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Ideological polarization, propaganda, and the evolution of political thought—this page covers the trends and news that will influence the future of politics.
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https://nypost.com/2024/08/16/business/apple-bashing-margrethe-vestager-ousted-from-europes-anti-trust-job-report/
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Nypost
The top EU bureaucrat who fined US tech giants billions of dollars is set to be forced out of her job, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
Margrethe Vestager, a former deputy prime minister of Denmark, has sparked fury on this side of the Atlantic during her decade as Europe's antitrust...
Margrethe Vestager, a former deputy prime minister of Denmark, has sparked fury on this side of the Atlantic during her decade as Europe's antitrust...
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https://www.newstrail.com/ultrafiltration-market-poised-for-rapid-growth-meco-dupont-pentair-inge/
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Newstrail
HTF MI introduces new research on Ultrafiltration covering the micro level of analysis by competitors and key business segments (2024-2030). The Ultrafiltration explores a comprehensive study of various segments like opportunities, size, development, innovation, sales, and overall growth of major players.
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https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/06/27/37075
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Organisations fighting inequality and hunger, such as the Oxfam coalition, support calls for the world's rich to be taxed more fairly. A new study, sponsored by Brazil, will be the basis for debating the issue among the world's most powerful economies. Credit: Oxfam by Humberto Marquez...
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/loss-making-mncs-liable-to-pay-tax-on-india-setup/articleshow/113533445.cms
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Economictimes
Multinational companies (MNCs) using various outfits in India or engaging people to promote, operate and grow their businesses from the Indian market will have to pay tax attributable to such setups even if these MNCs report losses in their global balance-sheets.This was laid down by a...
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Researchers worldwide call to eliminate fossil fuel use and subsidies.
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Is crowsleuthing a double-edged sword that society should discard?
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https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/politics-news-pmn/russia-urges-us-to-extend-nuclear-pact-due-to-expire-in-2021
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National Post
MOSCOW — Russia has formally proposed to the United States that the two nuclear superpowers extend their New START arms control treaty by five years, though…
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https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/cigarette-taxes-europe-2024/
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Taxfoundation
Cigarette smokers in the European Union pay far more in excise taxes than they do for the cigarettes themselves. The EU Tobacco TaxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government...
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/04/business/european-union-china-ev-tariffs.html
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Nytimes
The European Union took the next step on Thursday toward collecting new tariffs on Chinese electric cars, telling automakers to obtain guarantees from banks that they would be able to pay the taxes set to be made final in October.The move was expected. The bloc had said on June 12 that it would...
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https://dailycaller.com/2024/06/17/mowers-and-grogan-eu-parliament-right-wing-parties/
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Dailycaller
Europe is entering a new era. Conservative ideas can no longer be silenced. Across the European Union, conservative policies triumphed in the European Parliament elections earlier this month, ushering in a new mandate for secure borders, fewer government regulations, and reinvigorated domestic...
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As online transactions and smart devices become more vulnerable to cybercriminals, companies are using remote kill switches to shut down operations if needed.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/28/chinas-state-media-canada-is-shooting-itself-in-the-foot-with-new-ev-tariffs.html
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Cnbc
China's state media has criticized Canada over its decision to impose 100% import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, using bolder language than Beijing's official government response. Canada is "shooting itself in the foot" by "following U.S.' protectionist policies," the outspoken editor of the Global Times, a Chinese government mouthpiece, wrote Wednesday.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/china-ev-electric-vehicle-tariff-poilievre-freeland-1.7293419?cmp=rss
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Cbc
Now that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party have joined the chorus calling for more action against Chinese imports, a key decision facing Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland this month just got a little easier.Cross-party consensus on the wisdom of lining up with the Biden...
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https://sociable.co/government-and-policy/globalists-world-govt-population-reduction-truth-commission-system-currency-un-charter/
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Sociable
Unelected globalists want to rewrite the UN Charter so that it 'could articulate the rules of a World Parliament' for 'world citizens' with binding legislative & enforcement powers that eliminate State sovereignty: perspective
A Club of Rome and Council for the Human Future roundtable outlines a...
A Club of Rome and Council for the Human Future roundtable outlines a...
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https://fortune.com/2024/06/18/chinese-government-launches-retaliatory-pork-probe/
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Fortune
Just days after the European Union said it plans to impose provisional tariffs on China-made electric vehicles, the Chinese government has taken aim at European farmers, not automakers, by launching an investigation into EU pork imports.
The Commerce Ministry didn't mention the EV tariffs when...
The Commerce Ministry didn't mention the EV tariffs when...
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https://www.fool.com.au/2024/06/23/whats-ahead-for-asx-200-travel-shares-in-fy-2025/
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Fool
Image source: Getty Images With just one week left in FY 2024, we polish our crystal ball to gauge what investors can expect from S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) travel shares in FY 2025. Before we turn to that, though, here's how ASX 200 travel shares have performed over the past 12 months: Qantas...
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https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/macron-beat-the-right-but-france-lost-more-11720774413575.html
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Livemint
If Europe's cosseted political and media class had any sense—improbable, but bear with me—they'd recognize the magnitude of the disaster that befell them this past weekend in France. Instead, they believe that the legislative election result constitutes a win.
Superficially, it was a...
Superficially, it was a...
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https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/companies/arid-41479291.html
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Irishexaminer
New car sales in the European Union fell 18.3% in August to their lowest in three years, dragged down by double-digit losses in major markets Germany, France and Italy and sliding electric vehicle (EV) sales, auto industry body data shows.The data showed the fourth consecutive monthly drop in EV...
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https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/26/24228589/uber-eu-fine-gdpr-driver-data-transfer
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Theverge
Uber is facing a fine of 290 million euros ($347 million USD) after improperly transferring driver data from the EU to the US in one of the largest penalties levied under the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) since its inception. The fine was imposed by the Dutch Data...
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https://greenbuildingelements.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-las-oceanwide-plaza-inside-story-of-the-1bn-scandal/
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Greenbuildingelements
The Oceanwide Plaza towers, once envisioned as the largest mixed-use development in downtown Los Angeles, have become a symbol of halted dreams and financial turmoil. According to the YouTube channel Klign, the project, which began in 2015, faced numerous setbacks due to poor US-China relations...
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/foodstuffs-merger-reducing-supermarket-competition-risks-kiwis-overpaying-for-groceries-labour-mp-arena-williams/JEZSFVL4IZCG7HU22JLHCHSD44/
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Nzherald
"Tax cuts are insignificant compared to the gains households would enjoy if New Zealanders did not have to overpay for their groceries every week." Photo / Getty ImagesTHREE KEY FACTS:Arena Williams is the Labour MP for Manurewa.OPINIONWhile Budget 2024 was billed as a response to cost-of-living...
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https://themercury.com/commentary-price-fixing-case-shows-need-for-aggressive-big-oil-investigations/article_322b5086-2a60-11ef-877a-d70be81bffb6.html
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Themercury
Since day one of his administration, the fossil fuel industry and its right-wing allies have disingenuously blamed President Joe Biden for increases in fuel prices, falsely claiming the administration was holding back fossil fuel production.Now, evidence is mounting that Big Oil may have...