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Te wiki o te tāke: What tolerance for a 22% GST?
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interest.co.nz
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The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (the OECD) has just published its Tax Policy Reforms 2025. The report is intended to provide comparative information on tax reforms across countries and the latest tax reform trends. This...
Owner: David Chaston
Eurocham: King’s European Tour to Bolster Trade, Investment Ties
Ammon News - President of the European Chamber of Commerce in Jordan (Eurocham) Ali Murad said His Majesty King Abdullah II’s tour to Italy, Hungary, and Slovenia represents an important step toward strengthening economic relations between Jordan...
Owner: Sameer Al Hayari
Rio Tinto Hired Israeli PR Guru in Serbia Flagged as ‘Potential Government Official’
Rio Tinto told BIRN it had invited “various bidders” to take part in a tender to create a brand campaign in response to what it called a “disinformation campaign against the project in Serbia”. It confirmed hiring ESBR Consulting. Asked about...
Owner: Balkan Investigative Reporting Network
Development Fund signs contracts for major projects in Tobruk
Tobruk – In an expanded meeting held on Thursday, the Libya Development and Reconstruction Fund discussed the launch of a new package of development projects in the city of Tobruk, as part of national efforts to advance infrastructure and enhance...
Owner: Non-transparent
The 2025 Piolet d’Or Special Mention for Female Alpinism
From Sept. 9 to 14, 2024, Slovenian climbers Anja Petek and Patricija Verdev, part of a four-member female expedition, made the first documented ascent of Lalung I via the east ridge (M6+ AI5+, 2000 m), naming the route Here Comes the Sun. They...
Owner: David Chaundy-Smart
Nato pushes for more weapons for Ukraine amid fading support and rising airspace tensions
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Owner: Evgeny Lebedev
WTA 2025: Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Named Europe’s Leading Emerging Tourism Destination
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace’s Regional Governor of Christodoulos Topsidis (center) and Deputy Regional Governor for Tourism Panagiotis Archontis (fourth from let) with other winners at the 2025 World Travel Awards in Sardinia. The Region of...
Owner: Maria Theofanopoulou
Salmonella outbreak sickens hundreds in Europe. Sicilian tomatoes are the chief suspect
Published on 24/10/2025 - 13:32 GMT+2 Hundreds of people across Europe have fallen ill with food poisoning over the past two years – and tainted tomatoes are the prime suspect, health officials warned. As of late September, there have been 510...
Owner: Pedro Vargas David & Luís Santos
Prolonged multi‐country outbreak of Salmonella Strathcona ST2559 linked to consumption of tomatoes in the European Union/European Economic Area – first update, 23 October 2025
A prolonged cross‐border outbreak of Salmonella Strathcona ST2559 is ongoing in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA). From 2023 to 30 September 2025, 437 confirmed cases of S. Strathcona ST2559 were identified in 17 EU/EEA countries...
Owner: European Union
Deforestation and reforestation
Center-left
Eurozine
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In an issue of Revue Projet (France) exploring our diverse relationships to forests, Alain Karsenty writes on the ‘mirage of offsetting’: the idea that planting or protecting forests can compensate for carbon emissions. Companies like talking...
Owner: Eurozine (Non-profit)
Is Alexander Isak to blame? How Sweden’s World Cup qualifying campaign turned to disaster
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Owner: Evgeny Lebedev
Paolini and Santoni: The account of two Italian pals who summited Kilimanjaro
Indeterminate
The Citizen
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Sometimes, all it takes for men to bond is a glass of bourbon or a shared passion for a football team. For Italian friends Paolo Paolini and Fabio Santoni, it was their mutual love for hiking that cemented their friendship. When Paolini arrived in...
Owner: Aga Khan IV
Italy-Israel qualifier to draw fewer fans
Right-wing
The Pioneer
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Israel’s World Cup qualifying match against Italy will still be played in a strange climate on Tuesday despite a breakthrough ceasefire deal that has paused two years of war in Gaza. Security will be tight at the stadium in Udine and throughout...
Owner: Mitra-Ganguly Family
Sweden suffer shock defeat to Kosovo to leave World Cup hopes hanging by thread
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Net Exporter: Southeast Europe Relies on Bulgaria for Stable Energy Supply
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Novinite
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Bulgaria continues to assert itself as a net exporter of electricity and a key stabilizer in the energy network of Southeast Europe, according to BGNES. The role of energy in sustaining economies has grown increasingly significant, particularly in...
Owner: One Click Media Group
‘Peak Creeping’ and Athleisure tourism make Byway’s trends list
With more people than ever opting for overland trips, bookings up 80% year-on-year, it’s not surprising that Byway’s 2026 travel trends report spotlights the biggest shifts in flight-free families, AI-driven planning, and Byway-coined concepts,...
Owner: Clive Jacobs
Nato chief mocks ‘broken’ Russian submarine as it resurfaces off English Channel
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Japan hosts UMAC 2025: Ukraine highlights technological partnerships in humanitarian demining
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The Odessa Journal
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On October 22, Japan hosted the opening of UMAC 2025, the world’s largest annual conference on mine action. Representatives from 57 countries are taking part in the event, including the foreign ministers of Japan, Croatia, Lithuania, and Sweden,...
Owner: Ugo Poletti
Buje is the Ideal Istrian Weekend Getaway
October the 13th, 2025 – The interior of Istria is stunning, and charming little Buje is the ideal weekend getaway. It even boasts a bell tower from which you can see not only Croatia, but Slovenia, Italy and even Austria. As Putni kofer/Ivana...
Owner: Paul Bradbury
Resident raises questions after spotting ominous vessel off coast: 'It was parked here for a very long time'
"It got confiscated in 2022." by Beth NewhartOctober 13, 2025 Megayachts are a favorite accessory of the super wealthy, and they're also one of the worst polluters of our environment. Thankfully, more people are snapping pics of these boats in the...
Owner: Dave Finocchio & Anna Robertson