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'What the hell are you going to do?' Ex-RNC head mocks threat from GOP's Byron Donalds
1 day ago

'What the hell are you going to do?' Ex-RNC head mocks threat from GOP's Byron Donalds

Raw Story  

Reacting to a fire-breathing speech given by Rep. Byron Donalds in Phoenix on Saturday, both former RNC head Michael Steele and ex-Rep. Dave Jolly both laughed off the MAGA lawmaker's threats aimed at his colleagues. On Saturday, Donalds told a crowd at a Turning Point USA gathering, "In Washington we have one simple job that we got to do and …

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Chris Martin breaks his silence on daughter Apple's debutante ball - after she addressed the 'mean girl' rumours
3 days, 4 hours ago

Chris Martin breaks his silence on daughter Apple's debutante ball - after she addressed the 'mean girl' rumours

Daily Mail  

Chris Martin has shared his thoughts on his daughter Apple's high society debut after she went viral for her behaviour at the Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris last month. The interview was conducted one week before Apple's appearance at the exclusive event, where she was supported by Chris, mom Gwyneth, 52, younger brother Moses, 18, and Gwyneth's mom Blythe …

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DTAA | Foreign Company Providing Software To Its Agents In India Doesn't Mean It Has 'Permanent Establishment' In India: Delhi HC
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3 days, 5 hours ago

DTAA | Foreign Company Providing Software To Its Agents In India Doesn't Mean It Has 'Permanent Establishment' In India: Delhi HC

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has held that 'software' being an intangible property, cannot alone constitute 'Permanent Establishment' of a foreign entity in India. In the case at hand, the issue before the Court was whether the Voyager software provided by Western Union Financial Services Inc. to its agents in India would constitute PE, for the purposes of taxation in India. …

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DTAA | Foreign Company Providing Software To Its Agents In India Doesn't Mean It Has 'Permanent Establishment' In India: Delhi HC
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3 days, 5 hours ago

DTAA | Foreign Company Providing Software To Its Agents In India Doesn't Mean It Has 'Permanent Establishment' In India: Delhi HC

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has held that 'software' being an intangible property, cannot alone constitute 'Permanent Establishment' of a foreign entity in India. In the case at hand, the issue before the Court was whether the Voyager software provided by Western Union Financial Services Inc. to its agents in India would constitute PE, for the purposes of taxation in India. …

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Chris Martin never imagined he'd one day attend daughter Apple's debutante ball
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3 days, 14 hours ago

Chris Martin never imagined he'd one day attend daughter Apple's debutante ball

Daily Mail  

Chris Martin looked on proudly as he and ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter Apple made her high society debut at the Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris last month. Chris Martin looked on proudly as he and ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow 's daughter Apple made her high society debut at the Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris last month; Gwyneth and Apple …

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Explained: Closures, social security checks, furloughs – What a Government shutdown might mean
3 days, 14 hours ago

Explained: Closures, social security checks, furloughs – What a Government shutdown might mean

India Today  

Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government or federal agencies will shut down, meaning hundreds of thousands of federal employees could be sent home — or stay on the job without pay — just ahead of the holidays. Here’s what to know about a possible government shutdown, what agencies would be affected …

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Trump-backed spending bill voted down as US government shutdown looms
3 days, 14 hours ago

Trump-backed spending bill voted down as US government shutdown looms

Al Jazeera  

US House of Representatives rejects spending bill as US edges closer to partial government shutdown. The United States House of Representatives has rejected a spending bill backed by President-elect Donald Trump, raising the likelihood of a partial government shutdown as millions of Americans prepare to travel during the holiday season. The Republican-led bill was a last-ditch effort to avert a …

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What do rising water bills mean for YOU? All your questions answered as average household set to pay an extra £31 per year
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4 days, 5 hours ago

What do rising water bills mean for YOU? All your questions answered as average household set to pay an extra £31 per year

Daily Mail  

Household water bills in England and Wales will increase by an average £31 a year over the next five years, regulator Ofwat announced today. Household water bills in England and Wales will increase by a total of £157 or 36 per cent over the next five years – an average £31 a year over that period. The Committee will hold …

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印尼学者：超越“伙伴关系”，中印尼携手共筑绿色未来
Top News
4 days, 14 hours ago

