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Merck Faces Pressure Over Global Tax Practices
Fair Observer
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July 12, 2025
Big pharma competes bitterly with the tech giants for the title of the most dodgy corporate sector in the world. Given this battle, it is astonishing that, on May 27, 2025, nearly one-quarter of shareholders at Merck & Co. (MRK, known outside of...
Trump Has Become A Reset Button
Rediff
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Trump's sweeping tariffs and penalties on China-built ships have turned global shipping into the front line of economic war, observes Shyam G Menon. Photograph: Kevin Mohatt/Reuters For Donald Trump it was 'Liberation Day', one of a series of...
We need a totally different Europe
LINKS
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July 16, 2025
First published at Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung. “The fear of war has really been gaining ground among young people.” Onno, vice president of the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PVDA/PTB) youth movement, is worried. “TikTok is overflowing with videos about...
I moved our family of four from the US to France & pay just $2,235 for everything – but the grocery stores blew me away
The U.S. Sun
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July 19, 2025
ONE woman up and left America with her husband, two children, and dog five years ago and has since been enjoying an affordable lifestyle across the globe in France. The expat has come to love not only the rich culture and beautiful landscape of...
Money & Me‘My goal is not having to check the price of things I want to buy'
The National News
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Karen Kriska, a Filipina in Dubai, is a cryptocurrency enthusiast who has allocated half her investment portfolio to digital tokens. She has accumulated most of her wealth over the years through investing in cryptos, particularly Shiba Inu. She...
“They’re Melting Living Flesh in Hours”: Scientists Horrified as Swarm of Flesh-Eating Flies Begins Rapid Takeover of U.S.
Sustainability Times
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July 19, 2025
IN A NUTSHELL 🐜 New World screwworm resurgence threatens livestock and human health in North and Central America. 🌡️ Possible causes include higher temperatures and flies adapting their behavior to avoid sterile males. 🚜 Eradication efforts focus...
The King, the disquiet at Highgrove and the gardeners’ exodus
The Times
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The King appeared in a circlet of feathers and a scarf draped ceremonially around the shoulders of his cream suit. It was a nod to the traditional cultures and forms of healing that underpinned his inaugural “Harmony Summit” at Highgrove House...
Top 10 Easiest Country to Get Residency: Portugal, Mexico, and More
Tempo.co
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July 18, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Obtaining a second passport can be one of the most rewarding ways to unlock new opportunities. While some nations make the process more challenging, the easiest country to get residency offers simplified and more accessible...
Durbin Reveals Devastating Insights Into Florida ICE Detention Facilities In Exclusive Site Visit
Mount Carmel Register - Illinois
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Staff site visits provide new, incriminating insight into the cruelty of the illegal Trump mass deportation agenda, including overcrowding, inhumane conditions, no access to medical care, and difficulty accessing legal counsel CHICAGO – Today,...
What steps does Papua New Guinea need to take to avoid greylisting?
Business Advantage PNG
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July 11, 2025
The Financial Action Task Force Secretariat is hosted at the OECD headquarters in Paris, France. Credit: MySociety / Creative Commons At this time, it is clear that PNG will likely be greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in early...
Punjabis falling prey to ‘human trafficking’: NAPA seeks scrutiny of ads by travel agents
The Indian Express
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July 20, 2025
Chandigarh: The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) has called for stringent scrutiny of foreign job advertisements by travel agents in Punjab, claiming people from the state were falling prey to human trafficking and deceptive migration...
Your Guide To Planning A Foreign Retirement
Forbes
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Thessaloniki, Greece, on the Aegean Sea, is among 96 places in 24 countries that Forbes recommends for retiring abroad. iStock/Getty Images Baltimore-reared Larry Swift was already living abroad, working as a security contractor in Saudi Arabia,...
This 90 Day Fiancé Star's Too Mean-Spirited About Her Ex (She's Hurting Her Own Reputation)
Screen Rant
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July 20, 2025
One 90 Day Fiancé diva keeps trashing her ex, and it's not Yara Zaya, who finally called it quits with Jovi Dufren - it's actually Jasmine Pineda, who's using her fame to make it crystal clear that she's happier than ever following her split from...
From the JFK Documents File: CIA Operative William Pawley Planned with Right-Wing Cuban Terrorists to Sabotage Cuba’s Sugar Supply in the 1960s
CovertAction Magazine
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July 19, 2025
William Pawley [Source: latinnewsagency.blogspot.com] Pawley ironically believed U.S. funding to exile operations would be putting money down a rat-hole because Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro was in control of Cuba and had the support of...
House Select Committee tackles US-China competition across multiple sectors
East Michigan News
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July 19, 2025
Congressman John Moolenaar Chairman of the Select Committee on the CCP | Official U.S. House headshotCongressman John Moolenaar Chairman of the Select Committee on the CCP | Official U.S. House headshot The House Select Committee on the Chinese...
Trump’s Secret is Hidden in Plain Sight
The New Hampshire Gazette
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July 11, 2025
To the Editor: Why do people find Trump’s behavior puzzling? The reasons for it are remarkably clear. The “stooge” strategy has been a mainstay of mafias since before the Borgias: find a prominent but indebted businessman, bail him out, own him...
The new rules for men’s beach dressing? The more fun, the better
The Times
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Since we all work so hard, and holidays are now so expensive, the fewer rules we attach to dress codes for the beach, the better. The world is stressful enough without having to worry about what to wear on your vacation. So ignore all the holiday...
Is It Legal? How U.S. Citizens Can Reset Their Identity Without Breaking the Law
Justice News Flash
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July 18, 2025
A Complete 2025 Guide to Legal Identity Change, Digital Erasure, and Second Citizenship VANCOUVER, British Columbia — At a time when personal data is bought, sold, and analyzed by thousands of organizations globally, a growing number of U.S....
From Purple Heart To Persona Non Grata
Hawaii Business
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July 18, 2025
Immigration lawyer Danicole Ramos rides a wave off Laniakea Beach on O‘ahu’s North Shore. Photo courtesy of Valentin Feltrin Riding 2- to 3-foot waves on Oʻahu’s North Shore this spring, Danicole Ramos was happy to be back in the surf after years...
Pat Kane, CEO of Reuzi and Chief Sustainability Officer at Pragmatica, On Being A Female Leader
The Gloss Magazine
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July 10, 2025
Sustainability is a topic very close to Pat Kane’s heart – so much so that she has not one, but two jobs in the area. Pat is Chief Sustainability Officer at ESG consultancy Pragmatica, as well as being founder and CEO of Reuzi. Reuzi is...