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Tax-News.com: WTO Affirms Decision In Boeing Subsidy Case

The WTO's Dispute Settlement Body has formally endorsed the Appellate Body's decision to reverse a previous panel ruling that a tax break provided by Washington State to Boeing is a prohibited subsidy.




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Tax-News.com: Ireland Tweaks Eligibility Rules For COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Program

The Irish Revenue has announced that it will allow access to the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme for certain employers who missed the March 15 payroll deadline.




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Policy Paper: Reforming agricultural subsidies to support biodiversity in Switzerland - Country Study

This paper analyses the reform of Switzerland’s agricultural policy framework, which reoriented subsidies to better target policy objectives, including for biodiversity; and outlines the process involved in designing and implementing the reform as well as its environmental and socio-economic impacts. The country study draws on the 2017 OECD report The Political Economy of Biodiversity Policy Reform.




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Is Vijay Deverakonda planning to sue website for making false allegations against him?

Entire Tollywood has come in support of Vijay Deverakonda and have said that an action plan is needed immediately to stop gossip websites.




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OECD welcomes ground-breaking peer reviews by China and US of their fossil fuel subsidies

The OECD has welcomed the release by China and the US of peer reviews of their fossil fuel subsidies.




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Angel Gurría congratulates new Indonesian President for cutting fuel subsidies

Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD congratulated the newly elected President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, for taking a bold first step in his economic reform agenda by substantially cutting fuel subsidies.




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Conditions for establishment of subsidiaries and branches in the provision of banking services by non-resident institutions

In 2014, the Financial Stability Board (FSB), in collaboration with the IMF and OECD, prepared a report for G20 leaders that sought to assess the cross-border consistencies and global financial stability implications of structural banking reform measures. To further examine structural banking reform measures taken since 2008, the OECD circulated a survey. This report describes the outcome of this survey.




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Angel Gurría congratulates new Indonesian President for cutting fuel subsidies

Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD congratulated the newly elected President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, for taking a bold first step in his economic reform agenda by substantially cutting fuel subsidies.




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Norway... time to prune farm subsidies?

Norway puts a high priority on maintaining high levels of well-being in rural communities, many of which are in remote and challenging environments. While it is broadly successful in achieving this goal, it comes at a high price, most notably in the form of substantial support to farmers. Is there a better way?




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OECD launches interactive website on regional well-being

Life expectancy, air quality, safety and other indicators of well-being can vary dramatically within countries, depending on which region you live in. Looking beyond national averages is vital to get an accurate picture of quality of life and to guide local government policy.




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Botswana Stock Market (BSI DCI)

The Gaborone decreased 98 points or 1.30% since the beginning of 2020, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Botswana. Historically, the Botswana Stock Market (BSI DCI) reached an all time high of 11096.92 in August of 2015. The DCI (Botswana Gaborone Index) is a major stock market index which tracks the performance of the biggest companies traded in the Botswana Stock Exchange. It is a capitalization-weighted index.




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Private train operators receive £400m in subsidies

First time in five years that rail groups have not paid into state coffers




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How medical websites share our data

Hundreds of millions of people turn to the web each day to seek answers to medical concerns. But the information they share is far from secret. Madhumita Murgia, the FT's European technology correspondent, has been looking into what happens to the personal health information we share with these websites, and she tells India Ross what she discovered..


Contributors: India Ross, tech creative producer, and Madhumita Murgia, European technology correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.




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Discover is Facebook’s new effort to help people access websites for free — but with limits

Facebook has a new connectivity app called Discover to help those who can’t afford to get online access information on the web. The service, available through mobile web and Android app, allows users to visit any website in text format (no video, images, audio and other elements that eat up large amounts of data) and […]




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Discover is Facebook’s new effort to help people access websites for free — but with limits

Facebook has a new connectivity app called Discover to help those who can’t afford to get online access information on the web. The service, available through mobile web and Android app, allows users to visit any website in text format (no video, images, audio and other elements that eat up large amounts of data) and […]




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Discover is Facebook’s new effort to help people access websites for free — but with limits

Facebook has a new connectivity app called Discover to help those who can’t afford to get online access information on the web. The service, available through mobile web and Android app, allows users to visit any website in text format (no video, images, audio and other elements that eat up large amounts of data) and […]




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Discover is Facebook’s new effort to help people access websites for free — but with limits

Facebook has a new connectivity app called Discover to help those who can’t afford to get online access information on the web. The service, available through mobile web and Android app, allows users to visit any website in text format (no video, images, audio and other elements that eat up large amounts of data) and […]




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5 Proven Ways to Keep Visitors on Your Website

Make the information they're looking for easy to find.




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Quotation - dated 20.10.2011 - Disposal of Office Staff Car bearing No. WE3 02E 5189 - Display of Sale Notice, Terms and Conditions on Ministrys website - reg.

Quotation - dated 20.10.2011 - Disposal of Office Staff Car bearing No. WE3 02E 5189 - Display of Sale Notice, Terms and Conditions on Ministrys website - reg.




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Lanarkshire killer joins Plenty of Fish dating website

Barry Smith, 26, helped to stab Reamonn Gormley, 19, in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, in 2011. He said in his Plenty of Fish profile that an ideal first date would involve 'eating **** and kicking a**'.




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Fifth Harmony's website is hacked with ISIS message

It was already an awkward Saturday for Fifth Harmony, when they attended the Kids' Choice Awards and watched their former Camilla Cabello make her solo debut.




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Canada's immigration website crashes as Trump wins US election

Canada's immigration website, which details information on how to move to the country, crashed - presumably because of a high volume of traffic - as the U.S. election results came in.




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How Scott Morrison's government forced Holden out of Australia by dropping subsidies

Scott Morrison raged against the sudden scrapping of Holden in Australia, but he must have forgotten the Coalition Government forced the car marker to close its factories in 2013.




