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Trump tariffs could hit UK goods trade as hard as Brexit, says think tank
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump tariffs could hit UK goods trade as hard as Brexit, says think tank

The Independent  

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Think tank report highlights China's efforts to secure cultural access for visually impaired
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Think tank report highlights China's efforts to secure cultural access for visually impaired

China Daily  

Xinhua Updated: 2024-12-04 A student from the Beijing School for the Blind touches a sand table model of the Palace Museum at Sensory Experience Gallery of the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 1, 2024. BEIJING -- A Chinese think tank report released on Tuesday highlighted China's continuous efforts to secure cultural access for individuals with visual impairment …

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China improves accessible facilities for visually impaired individuals: think tank report
2 weeks, 6 days ago

China improves accessible facilities for visually impaired individuals: think tank report

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China has prominently improved its standards for accessible facilities as the society's awareness of the interests of visually impaired individuals continues to rise, according to a think tank report released on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which falls on Dec 3. The report, titled "China's Efforts to Safeguard Cultural Rights for the Visually Impaired: Insights from …

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Trump Taps Deep Conservative Network to Press His Agenda (1)
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump Taps Deep Conservative Network to Press His Agenda (1)

Live Mint  

When Donald Trump first became president, he lacked the infrastructure of Washington think tanks, nonprofits and advocacy groups that typically help presidents achieve their agendas. America First Legal What it is: Legal group How much money it has: $9.6 million* Who’s behind it: Two veterans of Trump’s first administration — Miller, who pushed a hard-line immigration policy and has been …

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Global South Media and Think Tank Forum issues Sao Paulo Declaration
1 month, 1 week ago

Global South Media and Think Tank Forum issues Sao Paulo Declaration

China Daily  

SAO PAULO -- The Global South Media and Think Tank Forum, held here on Monday and Tuesday, issued a declaration calling for stronger representation and a louder voice for the Global South in global governance. "Media and think tanks in the Global South should resolutely advocate for the group's common interests and continuously boost its voice and influence in global …

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Keeping £2 bus fare cap would have cost a tenth of fuel duty freeze, says think tank
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Keeping £2 bus fare cap would have cost a tenth of fuel duty freeze, says think tank

The Independent  

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Introduce pay-per-mile road tax and scrap fuel duty, says think tank
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Introduce pay-per-mile road tax and scrap fuel duty, says think tank

The Telegraph  

Pay-per-mile road pricing should replace fuel duty and road tax with the biggest charges levied on motorists travelling at peak times, says a think tank. Policy Exchange, a right-of-centre think tank, said most motorists would pay less duty and tax as its new pricing system would be based on the time and distance travelled. They claimed the plan would reduce …

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Melania Trump fumes after late mother's personal information and immigration records are released
2 months ago

Melania Trump fumes after late mother's personal information and immigration records are released

Daily Mail  

The think tank has cited DHS's disclosure of Amalija Knavs's immigration file Heritage Foundation has been fighting for the release of Prince Harry's visa docs Melania Trump has been left outraged over the Department of Homeland Security's 'shocking' decision to release her late mother's immigration records, a family lawyer said. The immigration file of Melania Trump's Slovenian mother Amalija Knavs …

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Tax rises inevitable as Budget black hole set to persist, says think tank
2 months, 1 week ago

Tax rises inevitable as Budget black hole set to persist, says think tank

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Most of the £22 billion budget gap identified by the …

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Rayner’s towns and villages building blitz branded ‘perverse’
3 months ago

Rayner’s towns and villages building blitz branded ‘perverse’

The Telegraph  

Angela Rayner is wrong to target towns and villages in her quest to build 1.5m extra houses, an influential think tank has said. The Resolution Foundation said building more properties in expensive areas that were not near particularly productive jobs would do little to help the Government boost growth. Lord Willetts, who has helped to oversee the report, branded the …

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'Ideological lunacy': CNN's Bash puts scrambling Marco Rubio on the spot over Project 2025
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Ideological lunacy': CNN's Bash puts scrambling Marco Rubio on the spot over Project 2025

Raw Story  

Confronted on CNN by chilling comments made by the architect behind the authoritarian Project 2025 hinting at bloodshed if Donald Trump is not re-elected, the best Sen. Marco Rubio could come up with was, "Think tanks do think tanks stuff." With Project 2025 stocked with multiple former Donald Trump aides, Bash pressed Rubio, who is in the running to be …

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India one of the largest contributors to incentive travel in South Africa
8 months, 4 weeks ago

