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Personal average tax rates in Europe: Which countries saw the biggest rise in 2024?
The tax burden on workers, composed of income tax and social security contributions, varies widely across Europe. In 2024, this burden changed significantly in some countries, with notable rises and falls.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:
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How Africa should adapt to climate change
Irregular weather patterns mean that predicting storms and other weather-related phenomena is becoming increasingly difficult.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Ben Roberts-Smith has lost an appeal in his long-running defamation case. Here’s why
The war veteran has indicated he will now take his case to the High Court.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Putin’s ‘second wife’ joke about Malaysia’s Anwar draws laughs and anger amid MH17 ruling
While some social media users were amused by the leaders’ moment of levity, others felt it was inappropriate in light of the MH17 tragedy.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Intercape Urges Parliament to Act on Bus Attacks - South African News Briefs - May 16, 2025
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Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie faces sentencing in New York
A jury found Hadi Matar, 27, guilty of attempted murder and assault in February. He is expected to be sentenced today, with Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt saying he will request the maximum 25 years in prison for the 2022 attack that left Salman Rushdie blind in one eye.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Hypertension in Africa: An Escalating Public Health Crisis
As the world marks World Hypertension Day on 17 May and observes May Measurement Month, the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is calling on healthcare providers to make blood pressure checks a routine part of every patient visit. The SAMRC is also urging the government to integrate regular screenings into school health programmes, laying […]
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Esther Lynch — A shy but unwavering force for Europe’s workers
Esther Lynch, general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), has spent a lifetime standing up for the rights of workers across Europe. Quietly forceful and deeply committed, she sees unions not only as a mechanism for negotiation, but as pillars of democracy itself.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:EUobserver's new magazine — Closing the recognition gap
Today, we’re releasing our latest magazine. A must-read for anyone who believes democracy thrives when every voice is heard.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Reviving a Cultural Milestone as Mbongeni Ngema’s Sarafina! Set to Illuminate Joburg Theatre Stage This May
Joburg Theatre proudly celebrates the life and legacy of one of South Africa’s greatest cultural icons with a powerful staging of Mbongeni Ngema’s Sarafina, running from May 30 to June 15, 2025. Originally conceived, written, composed, and directed by the legendary Dr. Mbongeni Ngema, Sarafina is a timeless masterpiece that captured the heartbeat of a […]
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Donald Trump wraps up Gulf tour with €179 billion in UAE deals
US President Donald Trump secured 179 billion ($200 billion) worth of deals with the United Arab Emirates, including plans for the world’s largest artificial intelligence (AI) campus outside the United States, located in Abu Dhabi.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Can Eurovision succeed in uniting through music? | Radio Schuman
While avid Eurovision fans have been counting down the days to Saturday's final, Europe's "biggest party" was drawing criticism. Can organisers succeed in keeping politics off the stage?
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:How Ville Haimala and Yaboi Hanoi are using AI to create new musical languages
Set to perform at the innovative music festival and conference Sónar+D, Ville Haimala and Yaboi Hanoi explain how they've utilised AI in their music to create something entirely new.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:What makes some spaces more creative than others
Physical environments shape mental states and design decisions, often dismissed as cosmetic, affect culture, productivity and innovation in the workplace
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:The Philippine Midterm Election Results Reflected the Country’s Political Polarization
The results have set the scene for a similarly polarized battle during Vice President Sara Duterte's upcoming Senate impeachment trial.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Japan's economy shrinks more than expected
New economic data shows stagnant consumption and falling exports are weighing heavily on Japan's economy. And US President Trump's tough trade polices are not expected to make things better.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:North Korea defectors in SK public sector at record high
Seoul has intensified efforts to help North Korean defectors settle into the South.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:With a new minister for early childhood education, what can the federal government do to make centres safer?
