China Rolls Out Property Tax in Tackling a Real Estate Bubble

Read More Beijing is levying a long-resisted property tax in some Chinese regions to guide house-buying as the regime seeks to tame a growing housing bubble. The Standing Committee of China’s rubber-stamp legislature on Oct. 23 authorized the State Council to start taxing property owners. The scheme will last five years, and the State Council […]

Facebook executive says tech firms need stronger regulation

Read More Facebook Facebook executive says tech firms need stronger regulation Vice-president of content policy believes government regulation can ‘establish standards all companies should meet’ and agency Sat 23 Oct 2021 18.52 EDT Last modified on Sat 23 Oct 2021 19.27 EDT The tech industry “needs regulation” because it should not be left to make […]

Biden delays release of JFK assassination records, blaming COVID-19 pandemic

Post Content The U.S. will “unfortunately” continue to delay the public release of records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and officials say the COVID-19 pandemic is to blame. The move was announced in a memo signed by President Biden and released by the White House Friday. President Joe Biden puts his […]

Israel planning another $200m overland gas pipeline to Egypt

Read More Israel is planning to build an additional overland gas pipeline to Egypt at the cost of $200 million, according to Reuters, which quoted sources in the Energy and Water Ministry. The pipeline is intended to increase gas exports, with a possibility of exporting gas from Egypt to other destinations in Europe, as the […]