Bill Gates suggests higher taxes on the rich—the current system is 'not progressive enough,' he says
"I think you can make the tax system take a much higher portion from people with great wealth."
"I think you can make the tax system take a much higher portion from people with great wealth."
Some people think Ford’s short-lived Edsel brand of the late 1950s died off because the cars were ugly. And while that was likely a factor (I, for one, think the cars were gorgeous—including the 1958 model above, which is either a Pacer, Ranger, Citation or Corsair; It’s hard to tell those apart), Time Magazine wrote…
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RAFAEL NADAL lost convincingly to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final because his “rhythm got broken”.
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Government officials have requested bigger pumps for draining water
Prime Minister Theresa May risks another humiliating Brexit defeat at the hands of her own eurosceptic MPs on Thursday, with just weeks to go until Britain officially leaves the EU. Parliament will hold a symbolic vote endorsing May's Brexit strategy but Conservative Party hardliners could abstain, threatening defeat for May. Eurosceptics in the party's European Research Group are worried that a vote in favour could be seen as ruling out leaving the European Union without a deal.
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Andrew Hill tells a jury of the "nasty dawning moment" as he headed towards the crowd at Southport.
Official press release by Ucom
From now on Ucom TV subscribers may watch all 24 episodes of "The Ancient Kings" a historical drama available at "VoD" section, free of charge.
This TV series was first aired in 2016 on Armenia Premium TV channel exclusively broadcast on Ucom network. The fictional events taking place in the pre-Christian era were also aired on Armenia TV channel in 2018.
"Committed to the idea of supporting the creation and promotion of quality Armenian TV production... Читать дальше...
U.S. retail sales recorded their biggest drop in more than nine years in December as receipts fell across the board, suggesting a sharp slowdown in economic activity at the end of 2018.
On February 13, Sabyasachi Mukherjee travelled to New York to showcase a capsule collection in support of Sadhguru and the Isha Foundation’s Fashion for Peace project.
A team of scientists has figured out a shortcut way to produce skillful seasonal climate forecasts with a fraction of the computing power normally needed. The technique involves searching within existing global climate models to learn what happened when the ocean, atmosphere and land conditions were similar to what they are today. These "model-analogs" to today end up producing a remarkably good forecast, the team found—and the finding could help researchers improve new climate models and forecasts of seasonal events such as El Niño.
Ashok Leyland said on Thursday that its net profit tumbled to Rs 381 crore during October to December of 2018.The flagship company of Hinduja Group had reported a net profit of Rs 485 crore in the same quarter of previous year.The drop in sales also shaved revenues which totalled Rs 6,325 crore in Q3 of 2018-19 compared to Rs 7,191 crore in Q3 of 2017-18. The EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) slid to Rs 650 crore from Rs 839 crore in the same period.However, revenues... Читать дальше...
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday rolled back Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson’s comments on sending the HMS Queen Elizabeth to the South China Sea. Sputnik discussed the development with Dr Zalmay Gulzad, professor at the Political Science Department at Harold Washington College in Chicago.
Can a man fall in love with a robot? An even more interesting question is: can a robot fall in love with a man? AI love can be real and is possibly...
Team news, goal clips, match facts, quotes from Unai Emery and an expert view of the opposition
Former paratroopers Neil Young and Peter Ketley have raised more than £30,000 for military charities.
The Shadow Treasury minister expressed concern that Labour is helping 'facilitate a Tory Brexit'
Bayern Munich are not likely to chase Liverpool and Tottenham target Adrien Rabiot in the summer.
The digitisation of the EU's construction industry is an oft-overlooked area of technological development, both politically and socially. EURACTIV.com spoke to Milena Feustel to shine a light on the sector and explore the direction the digital construction is going in across Europe.
Napoli captain Marek Hamsik agrees a move to Chinese Super League club Dalian Yifang.