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Pakistan’s parliament on Friday moved to pass a finance bill that would impose heavy taxes for the government’s next fiscal year, ahead of further talks on a new IMF bailout to avert a debt default in South Asia’s slowest-growing country.The government presented a budget proposal for tax increases two weeks ago, drawing harsh criticism from the opposition. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb introduced the Finance Bill in Parliament, which was opened for amendments and discussion by the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Opposition. Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq announced the introduction of the bill on live television.…
College Achieve Public Schools, 508 3rd Avenue, Asbury Park, New Jersey. Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Patty Sapone | NJ Advance Media A husband and wife who run controversial charter schools in Asbury Park and Neptune used a family-owned business to manufacture thousands of dollars worth of school apparel at taxpayer expense, in direct violation of New Jersey’s school ethics law, a New Jersey Advance Media investigation has found.After learning of the violations, school officials began using other closed stores as middlemen to conceal the work being done by the family-owned business, according to four sources with…
Article informationWARNING: This story contains disturbing languageHomophobic and racist comments allegedly made by a member of Reform UK whilst campaigning to elect Nigel Farage as MP for Clacton were recorded by an undercover Channel 4 reporter.Reform UK said anyone who made “unacceptable comments” would not take part in any future campaigns for Mr Farage.The secret recordings contain conversations between people believed to be organisers of Reform UK. A man associated with the party described the Pride flag flying on a police vehicle as a “degenerate flag” and appeared to make homophobic remarks.”Why is the old bill promoting such crap?” he…
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Mongolia, a relatively new democracy and landlocked nation sandwiched between two much larger autocracies, China and Russia, elected a new parliament on Friday.At stake are 126 seats in the expanded parliament, 50 more than last time. 2020 ElectionsThe election was won by a landslide by the Mongolian People’s Party, and while the ruling party still appears to have the upper hand, other parties may be able to take advantage of the situation. Voter dissatisfaction It erodes the majority.About two dozen voters lined up on the steps to a polling station on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar early…
WASHINGTON — It’s time for an embarrassing, must-see piece of primetime television.That’s the biggest takeaway from a series of interviews by the USA Today Network with voters in battleground states across the country who say they expect little new to come out of the first 2024 presidential debate on Thursday night, but are still eager to see how the two veteran candidates from the major parties in the US presidential election fare.Tonight’s debate, much earlier in the election season than usual and with different debate rules, will be one of the few opportunities for the public to see the candidates…
Iranians are voting to choose a new president from among four candidates loyal to the tightly controlled supreme leader amid growing public discontent following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. Voting opens at 8am (4:30am GMT) on Friday and is due to close at 6pm (6:30pm GMT), but voting hours could be extended until late at night. The early elections coincide with a period of rising tensions in the region due to Israel’s current war with Iranian allies Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iran’s first direct attack on Israel in April, and increasing…
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will face off in their first debate since the 2020 election on Thursday night.I’m scared.In fact, I’d rather gouge my eyeballs out with a piece of tetanus-infested barbed wire I’ve had buried in my backyard since the Battle of San Jacinto than listen to these guys for five minutes, or listen to Biden tweet “Student Loan Forgiveness” or Trump tweet “Taxes Suck” a million times over a loudspeaker in a hot sauna for days before watching them fight on live TV for two hours.Let’s be realistic: Neither of them really knows what…
Orange wine could be the key to attracting a new generation of wine drinkers, which is why Global Wine Masters is pleased to present its first-ever competition dedicated to orange wine, running until 28 June. Alcohol consumption is declining, especially among younger generations, and wine is no exception. But rather than sticking to their favorites, Gen Z drinkers seem more willing to explore and discover new wines. It’s opening the door to unusual wines that may have been left out before, such as orange wine. Could this category be the one that helps save the industry? Orange wine is nothing…
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Authority (Hong Kong Academy of Science and Technology) has signed partnership agreements with 11 advanced manufacturing companies as part of the city’s efforts to become an innovation hub.These tech companies will set up research and development centres, operations and production bases in the Hong Kong Institute of Science and Technology’s Science Park, Hong Kong’s start-up hub, and Innopark, the Hong Kong Institute of Science and Technology’s large-scale production space to foster technological innovation.This will generate synergy with local businesses, research institutes and higher education institutions, promote the development of a diversified industrial chain, and…
Image source, EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockImage caption, Emmanuel Macron (right) is one of the EU leaders who have agreed to nominate Ursula von der Leyen (left) for a second term.Article informationauthor, Bethany Bellrole, BBC News in BrusselsJune 27, 2024Updated 1 hour agoAt a summit in Brussels, EU leaders nominated current European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for a second five-year term as head of the bloc.Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has been selected as the EU’s next foreign affairs chief, while former Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa has been chosen as the next president of the Council of EU Leaders.All three candidates…