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Walmart's Tax Advantages
Pulitzer prize-winning reporter David Cay Johnston discusses "Walmart on Tax Day," a report by Americans for Tax Fairness which argues that taxpayers are subsidizing America's biggest employer.
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Malay MailBank staff union lodges police report against HR Minister Sim, claiming interference over Raya aid
KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — The National Union of Bank Employees (Nube) said today five police reports were lodged on behal...
- The Independent
‘This is England’: Train passengers horrified as man launches into racist tirade in packed carriage
Passengers on service said they were abused by group on train after men got on at London Bridge
- Malay Mail
Young millionaires on the rise in Malaysia, 75pc jump recorded in 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — Malaysia reportedly recorded a 75 per cent increase in young millionaires in 2022, the Inland R...
- Cinema Online
Kathy Chow to be laid to rest in Beijing
The actress' family says that Beijing has a special place in Kathy's heart
- People
Kourtney Kardashian Celebrates Her Appearance After Fan Comments on Bikini Pic: 'I Love This Body'
The Lemme co-founder is thankful for her body because it "gave me my 3 big babies and my little baby"
- The Telegraph
Israel has just handed Iran a major victory
What is the point of retaliation? Not revenge, for that is no way to conduct serious foreign policy. Not domestic politics, for drumming up popular support is not a reason to send a nation’s sons into action. No, the point is security. The point is to create a deterrent.
- The Telegraph
Ukraine’s frontline is collapsing – and Britain may soon be at war
While Western eyes are fixed on Tehran and Tel Aviv, Ukraine’s frontlines are showing clear signs of crumbling. There is a very real possibility they could crumble this summer if we do not throw the kitchen sink at Russia. Even if we do, it may already be too late for the weapons and munitions long promised by the West to save the day.
- People
Royal Couple Announces Surprise Divorce After 13 Years of Marriage Weeks After Joint Appearance
The announcement comes after a recent joint outing with members of the British royal family
- The Telegraph
Israel’s strike has exposed Iran’s fatal weakness
Israel’s presumed counterstrike against Iran has proved Joe Biden and David Cameron wrong in their insistence that Israel should just “take the win”. Instead, it fought back – and yesterday Iran was trying to pretend that nothing had happened.
- Cinema Online
Sabri Yunus laughs off 57-year-old wife's pregnancy rumours
The comedian says that it was the funniest slander he has ever heard
- The Daily Beast
Iran Issues Unprecedented Nuclear Threat in Duel With Israel
Reuters/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANAIran warned on Thursday that it might review its nuclear “doctrine,” threatening a potential break from the publicly stated “peaceful” objectives of its nuclear program.“The threats of the Zionist regime [Israel] against Iran's nuclear facilities make it possible to review our nuclear doctrine and deviate from our previous considerations,” said Ahmad Haghtalab, a top Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander, according to Tasnim. “If the Zionist regi
- Yahoo News
Dubai flooding: Dramatic photos after UAE sees heaviest rainfall in 75 years
The United Arab Emirates witnessed the heaviest rainfall in 75 years this week, triggering massive flooding that swept away cars, caused flights to be canceled and left multiple people dead.
- CNN
How a store manager from India ended up killed on the battlefields of Ukraine fighting for Russia
They opened the box on a Sunday in late March, getting their first look at Asfan Mohammed since he departed India for Russia four months earlier.
- The Independent
Man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial posted conspiracy-laden manifesto online
Maxwell Azzarello, 37, dies in hospital after suffering burn injuries
- Cinema Online
Moses Chan postpones plan to expand coffee business
The actor says that the economy is not right for him to take the risk
- AFP News
Pro-China PM retains his seat in Solomon Islands election
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare was set Saturday to retain his seat in elections, local media reported, paving the way for the pro-China leader to try to form a government.Sogavare fended off four challengers to retain a parliamentary seat he has held for more than 20 years, according to provisional results reported by the nation's public broadcaster.
- CNN
Chaos in Dubai as UAE records heaviest rainfall in 75 years
Chaos ensued in the United Arab Emirates after the country witnessed the heaviest rainfall in 75 years, with some areas recording more than 250 mm of precipitation in fewer than 24 hours, the state’s media office said in a statement Wednesday.
- The Guardian
Jürgen Klopp defends Salah’s finishing after Liverpool exit Europa League
Jürgen Klopp said Liverpool squandered their Europa League chances at Anfield and insisted Mohamed Salah’s wastefulness was not the cause of their exit
- The Telegraph
The US Navy finally has an unmanned 5th generation carrier stealth jet. It’s unarmed – for now
US aerospace firm Boeing is still hoping that the new MQ-25 Stingray drone it’s building for the US Navy’s aircraft carriers could be armed for combat. Sure, there’s a profit motive. But Boeing isn’t wrong. Adding missiles to the long-ranging, Stealthy MQ-25 – the Navy’s first in service carrier-capable drone – is a really good idea.
- AFP News
'Early-stage' AI begins to make waves at China sex toy expo
Among the rows of vibrators, rubber torsos and leather harnesses at a Chinese sex toys exhibition in Shanghai this weekend, the beginnings of an AI-driven shift in the industry quietly pulsed.Sistalk Technology, a Beijing-based company that made phone software before pivoting to the adult industry, also has a feature on its app that allows an AI "girlfriend" to control a toy.