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Amazon tax deal with Luxembourg was legal, rules EU court
Belfast Telegraph 12 May 2021
A European Union court has annulled a ruling by the European Commission that a tax deal between the Luxembourg government and Amazon amounted to illegal state support. The European Commission ordered the US online retailer in 2017 to pay around 250 million euros (£214 million) in back taxes to Luxembourg ... #EUGeneralCourt ... #EUGeneralCourt ... .
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‘There is nowhere to run… you can’t describe the terror’ – Israel steps up military offensive against Gaza
Irish Independent 13 May 2021
Israel has pressed ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, killing as many as 10 senior Hamas military figures. The country’s defence force also toppled a pair of high-rise towers housing Hamas facilities in air strikes ... Air strikes continued throughout the day, filling the sky with pillars of smoke ... Targets struck..
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Michelle Obama worries about her daughters experiencing racism
Harpers Bazaar 11 May 2021
Former First Lady Michelle Obama has opened up about her fears over her two daughters facing racism ... Maybe somebody sees the back of their head and makes an assumption,” Obama said. “Like so many parents of Black kids… the innocent act of getting a license puts fear in our hearts,” she added ... SIGN UP ... SIGN UP. From ... .
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57 Top Scientists and Doctors: Stop All Covid Vaccinations
Principia Scientific 12 May 2021
A group of 57 leading scientists, doctors, and policy experts (including Dr Peter McCullough, seen above) has released a report calling in to question the safety and efficacy of the current Covid-19 vaccines and are now calling for an immediate end to all vaccine programs ... You can read an advanced copy of this manuscript in preprint below ... Abstract.
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Saudi King, Crown Prince register for organ donation
Gulf News 12 May 2021photo: AP / Khalil Hamra
Israel military set to approve plans for Gaza ground invasion as world leaders urge calm
The Independent 13 May 2021
The Israeli military is set to approve on Thursday plans for a possible ground invasion of Gaza, as overnight it intensified its strikes on the blockaded strip where militants fired back dozens of rockets ... Lt ... .
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Israeli President Warns Of Civil War As Jews, Arabs Clash Over Gaza
NDTV 13 May 2021photo: US DoD / Lisa Ferdinando
Biden says he told Netanyahu Israel violence must end 'sooner than later'
The New Arab 13 May 2021
Joe Biden says he spoke to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who is currently battling corruption charges, about the hemorrhaging of violence against Palestinians ... "I had a conversation with Bibi Netanyahu not too long ago," Biden told reporters ... Dozens of Israelis have also been wounded ... "I expressed condolences for the loss of life ... 'Harrowing' ... ....
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Boeing wins FAA OK for 737 MAX electrical fix, notifies airlines
Yahoo Daily News 13 May 2021
By David Shepardson. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Boeing Co on Wednesday won approval from U.S. regulators for a fix of an electrical grounding issue that had affected about 100 737 MAX airplanes, clearing the way for their quick return to service after flights were halted in early April, the planemaker said ... The announcement is a relief for U.S ... .
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Pak Foreign Minister says no to US military bases on its soil
Yahoo Daily News 13 May 2021
Read full article. ANI13 May 2021, 8.00 am·2-min read. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Islamabad [Pakistan], May 13 (ANI) ... "We will not allow boots on the ground or military bases on our territory," Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told media in Islamabad on Tuesday, as quoted by Pajhwok Afghan News agency ... .
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Afghan president rejects military solution to crisis, calls for political settlement
Sina 13 May 2021
KABUL, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan's President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said Thursday that there is no military solution to the lingering crisis in his country, calling upon the Taliban leadership to give up fighting and support the peace process to find a political settlement. "The people of Afghanistan want peace, we all want peace ... .
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Exhaustion kills two Everest climbers, an American and a Swiss
Gulf Daily News 13 May 2021
KATHMANDU. A Swiss and an American climber have died on Mount Everest, hiking company officials said on Thursday, the first fatalities on the world’s highest peak this season ... More details were not immediately available ... At least 311 people have died on its slopes ... .
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Bitcoin recoups some losses after Elon Musk-triggered tumble
Live Mint 13 May 2021
Bitcoin popped back above $50,000 in Asian trade on Thursday, clawing back some of the 17% plunge that followed Elon Musk's tweet that Tesla Inc would stop accepting the digital tokens as payment for its cars ... It recovered about half of that drop early in the Asian session, and last traded about $51,099. MORE FROM THIS SECTIONSee All ... 2 min read ... .
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Joe Biden signs cybersecurity executive order after Colonial Pipeline attack
Indian Express 13 May 2021photo: © Benoît Prieur / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
How Europe helps authoritarian regimes to export repression
Open Democracy 13 May 2021
Extraterritorial coercion against exiles and diasporas from authoritarian states is now a global phenomenon ... The toolkit these rulers employ ranges from murder and forced renditions to Interpol listings and passport cancellations, as well as digital surveillance and online harassment ... An Austrian court has since invalidated his extradition ... Sign up ... .