印尼学者：超越“伙伴关系”，中印尼携手共筑绿色未来

China Daily  

导读：中国和印尼都是煤炭大国，两国在经济可持续发展和绿色转型方面拥有相似的目标和愿景。中国是印尼最大贸易伙伴及主要投资者。印尼在寻求能源自给自足、增加可再生能源产能和碳中和的过程中，中印尼绿色伙伴关系成为关键。中国投资者已在印尼绿色领域进行了重大投资，双方需进一步协调绿色转型计划，调整市场动态并展示成果，以深化联系并共同迈向绿色经济。 今年11月，印尼总统普拉博沃在赴秘鲁参加亚太经合组织领导人非正式会议之前访问了中国。此次访问期间，两国签署了一系列绿色转型关键领域的投资协议，包括锂、新能源汽车和绿色能源发展等。这是普拉博沃自今年2月当选总统以来第二次访华，说明了两国关系的重要性。中国现在是印尼最大的贸易伙伴，也是印尼基础设施和绿色项目的主要投资者。 在全球竞争的大背景下，印尼总统提出的GDP增长8%的目标，以及推进能源安全和绿色转型战略绝非易事。印尼60%的石油需求依靠进口，实现国家能源自给自足是他的首要议程。所有这些，再加上印尼到2030年将可再生能源产能增加两倍、到2060年实现碳中和的目标，意味着利用中印尼伙伴关系发展清洁能源价值链是关键的优先事项。 在普拉博沃的前任佐科执政时期，印尼在吸引包括中国在内的外国绿色投资方面取得了重大进展，引进了电动汽车制造商五菱、比亚迪，以及太阳能电池板生产商天合光能等中国企业赴印尼投资，以应对不断增长的国内需求和出口市场。 印尼提供了全球一半的镍，在镍的冶炼和基础加工行业，该国吸引了中国的大笔投资。虽然供应链在许多方面都需要改善，但这些投资表明，中国投资者能够做出快速调整，同印尼更广泛的经济目标保持步调一致。 图片来源：视觉中国 印尼为实现其在国家自主贡献中提出的气候目标，每年需要投资190亿美元，但到目前为止，实际投资只有不到三分之一，这一缺口也意味着机遇。 印尼的外交目标是在探索新经济机遇的同时培育历史纽带，而中国正是深化绿色伙伴关系的天然合作伙伴。 普拉博沃政府提出了“八大愿景”，其中部分内容是强调在发展经济的同时自力更生，这与中国的“中华民族伟大复兴”愿景有一些相似之处。这是构建人类命运共同体——最好是绿色命运共同体的必由之路。 亚洲地区已经出现了多项转型倡议，如“公正能源转型伙伴关系”和日本的“亚洲零排放共同体”倡议。而中国提出的倡议不仅是以上倡议的简单补充，其独特之处在于，中国在低成本、高科技绿色产业方面具有优势，中国与印尼在高速增长和加快建立全球联系方面也有共同目标。 虽然中国和印尼在历史上都是煤炭大国，但中国在绿色领域的加速发展表明，全球绿色转型可以被视为机遇，而不是风险。随着东南亚国家竞相进入绿色价值链，印尼庞大的经济规模和丰富的自然资源为其提供了坚实的基础，但这位新上任的外向型总统必须抓紧行动。 图片来源：新华社 新政府需要对可再生能源建设提出一致的政策信号，鼓励建立地方产业，同时保证公正透明的绿色转型。此外还有几件事要记住。 首先，印尼的绿色计划和路线图需要更好的协调和问责机制。建立合作关系只是开始，下一步必须提出明确的近期目标供各方“对表”，这对于项目向前推进至关重要。为了实现这一目标，应该有一个统一的总路线图，为各个部门的具体工作指明方向。在这个路线图中，各部门的计划应是总体议程的补充，而不是各自朝着不同的方向发展。 其次，必须对全球市场动态作出反应，及时调整。全球绿色转型不是一个线性过程。技术进步和标准完善是同步进行的，解决了绿色价值链的各种不完善之处。随着对环境影响和劳工标准的关注不断增加，印尼政府和中国投资者都需要采取相应的行动。 三是要向印尼和海外展示中国负责任的绿色投资成果。在双方的合作中，虽然仍存在挑战，但也涌现出了许多积极正面的故事，它们在很大程度上并没有被更广泛的印尼公众所知。 最终，在一个不断变化的世界里，仅建立“伙伴关系”恐怕是不够的。在通往绿色经济的漫漫长路上，中印尼两国可以建立更深层次的联系。 图片来源：中国日报 本文原文发表在中国日报国际版，原标题为 "What close Sino-Indonesian collaboration could mean" 出品：中国日报中国观察智库 责编：宋平 刘夏 编辑：张钊 【责任编辑：高琳琳】

