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Why $370bn tech group Palantir pays 1.4 percent tax rate: Report
The AI group’s technology is used by Israeli military and Trump administration’s ICE.
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US President Trump, family granted immunity from pending tax audits
Democratic lawmakers blast move, which follows the establishment of a controversial ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’.
With food benefit cuts looming in the US, Californians eye billionaire tax
US gov’t cuts to food stamps will hit thousands of Californians. The state is set to vote on billionaire tax to make up.
Colombia responds to Ecuador’s tariff hike with 100-percent import tax
The tit-for-tat tariff increase comes amid cross-border tension over illicit drugs and fate of politician Jorge Glas.
From: Talk to Al Jazeera
Zohran Mamdani on 100 days as New York mayor
NYC’s mayor reflects on childcare, housing, bigotry, Iran and the future of the Democratic Party.
Published On 9 Apr 2026
India lowers fuel taxes, says rumours of lockdown ‘completely false’
India, the world’s third biggest crude importer, announces measures amid shortages created by the Iran war.
US states sue to stop Trump’s latest global tariffs
Lawsuit is to stop the 10% tariffs that Trump immediately imposed after US Supreme Court struck down previous tariffs.
CBO: US Federal deficits and debt to worsen over next decade
‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’, higher tariffs and immigration crackdown are factored into the report.
Jobs, cash, loans: Can Bangladesh’s parties deliver on election promises?
From loans to scholarships for foreign studies, Bangladesh’s main parties are wooing the youth. Will it work?
Canadian PM Carney unveils multibillion-dollar push to lower food costs
Carney has been under pressure from the opposition to lower prices of food and other essentials for lower income people.
From: NewsFeed
Macron: Europe won’t be ‘intimidated’ by US’ Greenland threats
Macron said Europe will not be “intimidated” by US President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs over Greenland.
Published On 20 Jan 2026
