On Thursday, Europe’s highest court ruled in favor of Amazon in a case where the European Commission had accused the U.S. e-commerce giant of receiving unlawful tax advantages. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) stated that the Commission, representing the EU’s executive branch, had failed to demonstrate that the tax ...
Read More »The world’s most expensive car number plate sells for $15 million
In Dubai, a rare car license plate has been sold to a wealthy bidder for a world-record price of 55 million dirhams ($15 million), surpassing a record set over a decade ago in the United Arab Emirates. During a charity auction, plate number P 7 was sold by Emirates Auction ...
Read More »Pakistan Central Bank Raises Key Interest Rate to Record 21%
On Tuesday, Pakistan’s central bank increased its key interest rate by 100 basis points to its all-time high, as the financially challenged country intensified its efforts to tackle the rising cost of living. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has raised its key interest rate to a record 21% as ...
Read More »New York Braces for Severe Weather Threat from Storm; Flights Cancelled or Delayed
New York – As a powerful Spring storm, accompanied by hail and tornadoes, hit the central United States from Mississippi to Wisconsin, approximately 700 flights into and around the country were cancelled, with around 4,800 experiencing delays. A severe thunderstorm and strong winds are anticipated to hit some areas of ...
Read More »Pentagon vows to “back off” against Iran after conflict in Syria
The US military said Wednesday that three US service members in Syria were wounded in two separate rocket attacks by suspected Iran-backed militants. The latest attacks on US personnel linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard came hours after the US military launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed groups in eastern Syria. According ...
Read More »First grain ship leaves Ukraine port after Russia invasion
Ukraine – A ship carrying grain has sailed from the Ukrainian port city of Odesa for the first time since the Russian attack on Ukraine. This has given hope that this road will open the supply of food grains in the world in the future also, which will give relief ...
Read More »Three killed in Copenhagen shopping mall shooting, shooter arrested
Three people have been killed in a shooting at a shopping center in Copenhagen, Denmark. Danish police said they had arrested a 22-year-old Danish man and could not rule out calling it a terrorist attack. People ran out of the field’s shopping center after being informed of a shooting by Danish police. Armed ...
Read More »G7 Announced $600 Global Infrastructure Plan
The leaders of the G-7, the group of the world’s richest ‘democratic’ countries, announced their global infrastructure plan on Sunday, and many questions were immediately raised about it. This plan of $ 600 billion was announced by US President Joe Biden. Although Biden did not name China in his speech, ...
Read More »UNGA mentions Hindi for first time in multilingualism resolution
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has approved India’s proposal for the Hindi language. This announcement was made on Friday. Apart from this, Bengali and Urdu languages have also been included. Now all the work and important messages of the UN will be presented in these languages as well. India ...
Read More »21 dead bodies recovered in Nepal plane crash
According to preliminary investigation, there is no possibility of survival of any passenger. Rescue teams have pulled out 16 bodies from the wreckage of the plane. Amid bad weather, the Nepal Army on Monday discovered the wreckage of the missing aircraft in Mustang district on Sunday morning. Nepal’s Interior Ministry spokesman Phanindra ...
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