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Being transparent about pay could save EU women โฌ700 per year
A woman working in an SME in the EU could gain between 465 and 700 annually thanks to the EUโs Pay Transparency Directive. However, some business groups have expressed concerns over reporting obligations.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:China Porsche owner skips out on US$70 petrol bill, leaving station worker to cover it
Driver of US$75,000 luxury car gets station worker to fill up tank then speeds off without paying, police track him down using surveillance footage.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:โThe bush calls usโ: the defiant women who demanded a place on the walking track
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Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Three more charged with murder after Melbourne south-east stabbing
A further three teenagers have been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in Melbourne's south-east last week.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Fire revival: how Australiaโs desert people use ancient wisdom to protect the endangered bilby
A return to traditional Indigenous burning practices in the Gibson and Great Sandy deserts is helping protect the ninu, or greater bilby.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Scent of scandal: Pakistani YouTuber Rajab Buttโs perfume stirs religious controversy
Rajab Butt was charged with blasphemy after launching a perfume named โ295โ, referring to blasphemy legislation in Pakistanโs penal code.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Retires Army Commander Sanyatwe, Appoints Him Sports Minister
[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has retired Lieutenant General Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe as Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Commander and curiously shunted him into a ministerial position.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Asian calm before Trumpโs inflationary storm
If Donald Trump were open to learning new economic tricks, the US president might look to Asia. In recent days, three economies posted weaker-than-expected inflation. In Japan, consumer prices fell to a 3.7% year-on-year rate in February from 4%. In Hong Kong, prices dropped to 1.4% in February from 2%. Singaporeโs core inflation fell to [โฆ] The post Asian calm before Trumpโs inflationary storm appeared first on Asia...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Raising cigarette taxes and tobacco wars have created a โseriousโ budget problem. What can Labor do about it?
Growing illicit tobacco trade is undercutting the legal market, leaving government coffers short of funds to pay for major policiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe tobacco wars just shot a $6.9bn hole in the federal budget. A wave of crime in otherwise quiet suburbs has now become a structural drag on the nationโs finances.The...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong lawmakers call for simpler fee waiver process under healthcare reform
Hospital Authority chief says applications will be made available via the โHA Goโ mobile app, which legislators also suggest.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Afternoon Update: budget tax cuts pass lower house; easing inflation boosts rate cut hopes; and a dachshund on the run
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here, and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter.The Albanese government has moved to quickly push its budget tax cuts through parliament in an apparent move to wedge the opposition. The bill passed through the lower house on Wednesday morning without Coalition support โ a move Jim Chalmers highlighted in a National Press Club...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Chinese economist calls US trade war โnegative-sumโ game at Boao Forum
Economists express worries over future of global trade amid the heightened tariffs and restrictive measures in Donald Trumpโs second term.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Woman embroiled in school dispute given 12-month jail term on same day
A 34-year-old woman is jailed for resisting and intimidating police, following a dispute involving two girls at an Armidale high school in which staff were allegedly assaulted.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:South Africa: New Witness Expected in Joshlin Smith Kidnapping Trial - South African News Briefs - March 26, 2025
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Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Bucksโ Damian Lillard injured with blood clot in calf, out indefinitely
Milwaukee Bucks' championship aspirations are in jeopardy, with star Damian Lillard diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Inquiry into botched MyWay+ rollout hears personal details were accessible online
An inquiry into Canberra's troubled MyWay+ ticketing system has been told the personal details of public transport users were likely accessible on the internet before and after its launch.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:More than 100 businesses linked to illegal tyre stockpile near Bendigo
About 10,000 tyres have been found at an illegal dump at Lockwood South, near Bendigo, sparking a statewide operation by the EPA.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Niger: Mosque Attack Which Killed 44 Should Be 'Wake-Up Call', Says Rights Chief
[UN News] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tรผrk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village, in western Niger, in which at least 44 worshippers were killed and 20 injured.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Paddington Bear statue vandalisers fined for criminal damage
The pair drunkenly stole the statue in the early hours of the morning before fleeing in a taxi to the RAF base they live on.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Labor to push budget tax cuts through parliament in apparent attempt to wedge Coalition
Government changes parliamentary schedule on Wednesday morning in surprise move to bring debate on federal budget tax cuts immediatelyLive updates: Australia federal budget 2025 latest news and reactionLabor bets big with $17.1bn in tax cuts to win over middle AustraliaExplore all of our 2025 Australia federal budget coverageLabor is seeking to quickly pass its budget night tax cuts through the parliament this week, in...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Wrapped in plastic: Sarah Hanson-Young waves a dead salmon in Senate โ video
The Greens senator produced the apparently headless, dead fish during question time in the Senate after directing a question at Laborโs Jenny McAllister. โOn the eve of an election, have you sold out your environmental credentials for a rotten, stinking extinction salmon?โ, Hanson-Young asked before the Senate president, Sue Lines, told Hanson-Young to remove the fish from the chamber. The Albanese governmentโs new...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Why economists are so keen to abolish non-compete clauses
A proposed ban on-compete clauses in employment contracts was a centrepiece of the budget. But what are they, how do they work, and why do most economists think they are bad for workers and the economy?
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:US lawmakers urged to stop Chinaโs critical minerals โexploitationโ of DR Congo
House subcommittee hears that the cobalt-rich African nationโs population is suffering as ruling elites and their partners profit.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Tokyo frets about durability of US alliance ahead of Hegseth visit
Donald Trumpโs language about American allies has sparked anxiety among Japanese officials
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Uganda: Refugee Crisis Worsens As 6,000 Flee to Kisoro in One Month
[Nile Post] Kisoro District has witnessed a sharp rise in refugee arrivals, with over 6,000 Congolese crossing into Uganda since the beginning of this month.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Senegal: IMF Chief Outlines Plan to Resume Grants to Senegal
[RFI] A top boss at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says his organisation hopes to finalise a new aid programme for Senegal as soon as possible after suspending its $1.8 billion credit line in October following revelations of distorted figures and fiscal mismanagement.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:West Africa: Police Arrest Political Activist Over Derogatory Remarks About Ghanaian King
[MFWA] Police in Tamale have arrested a social media activist and supporter of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) over a social media post deemed defamatory to the Yaa Naa, the Overlord of the Dagbon Kingdom in Northern Ghana.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Maize Shortage Sparks Food Crisis As Prices Soar
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The cost of living in Kenya is escalating as maize prices surge by 45%, hitting Sh4,800 per bag since January, with projections reaching Sh5,500 by April.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Ethiopia Advances WTO Membership As Govt Announces 'Successful' Fifth-Round Negotiations
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia has announced positive outcomes from the recently concluded fifth round of negotiations, advancing the government's plan to complete its World Trade Organization (WTO) accession process by March 2026.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Inside Russiaโs Gazprom: can the ailing energy giant be revived?
The gas and oil company is struggling to recover from record losses after Putinโs full-scale invasion of Ukraine destroyed its business model
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:US strategic ambiguity on Taiwan wonโt work any longer
Washington must be clear with Beijing about the consequences of an assault on Taipei
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Spainโs huge ghost hotel โ and why they canโt knock it down
The 20-storey El Algarrobico is a deserted monument to the struggle between environment and development
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Paris getaway: the flavours, caves and castles of the Loire
What to see, do and taste in the wine and food loverโs paradise thatโs just over an hour by train from the capital
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Italyโs Pirelli pushes Chinese owner to cut stake amid fears of Trump freeze-out
Management will demand Sinochem reduce its stake in tyremaker at board meeting on Wednesday
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