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G-7 back steps to deter tax dodging by multinational firms
The Group of Seven wealthy democracies agreed on June 5 to support a global minimum corporate tax of at least 15% to deter multinational companies from avoiding taxes by stashing profits in low-rate countries.
In Memoriam: Spy Novels Legend John le Carre Dies Aged 89
British best-selling author David Cornwell, better known as John le Carre whose Cold War-era spy novels transformed the espionage genre, died over the weekend, his literary agent said. He was 89 years old.
His family said le Carre died Saturday night in Cornwall, Britain, from pneumonia after a short battle with the illness.
Where is WHAM!’s Andrew Ridgeley now?
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley were the two artists that became known as the band WHAM! The story is more or less known. Especially for George Michael it could be argued that his life was movie material.
But what happened to Andrew Ridgeley after WHAM! disbanded in 1986, and where is he now?
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Schools in France and UK evacuated over bomb threats
Police intervened at six high schools in Paris on Tuesday after receiving bomb threats by telephone.
According to Le Figaro newspaper, Henri IV, Louis Le Grand, Condorcet, Fénelon et Montaigne have been evacuated and specialists are already investigating the area.
Museum Talks at Istanbul Modern
Sam Thorne, the artistic director of Tate St. Ives, an art gallery in Cornwall, England, will be this week's Museum Talks guest on April 7.
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