India one of the largest contributors to incentive travel in South Africa

Deccan Chronicle  

: After concluding an extremely successful Annual India Roadshow 2024, South African Tourism has kickstarted the third edition of its incentive travel initiative – Corporate Think Tank. Demonstrating marked success following the previous editions, Corporate Think Tank programmes have emerged as an essential platform for South African Tourism to understand and simplify corporate travel needs for Indian businesses. Besides, the …

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Right-wing think tank chief defends ties to wannabe warlord's extremist group
9 months, 1 week ago

Right-wing think tank chief defends ties to wannabe warlord's extremist group

Raw Story  

The president of a right-wing think tank defended his ties to a Christian nationalist organization aimed at replacing democratic institutions with a religious autocracy. Claremont Institute president Ryan P. Williams and other senior officials from the think tank have contributed money and maintained contacts with Society for American Civic Renewal, an all-male fraternal order seeking to remake the U.S. government …

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'EVs are £700 a year cheaper to keep on the road than petrol cars', green think tank says
11 months, 2 weeks ago

'EVs are £700 a year cheaper to keep on the road than petrol cars', green think tank says

Daily Mail  

Owning an electric vehicle instead of a petrol car could save drivers around £10,000 over a decade and a half, according to a green think tank. Switching to electric could save owners up to £700 a year compared to driving a petrol car, a green think tank has estimated: Pictured, an electric Hyundai Ioniq5 While the upfront cost of new …

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Putin threatening Finland and preparing for potential war with Nato, warns think tank
1 year ago

Putin threatening Finland and preparing for potential war with Nato, warns think tank

The Independent  

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Treasury plots new ‘Tell Sid’ campaign to lure savers into stock market
1 year, 5 months ago

Treasury plots new ‘Tell Sid’ campaign to lure savers into stock market

The Telegraph  

Andrew Griffith, the economic secretary to the Treasury, said “wider share ownership is good for savers, good for the economy and good for society.” “Increasing individual share ownership is also about changing culture, attitudes to risk and supporting individual responsibility.” The advertising campaign has been proposed by the Centre for Policy Studies, a think tank with significant influence in Conservative …

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Price of food to replace energy as biggest cost-of-living problem – think tank
1 year, 7 months ago

Price of food to replace energy as biggest cost-of-living problem – think tank

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Resolution Foundation said on …

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Cost of India quitting coal is $900 billion, think tank says
1 year, 9 months ago

Cost of India quitting coal is $900 billion, think tank says

The Independent  

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Russian advance stalls in Ukraine’s Bakhmut, think tank says
1 year, 9 months ago

Russian advance stalls in Ukraine’s Bakhmut, think tank says

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s advance seems to have stalled in Moscow’s campaign to capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a leading think tank said in an assessment of the longest ground battle of the war. The founder of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said Sunday on the Telegram messaging app that the situation in Bakhmut was “difficult, very difficult, …

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Scottish councils facing real-terms cut even with tax increase, says think tank
1 year, 10 months ago

Scottish councils facing real-terms cut even with tax increase, says think tank

The Independent  

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Joe Biden says unaware of content of classified documents found at think tank
1 year, 11 months ago

Joe Biden says unaware of content of classified documents found at think tank

Firstpost  

Mexico City: US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he was unaware of the contents of classified documents from his time as vice president found at an office he used at a Washington think tank, expressing surprise at their discovery. “People know I take classified documents, classified information seriously,” he told reporters after a summit in Mexico City. He described …

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Classified files from Joe Biden’s VP tenure found at think tank
1 year, 11 months ago

Classified files from Joe Biden’s VP tenure found at think tank

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 10 documents were found by the US president’s personal lawyers at Washington think tank in November. Classified documents from Joe Biden’s time as vice president were discovered in November by the US president’s personal lawyers at a Washington think tank, a White House lawyer has said. Nearly 10 documents were found at Biden’s office at the Penn Biden Center …

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Ending use of biofuels in UK petrol could feed 3.5 million people, says think tank
2 years, 5 months ago

Ending use of biofuels in UK petrol could feed 3.5 million people, says think tank

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ending biofuel production and use in the UK would free up food for 3.5 million …

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To make housing affordable, property prices need to fall, hurting many Australians with big debts
2 years, 7 months ago

To make housing affordable, property prices need to fall, hurting many Australians with big debts

ABC  

"Let's make housing affordable". But anyone who talks about making housing more affordable also needs to address the worrying flip side – falling house prices for Australians who are already in the property market and have a mortgage. Like other subsidies, grants or tax breaks that added to demand, cheaper debt only tended to push up home prices and make …

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