G20 Finance Ministers have supported an historic call from the Brazil presidency to adopt more effective taxation of the world’s super-rich. In response, Marilia Monteiro Silva, Senior Campaign Strategist, Greenpeace International said: “This is an important milestone for the G20, recognising for the first time the need to tax the super-rich and tackle the injustice
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One theater union voices opposition to Caesars NY casino
Caesars Palace Times Square, the casino proposed for New York City by Caesars Entertainment, developer SL Green and rapper Jay-Z, has run into new union opposition. Under the Caesars NY casino plan, partners have pledged to invest $250m for improvements in Midtown and Hell’s Kitchen. It was originally opposed by theatre owners. But the plan
Aussie Hannah Green hopes Canadian caddie boosts chances at CPKC Open
CALGARY — Australian Hannah Green has high hopes that a Canadian connection can help her win one of her favourite golf tournaments. Green commended her Canadian caddie Nate Blasko, of Kingston, Ont., for helping her take on the challenging conditions at Earl Grey Golf Club during Friday’s second round of the 2024 CPKC Canadian Women’s
As Olympics get underway, French Catholics hold prayer vigil for athletes
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George Lazenby, Who Played James Bond in One Film, Retires From Acting
Australian actor George Lazenby, who had a one-and-done moment playing James Bond in 1969’s “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” is retiring from acting. Lazenby had the shortest tenure as the world’s most well known secret agent, starring only in the one film as 007. A Hulu docudrama from Josh Greenbaum about Lazenby’s life, “Becoming Bond,”
Forex Today: Can US PCE confirm a rate cut in September?
The Greenback alternated gains with losses amidst further appreciation of the Japanese yen and a decent pullback in US yields across the curve, while firmer-than-expected US data appear to have trimmed some rate cut bets in September. Here is what you need to know on Friday, July 26: The USD Index (DXY) remained on the
Jakson Green secures US$353 million financing for international expansion
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Warming has more impact than cooling on Greenland’s ‘firn,’ physics-based model reveals
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Man Utd: Ratcliffe era transfer decisions ranked from worst to selling Greenwood via buying Yoro
I can’t quite believe what I’m about to say, but Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Manchester United are actually on track to win the 2024 summer transfer window. With the Ratcliffe era off to an alarmingly positive start, it was hard to pick faults with any of their transfer decisions to date, but mistakes will surely come
Ethics commissioner flags conflict at Sustainable Development and Technology Canada
OTTAWA — The former chair of a foundation responsible for doling out hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds for green technology projects failed to recuse herself from decisions that benefited organizations to which she had ties, the ethics commissioner said Wednesday. Sustainable Development Technology Canada was abolished last month in response to an