By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will drastically toughen penalties against promoters of dodgy tax schemes and beef up regulatory powers under reforms announced on Sunday in response to a scandal over the use of leaked fiscal plans by PwC Australia. The leak of the confidential government documents, by a former partner at the professional…
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🔎 Flashback: The U.S. Justice Department and Google are tangled in a legal battle since 2020. The reason? The government believes Google’s pulling some shady moves to keep its internet search crown. 🚀 Latest Update: Judge Amit Mehta, handling this heavyweight bout in Washington, gave a mixed verdict recently. While he greenlit some…
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Washington has condemned as terrorism the killing of a Palestinian by suspected Jewish settlers, in sharpened language that appeared to reflect U.S. frustration with surging violence in the occupied West Bank under Israel’s hard-right government. Israeli police detained two settlers in Friday’s incident near Burqa village. According to Palestinians,…
By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed factories making missile engines, artillery and other weapons to boost capacity as an important part of bolstering the country’s defence capabilities, state media said on Sunday. Kim’s inspections from Thursday to Saturday included the production of engines for strategic cruise missiles…
KAMNIK, Slovenia (Reuters) -At least two people died as torrential rains hit northern and western Slovenia on Friday, causing floods, cutting power and disrupting traffic. Two men from the Netherlands died, possibly after being hit by lightning, Slovenian press agency STA reported. The Dutch government confirmed the deaths but not the cause. An elderly Slovenian…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Police in Germany, reported on Saturday that they found the body of a 24-year-old Mexican woman who disappeared in Berlin at the end of July and whose case has caused garnered widespread attention in Mexico. Authorities said the body of Maria Fernanda Sanchez, for whom Interpol had issued a yellow search…
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon’s caretaker premier Najib Mikati said on Saturday there was no cause for “concern or panic” about his country’s security situation, after Germany and Gulf countries issued new travel warnings following outbreaks of violence. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Germany and Britain updated their travel warnings amid clashes between rival armed groups in…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House wants federal agencies to “aggressively” execute a shift to more in-person work starting next month, saying it is crucial to delivering government services. White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients, in an email on Friday, said “we are returning to in-person work because it is critical…
By Philip Pullella and Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) -An estimated 1.5 million people packed a riverside park in Portugal’s capital on Saturday, braving a relentlessly scorching sun for hours for an evening prayer service with Pope Francis. The Parque Tejo, a new venue created for the event, covers 100 hectares (250 acres) and has no…
