Giorno: 29 Agosto 2023

Record 22% of Americans Plan to Travel Abroad

More than one-in-five Americans plan on vacationing in a foreign country in the near future, the highest share ever recorded, even as overall consumer confidence was dragged down by worsening inflation expectations in August. Conference Board data published Tuesday…[#item_full_content]

Photos show Prigozhin’s gravesite after burial in St. Petersburg, Russia

New images taken Friday show the gravesite of late Wagner Group mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin following his burial at a cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia.  The scenes showing Russian police standing guard at the Porokhovskoye cemetery come as it remains unexplained what caused the aircraft carrying Prigozhin to crash outside of Moscow last week.  “The […]

South Korea unveils smallest budget increase in 20 years amidst weakened tax revenue

South Korea’s government plans to raise budget spending to nearly $497 billion for 2024, but the proposed increase is the smallest in two decades as authorities prioritise fiscal discipline amid weakening tax revenue due to slower economic growth. In its annual spending plan released on Tuesday, the finance ministry set total government expenditure for 2024 […]

Global air pollution persists as leading health risk, hitting Asia and Africa the hardest

Despite improvements in China, air pollution across the globe continues to pose the greatest external risk to human health, with countries in Asia and Africa suffering most of the impact, new research showed on Tuesday. Around three quarters of the adverse health effects of air pollution is concentrated in just six countries – Bangladesh, India, […]

China extends tax breaks for foreign workers until 2027

China will extend preferential tax policies for foreign nationals working in the country through to the end of 2027, the finance ministry said on Tuesday, in a boon to foreign firms struggling to attract talent post-COVID. The government proposed scrapping the provision of non-taxable allowances for foreign workers in 2022, but decided to extend the […]

21 arrested in Cyprus after Greek Cypriots attempt to attack Syrian migrants

Police in Cyprus say they have arrested 21 people and used tear gas and a water cannon after a group of Greek Cypriots wearing hoods and brandishing bats tried to attack protesting Syrians in a small village that has been a hotbed of tensions between locals and migrants. Police said Tuesday parallel protests by some […]

House Republican leaders want to launch Biden impeachment inquiry next month, sources say

House Republican leaders are hoping to press forward with plans for an impeachment inquiry against President Biden next month, sources told Fox News Digital on Tuesday.  Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told GOP lawmakers in a members-only conference call on Monday night that an impeachment inquiry is “the natural progression from our investigations that have been […]