More reports of horrific abuse at childcare centres have emerged. Mechanisms supposed to stop situations going from unacceptable to unfathomable have failed.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:On Indonesia Visit, Albanese Calls For Greater Defense and Economic Cooperation
Despite the warm neighborly talk that marked the Australian leader's visit, the two nations will continue to have divergent strategic perspectives.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Malaysia’s PM Anwar Winds Up Second State Visit to Russia
The four-day visit was overshadowed by the release of a report blaming Russia for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, in which 43 Malaysians lost their lives.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:WHO declares polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea
Less than half of the country's population are immunised against the highly infectious disease.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:To boost the nation’s health, the government’s proposed food strategy must put people over profits
Local food networks have an important role to play in the promised national food security strategy, which must resist the influence of corporate interests
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:OPINION: Canceling AmeriCorps grants threatens the future of education and workforce pipelines that power our nation’s progress
The recent decision to cancel $400 million in AmeriCorps grants is nothing short of a crisis. With over 1,000 programs affected and 32,000 AmeriCorps and Senior Corps members pulled from their posts, this move will leave communities across the country without critical services. The cuts will dismantle disaster recovery efforts, disrupt educational support for vulnerable […] The post OPINION: Canceling AmeriCorps grants...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Tops Human Rights Violations in April - Report
[New Zimbabwe] The ruling Zanu PF party has been identified as the main perpetrator of violence across the country in April, followed by the military and the controversial Forever Associates of Zimbabwe (FAZ).
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Colombian police arrest suspect in Peru mine workers' killings
Thirteen men were kidnapped and killed at a gold mine in Pataz district earlier in May.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:You usually need more than a few drops of blood, saliva or urine to detect illnesses. Here’s why
Biotech startup Haemanthus says it can detect illnesses with tiny amounts of blood, urine and saliva. Here’s why that’s more difficult than it sounds.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Australian researchers use a quantum computer to simulate how real molecules behave
Quantum computers are getting closer and closer to being useful in the real world.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Childcare is just the latest failure of Australia’s privatisation push. It’s time for an ideology overhaul | John Quiggin
Even the Productivity Commission is backing away from the for-profit model. We need to ensure that our human services serve humansA series of ABC 7.30 reports tells a familiar story of failure in human services. Inadequate staffing, dangerous incidents brushed under the carpet, ineffective regulation and, at the back of it all, for-profit businesses, either ASX-listed or financed by private equity.This time it’s...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Sri Lanka’s Tamil Women Await Justice 16 Years Since War’s End
Click to expand Image Relatives of people who disappeared during or after the civil war protest in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, November 15, 2013. 2013 Doreen Fiedler/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo This Sunday, May 18, marks 16 years since the Sri Lankan government defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), ending an armed conflict that had raged for 26 years. But while the fighting has long been over, the battle for...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:EU Needs Tougher Response to Attack on Turkish Opposition
Click to expand Image A demonstration against the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu by members of the Turkish diaspora in the Place du Luxembourg, in front of the European Parliament on March 19, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. 2025 Thierry Monasse/Getty Images (Brussels, May 16, 2025) - The jailing by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government of a key political opponent is a blatant repudiation of the rights to...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Top Australian soldier loses appeal over war crimes defamation case
Ben Roberts-Smith says he now intends to appeal the landmark judgement in the High Court.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Alibaba shares drop more than 7% on big profit miss
Alibaba shares fell on Thursday after the Chinese e-commerce giant missed earnings expectations for its fiscal fourth quarter on both the top and bottom line.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:US 'troubled' by humanitarian situation in Gaza, Rubio tells BBC
The secretary of state's comments come as Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 114 people, according to hospitals and rescuers
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Some young trans people take sex hormones so their bodies better align with their gender. What are the benefits and risks?
For some trans and gender diverse adolescents, physical changes in puberty can be distressing and lead to a sense of disconnection from their true sense of self.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Sky After Dark host launches furious spray at ABC for broadcasting ‘far-left activist’ spouting ‘partisan rubbish’ | Weekly Beast
Chris Kenny takes issue with Hannah Ferguson’s attack on Murdoch media. Plus: Anthony De Ceglie’s departure from Seven written in the stars When youth media boss Hannah Ferguson was given a platform at the National Press Club to bemoan that “Rupert Murdoch is the conservative mouthpiece for the English-speaking world”, it was all too much for Chris Kenny.Ferguson announced she planned to run as an independent Senate...
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