- Swiss Reject Millionaire Inheritance Tax Fearing Wealth Exodus Bloomberg.com
- Swiss voters reject proposed tax on super rich Reuters
- Switzerland votes decisively against inheritance tax The Economist
- Swiss voters consider whether women, like all…
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President Nawrocki cancels meeting with Orbán after Hungarian PM's visit to Moscow
Polish President Karol Nawrocki cancelled on Sunday a meeting with Viktor Orbán due to the Hungarian Prime Minister’s visit to Moscow to discuss energy ties with Russia.
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Thousands of Spaniards take part in antigovernment protests
Thousands of people gathered this Sunday around the Temple of Debod, in Madrid, to participate in a demonstration, called by the Popular Party (PP), against the government, days after the former socialist minister José Luis Ábalos and his former advisor Koldo García were remanded in…
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Couple accused of cheating with spycam to win A$1.2m in Australian casino
NSW PoliceThe couple are alleged to have used a hidden camera to read card games A husband and wife from Kazakhstan are alleged to have used a hidden camera and earpieces to fraudulently win nearly A$1.2m (£593,000; $784,000) in an Australian…
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Clear rejection: Switzerland rejects compulsory service for women and tax for the super-rich
The result comes as no surprise: in the referendum held in Switzerland on Sunday, neither the planned extension of compulsory national service to women nor the introduction of a tax on very large inheritances and gifts received a majority. According to the afternoon count, the compulsory…
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New party founded by Corbyn adopts Your Party as name
The new left-wing political party founded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana has voted to be named Your Party – the placeholder name it has used for months.
It has used the slogan “This is Your Party” since its launch in July, but gave members the…
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Swiss voters reject new tax on super-rich and civic duty for women – POLITICO
The “For a committed Switzerland” initiative wanted to see compulsory military or civilian service for men extended to women and expanded to additional forms of service to benefit society such as protecting the environment, assisting…
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Indonesia and Thailand floods death toll passes 600 with hundreds still missing | Asia Pacific
Indonesian and Thai authorities are racing to clear debris and find hundreds of missing people as they said more than 600 people had died in devastating floods and landslides across south-east Asia.
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