daily commute from Mexico to California farms is the same as it was before Donald Trump became president. Hundreds of Mexicans cross the border and line the sidewalks of …
your ads here!Stone Age People in South Africa Unharmed by Supervolcano Eruption
A supervolcano eruption about 74,000 years ago on Indonesia’s island of Sumatra caused a large-scale environmental calamity that may have decimated Stone Age human populations in parts of the world. …
your ads here!UN Investigators Cite Facebook Role in Myanmar Crisis
U.N. human rights experts investigating a possible genocide in Myanmar said Monday that Facebook had played a role in spreading hate speech there. Facebook had no immediate comment on the …
your ads here!Trump Blocks Broadcom Takeover of Qualcomm
U.S. President Donald Trump is blocking Singapore-based Broadcom, maker of computer and smartphone chips, from taking over U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm. Trump cited national security grounds in stopping the takeover, following …
your ads here!Met Opera Fires Conductor Levine After ‘Credible Evidence’ of Misconduct
New York’s Metropolitan Opera said on Monday that it had fired its longtime conductor and musical director James Levine after an inquiry found “credible evidence” to support accusations against him …
your ads here!Eurozone to Unlock New Loans to Greece, Working on Debt Relief
Eurozone creditors are expected to disburse new loans to Greece this month and are working on debt relief measures, the head of the bloc’s finance ministers said on Monday, steps …
your ads here!US Barbershop Study Trimmed Black Men’s Hair and Blood Pressure
Trim your hair, your beard, your blood pressure? Black men reduced one of their biggest medical risks through a novel project that shows the power of familiar faces and trusted …
your ads here!Business Lobby: Mexico Front-Runner Must Respect Oil, Airport Contracts
Mexico’s powerful CCE business lobby on Monday urged the leftist front-runner for a July 1 presidential election to stop questioning major planks of the government’s economic agenda lest it damage …
your ads here!Central Banks Warned to Weigh Risks of Virtual Currencies
A global financial body warns central banks should carefully weigh the risks before introducing their own virtual currencies, saying such innovations could risk destabilizing banking systems and unleash disruption across …
your ads here!Austrian Court Deals Blow to Government’s Plan to Cut Benefits
Austria’s Constitutional Court on Monday dealt a blow to the government’s plans to cut benefits for groups including refugees, striking down identical rules in one province and saying refugees deserve …
your ads here!World Wide Web Inventor Says Big Tech Must Be Regulated
The inventor of the worldwide web, Tim Berners-Lee, called on Monday for powerful internet platforms and social media companies to be regulated to prevent the internet from being “weaponized at …
your ads here!Jay-Z, Beyonce Announce New Joint Tour
Music’s first couple Beyonce and Jay-Z on Monday announced a new joint tour in what will likely mark some of the year’s most lucrative concerts. The rapper and diva, who …
your ads here!Malala Yousafzai Working on Book About Refugees
The next book from Nobel winner Malala Yousafzai is a story of refugees. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers told The Associated Press on Monday that Yousafzai’s “We Are …
your ads here!Russia Picks Deaf Museum Cat as World Cup Oracle
Russia on Monday named a deaf white cat who lives in Saint Petersburg’s historic Hermitage Museum as its official prognosticator for the World Cup. Achilles the Cat will hope to …
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