印尼学者：超越“伙伴关系”，中印尼携手共筑绿色未来
Top News
4 days, 14 hours ago

印尼学者：超越“伙伴关系”，中印尼携手共筑绿色未来

China Daily  

导读：中国和印尼都是煤炭大国，两国在经济可持续发展和绿色转型方面拥有相似的目标和愿景。中国是印尼最大贸易伙伴及主要投资者。印尼在寻求能源自给自足、增加可再生能源产能和碳中和的过程中，中印尼绿色伙伴关系成为关键。中国投资者已在印尼绿色领域进行了重大投资，双方需进一步协调绿色转型计划，调整市场动态并展示成果，以深化联系并共同迈向绿色经济。 今年11月，印尼总统普拉博沃在赴秘鲁参加亚太经合组织领导人非正式会议之前访问了中国。此次访问期间，两国签署了一系列绿色转型关键领域的投资协议，包括锂、新能源汽车和绿色能源发展等。这是普拉博沃自今年2月当选总统以来第二次访华，说明了两国关系的重要性。中国现在是印尼最大的贸易伙伴，也是印尼基础设施和绿色项目的主要投资者。 在全球竞争的大背景下，印尼总统提出的GDP增长8%的目标，以及推进能源安全和绿色转型战略绝非易事。印尼60%的石油需求依靠进口，实现国家能源自给自足是他的首要议程。所有这些，再加上印尼到2030年将可再生能源产能增加两倍、到2060年实现碳中和的目标，意味着利用中印尼伙伴关系发展清洁能源价值链是关键的优先事项。 在普拉博沃的前任佐科执政时期，印尼在吸引包括中国在内的外国绿色投资方面取得了重大进展，引进了电动汽车制造商五菱、比亚迪，以及太阳能电池板生产商天合光能等中国企业赴印尼投资，以应对不断增长的国内需求和出口市场。 印尼提供了全球一半的镍，在镍的冶炼和基础加工行业，该国吸引了中国的大笔投资。虽然供应链在许多方面都需要改善，但这些投资表明，中国投资者能够做出快速调整，同印尼更广泛的经济目标保持步调一致。 图片来源：视觉中国 印尼为实现其在国家自主贡献中提出的气候目标，每年需要投资190亿美元，但到目前为止，实际投资只有不到三分之一，这一缺口也意味着机遇。 印尼的外交目标是在探索新经济机遇的同时培育历史纽带，而中国正是深化绿色伙伴关系的天然合作伙伴。 普拉博沃政府提出了“八大愿景”，其中部分内容是强调在发展经济的同时自力更生，这与中国的“中华民族伟大复兴”愿景有一些相似之处。这是构建人类命运共同体——最好是绿色命运共同体的必由之路。 亚洲地区已经出现了多项转型倡议，如“公正能源转型伙伴关系”和日本的“亚洲零排放共同体”倡议。而中国提出的倡议不仅是以上倡议的简单补充，其独特之处在于，中国在低成本、高科技绿色产业方面具有优势，中国与印尼在高速增长和加快建立全球联系方面也有共同目标。 虽然中国和印尼在历史上都是煤炭大国，但中国在绿色领域的加速发展表明，全球绿色转型可以被视为机遇，而不是风险。随着东南亚国家竞相进入绿色价值链，印尼庞大的经济规模和丰富的自然资源为其提供了坚实的基础，但这位新上任的外向型总统必须抓紧行动。 图片来源：新华社 新政府需要对可再生能源建设提出一致的政策信号，鼓励建立地方产业，同时保证公正透明的绿色转型。此外还有几件事要记住。 首先，印尼的绿色计划和路线图需要更好的协调和问责机制。建立合作关系只是开始，下一步必须提出明确的近期目标供各方“对表”，这对于项目向前推进至关重要。为了实现这一目标，应该有一个统一的总路线图，为各个部门的具体工作指明方向。在这个路线图中，各部门的计划应是总体议程的补充，而不是各自朝着不同的方向发展。 其次，必须对全球市场动态作出反应，及时调整。全球绿色转型不是一个线性过程。技术进步和标准完善是同步进行的，解决了绿色价值链的各种不完善之处。随着对环境影响和劳工标准的关注不断增加，印尼政府和中国投资者都需要采取相应的行动。 三是要向印尼和海外展示中国负责任的绿色投资成果。在双方的合作中，虽然仍存在挑战，但也涌现出了许多积极正面的故事，它们在很大程度上并没有被更广泛的印尼公众所知。 最终，在一个不断变化的世界里，仅建立“伙伴关系”恐怕是不够的。在通往绿色经济的漫漫长路上，中印尼两国可以建立更深层次的联系。 图片来源：中国日报 本文原文发表在中国日报国际版，原标题为 "What close Sino-Indonesian collaboration could mean" 出品：中国日报中国观察智库 责编：宋平 刘夏 编辑：张钊 【责任编辑：高琳琳】

