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United States President-elect Donald Trump has picked Fox News host and military veteran Pete Hegseth, a pro-Israel and Iran hawk, to serve as his defence secretary, lauding him as “tough, smart and a true believer in America First”. The 44-year-old’s nomination to lead the world’s most powerful military has come in for criticism from the […]
Top Personal Income Tax Rates of European Countries This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Income tax rates in Europe vary widely and reflect different approaches to funding public services, with countries imposing higher […]
People who choose the new option will see ad breaks that can’t be skipped for a few seconds, Meta said [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will get the option to see less personalised ads if they don’t want to pay for an ad-free subscription, social media company Meta said […]
Russia is building up infantry and armoured vehicles while stepping up aerial bombardments ahead of planned attacks along the southern front, a Ukrainian military spokesman has said. “The Russians have been preparing for some time, for several weeks, to conduct assault operations in several directions, specifically in the Zaporizhzhia direction,” Vladyslav Voloshyn told Agence France-Presse. […]
Data from all of a user’s previous time spent on Facebook or Instagram, which is typically combined to precisely target an individual with tailored ads, won’t be used. Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will get the option to see less personalized ads if they don’t want to pay for an ad-free subscription, social media […]
An independent report, released on Nov. 7, found that from July 2013, the Church of England knew “at the highest level” about John Smyth, who sexually, psychologically and physically abused about 30 boys and young men at Christian summer camps in England. In 1984, he moved to Africa, where he abused 85 other boys. The […]
Environmental campaigners in Italy’s northern Trentino province have started a campaign to stop the felling of a 200-year-old fir tree intended to form the centrepiece of the Vatican’s Christmas decorations. The so-called “Green Giant” is 29 metres tall and is due to be chopped down next week in a forest in the Ledro valley before […]
Last year’s event resulted in $166,000 (129,373 pounds) raised by participants who created their own routes around groups of churches. At the time, Charles Inglis, Norfolk Bike Ride Committee Chairman said: “Since that first bike ride, the bikes, the clothes, the world has changed enormously but one thing hasn’t change, we still have our magnificent […]
Ask the search engine Ecosia about “Paris to Prague” and flight booking websites dominate the results. Ecosia’s CEO Christian Kroll would prefer to present more train options, which he considers better for the environment. But because its results are licensed from Google and Microsoft’s Bing, Ecosia has little control over what’s shown. Kroll is ready […]
Freedom of religion or belief, a right that speaks to something so deep-seated in each of us that it practically defines what it is to be human, is under attack in many parts of the world. Repressive laws, exclusion, deportation, imprisonment and out-and-out genocide threaten the liberty of far too many religious communities in far too […]