Cannabis conundrum: Legal doesn’t mean clean; illicit isn’t always dirty
4 days, 14 hours ago

Cannabis conundrum: Legal doesn’t mean clean; illicit isn’t always dirty

LA Times  

California cannabis regulators and industry defenders argue that despite the proliferation of pesticides found in legal weed, licensed products are still safer and purer than those sold on the underground market. The pesticide adulteration rate matched that of products from California’s legal market, which mandates screening for 66 pesticides but ignores scores of other compounds The Times found. The similarity …

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Trump's infrastructure "fantasy": Ditch mass transit for self-driving cars, private highways
4 days, 14 hours ago

Trump's infrastructure "fantasy": Ditch mass transit for self-driving cars, private highways

Salon  

While President-elect Donald Trump rarely spoke about infrastructure projects during the 2024 campaign, especially compared to the grand promises of his earlier campaigns, Trump's allies plan to revive infrastructure planning from his first administration. Instead, it's likely to mean reduced funding for public transit, increased investment in autonomous or "self-driving" vehicles and contracting out major infrastructure projects to private investors. …

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The Fed expects to cut rates more slowly in 2025. What that could mean for mortgages, debt and more
4 days, 19 hours ago

The Fed expects to cut rates more slowly in 2025. What that could mean for mortgages, debt and more

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Federal Reserve’s third interest rate cut of the year will likely have consequences for debt, savings, auto loans, mortgages and other forms of borrowing by consumers and businesses. “Because the upcoming Trump administration’s policies might cause a resurgence in inflation or otherwise throw the economy off balance, the Fed might choose to take a wait-and-see approach …

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What does rising inflation mean for you - and has it killed off a Bank of England interest rate cut?
5 days, 5 hours ago

What does rising inflation mean for you - and has it killed off a Bank of England interest rate cut?

Daily Mail  

Inflation in the UK climbed to 2.6 per cent in November, it was revealed today, as the rise in the cost of living accelerated again. James Smith, developed markets economist, UK, at ING, said: 'Our base case is for back-to-back to rate cuts from February onwards, with Bank Rate falling to 3.25 per cent later in the year. While services …

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Movie Review: Barry Jenkins brings fresh energy, originality to the ‘Lion King’ prequel ‘Mufasa’
5 days, 21 hours ago

Movie Review: Barry Jenkins brings fresh energy, originality to the ‘Lion King’ prequel ‘Mufasa’

Associated Press  

“Mufasa: The Lion King” has one very important thing going for it: an original story. A prequel to “The Lion King,” opening in theaters Thursday, it’s a tale of found family, betrayal and destiny, one that begins to explain the estrangement between brothers Scar and Mufasa that we all know will end in murder, how Mufasa ends up as king …

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Mets went wild for Juan Soto: Why a measured approach might come next
1 week ago

Mets went wild for Juan Soto: Why a measured approach might come next

New York Times  

After signing Juan Soto to the richest contract in sports history, people familiar with the New York Mets’ thinking about filling roster holes said the club plans to act “aggressively yet smart.” Such phrasing suggests the Mets will take their shots with some of the talent available on the market but may want to avoid being tied to another long …

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Chargers appear playoff-bound, but loss to Tampa could mean they’re bound for disaster
1 week ago

Chargers appear playoff-bound, but loss to Tampa could mean they’re bound for disaster

LA Times  

Chargers linebacker Joey Bosa and safety Tony Jefferson show their frustration during their loss to Tampa Bay. “Surprising isn’t the word,” Chargers defensive lineman Morgan Fox said of the torching. Chargers Chargers takeaways: Thursday matchup with Broncos critical after loss to Buccaneers The Chargers’ pride and bodies were hurt in a blowout loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which makes …

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Employers and workers alike are wary of what the second Trump term will mean for labor
1 week ago

Employers and workers alike are wary of what the second Trump term will mean for labor

LA Times  

Then-President Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in 2020. After four years under Joe Biden, who enthusiastically called himself “the most pro-union president in American history,” employers and labor groups alike are heading into President-elect Donald Trump’s second term unsure of what lies ahead. Under Jennifer Abruzzo, whom Biden appointed to run …

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‘Money isn’t the reason I play chess,’ says Gukesh after becoming new “multi-millionaire”
1 week, 1 day ago

‘Money isn’t the reason I play chess,’ says Gukesh after becoming new “multi-millionaire”

The Hindu  

When India’s D. Gukesh was busy making history in Singapore, the youngest and newest World Champion’s bank account was filling up with 11.3 crore, which he will receive from FIDE as prize money for defeating China’s Ding Liren in the final. Although the “multi-millionaire” tag does “mean a lot” to the Chennai Grandmaster, the 18th World Champion doesn’t play the …

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'Lol, ok': Trump hiring man said to have 'sued a cow' leads to internet ridicule
1 week, 1 day ago

'Lol, ok': Trump hiring man said to have 'sued a cow' leads to internet ridicule

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's critics laughed at the president-elect's announcement on Saturday. Trump's announcement of a spot for Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes prompted one reporter to describe purported "conflicts of interest." Santiago Mayer, a political commentator and the founder of Voters Of Tomorrow, said, "Every time anyone mentions Devin Nunes my immediate reaction is 'you mean the guy who sued a …

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What Trump’s pledge to redo his own trade agreement with Canada and Mexico could mean
1 week, 1 day ago

What Trump’s pledge to redo his own trade agreement with Canada and Mexico could mean

CNN  

Washington CNN — President-elect Donald Trump’s frequent calls for new tariffs on foreign goods may have overshadowed another massive trade-related pledge he made about a month before the November election: renegotiate the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Known as the USMCA, the trade deal was negotiated by the first Trump administration and replaced the quarter-century-old North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, in …

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Politics chat: Trump attends Army-Navy game; McConnell backs polio vaccine; mystery drones over New Jersey
1 week, 1 day ago

Politics chat: Trump attends Army-Navy game; McConnell backs polio vaccine; mystery drones over New Jersey

NPR  

Politics chat: Trump attends Army-Navy game; McConnell backs polio vaccine; mystery drones over New Jersey President-elect Donald Trump had two high-profile guests with him at the Army-Navy game yesterday: Pete Hegseth, his Secretary of Defense pick, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. And that's where we begin with NPR White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez. RASCOE: Franco, on Friday, Senator Mitch McConnell …

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D Gukesh aspires to reach Magnus Carlsen’s level of greatness after becoming youngest chess world champion
1 week, 2 days ago

D Gukesh aspires to reach Magnus Carlsen’s level of greatness after becoming youngest chess world champion

Firstpost  

D Gukesh added that becoming the world champion does not necessarily mean he is the best player in the world, the title of which he added still belongs to current world No 1 Magnus Carlsen. D Gukesh became the youngest world champion in chess history after defeating Chinese Grandmaster Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in the 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore. …

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Switzerland India trade tax MFN: What does Switzerland’s halt of most favoured nation for India mean? EXPLAINED
1 week, 2 days ago

Switzerland India trade tax MFN: What does Switzerland’s halt of most favoured nation for India mean? EXPLAINED

Live Mint  

Following an adverse Supreme Court ruling against Nestle, Switzerland revoked the Most Favoured Nation status granted to India. Switzerland said in a statement that the MFN clause in the protocol to the agreement between the Swiss Confederation and the Republic of India to prevent double taxation about income taxes would no longer be applied. India's DTAA with Switzerland may require …

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