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Melbourne restaurant Enter via Laundry's website crashes after it features on MasterChef

Exclusive Melbourne restaurant Enter via Laundry's website crashed after it featured on Tuesday night's episode of MasterChef: Back to Win.




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Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi dies at 92 first democratically-elected president

Tunisia's 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, who helped guide the North African country's transition to democracy after a 2011 revolution, has died, the presidency said on Thursday.




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The way we shop is transforming as consumers embrace contactless payments and curbside pickup. Here's everything you need to know.

The coronavirus has been a catalyst for big changes in the way consumers spend and pay.Ongoing trends like contactless payments and buy now, pay later are accelerating.New trends are emerging, like consumers' preference toward buy online, pick up in-store.Here's how banks, credit card companies, fintechs, and investors are thinking about the new norms in how we shop and pay.Click here for more BI Prime stories.From banks to credit card companies to retailers, the coronavirus pandemic has impacted virtually every player in the payments industry.Ongoing trends, like buy now, pay later and contactless payments, have been accelerated. And new norms in the way we shop, like buy online, pick up in-store, are emerging.We've spoken with execs across the payments ecosystem to understand what's changing,




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How one global company is planning to bring its 75,000 employees back into the office after the pandemic subsides - while still keeping remote work as an option

Government officials and business leaders to begin thinking about how to re-open the US economy. But many operating procedures in place before the outbreak are unlikely to return back to normal - at least in the near-term. Cisco, for example, is weighing whether to place employees into two "teams" and tier which cohort can be in the office working at a certain time - effectively continuing some of the social distancing guidelines currently in place.The tech giant also plans on continuing a halt on business travel, according to Chief Operating Officer Irving Tan.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The sudden pivot to remote work led to a few chaotic weeks as companies scrambled to make the necessary adjustments. But as corporations begin to settle into the new normal - or at




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Ted Cruz website fools supporters into thinking he backs Hillary Clinton for president

Ted Cruz supporters who visited tedcruz.com were shocked when they viewed the homepage. It showed an image of Hillary Clinton with the text: 'Next President of the United States of America!!!'




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Pro-EU campaign group mocks Nigel Farage by buying a Brexit Party website domain

The campaigners said the entire fee, which will increase by £50,000 each day, would be donated to the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants as a further swipe at the right-wing leader.




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Microsoft seizes control of 50 websites used by a North Korea-linked hacking group

The technology giant launched a case in the US District Court against the group code named Thallium to try and stop their operations that were specifically targeting certain groups.




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Harry Styles teases new project as he shares link to a website that asks: 'Do you know who you are?'

The link takes users to a page that features a white screen and text that reads 'Do you know who you are?' with users prompted to enter their name and click a box that says 'Find out'.




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Meghan and Harry suffer awkward blunder as Archewell website link redirects to Kanye's Gold Digger

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry fans who type in www.archewellfoundation.com are unwittingly diverted to the music video of the American rapper's 2005 hit Gold Digger, featuring Jamie Foxx.




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National Lottery website CRASHES as punters try to make last-minute bid to grab record £169m

The National Lottery website has crashed as punters try to make last-minute bids to grab a record £169m EuroMilions jackpot that must go tonight.




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National Lottery website and app BACK online four hours before tonight's £5m draw after power cut

The National Lottery website and app are back up and running ahead of tonight's £5million draw after being down for nine hours today due to a power failure.




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Hillary Clinton promotes pro-impeachment website built by 2016 campaign chair John Podesta

Hillary Clinton linked to a pro-impeachment website urging the public to educate themselves in the midst of the Judiciary hearing debating two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump.




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Prince William and Kate Middleton's Royal Foundation website update their coronavirus crisis work 

Prince William, 37, and Kate Middleton's, 38, official Royal Foundation website has been updated with a statement revealing their plan to support frontline workers as the UK battles coronavirus.




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Did Barbara Bush die? Death hoax spread by website claiming to be CNN 

Barbara Bush, former US First Lady, has become the latest death hoax victim after a news website claiming to be CNN reported that she had died amid news of her serious illness.




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Remainers launches tactical voting website to help stop Brexit

Remain campaigners have launched a website that shows EU supporters who to tactically vote for to have the best chance of stopping a Tory majority and thwarting Brexit .




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The number of Australian businesses coronavirus has shut downs as Jobkeeper wage subsidies start

One in two Australian workers could soon be receiving a $1,500 fortnightly wage subsidy to be kept in work. Daily Mail Australia looks at the services jobs coronavirus has destroyed overnight.




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Iranian music streaming website is blasted for airbrushing female artists out of album covers

Melovaz has altered numerous major album releases, in a decision which stems from the country's strict Islamic law which has harsh restrictions on women's self-expression.




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The Bedford Swan is the town’s ‘premier hotel’ or so the website says

If someone could just open all the windows and replace it with something fresh, then the Bedford Swan could become something of a destination hotel rather than a place to stay en route.




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I need to cancel my TV licence but the website says I can't do that. Can I cancel my Direct Debit? 

I need to get a TV licence refund but online it says that it isn't possible to request a refund at the moment due to coronavirus. Can I just cancel my direct debit with the bank instead?




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Ocado website goes down and Asda online shoppers experience problems

Online supermarket retailer Ocado has 'gone into meltdown' today as its website malfunctioned as panicked Brits continue to buy in bulk due to the rise in coronavirus cases across the country.




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UK Airline industry wants wage subsidy scheme extended

Tim Alderslade, the chief executive of industry body Airlines UK, wrote to Chancellor Rishi Sunak, saying that carriers will face a 'renewed cash crisis' if the job support scheme is withdrawn.




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Can hotel booking websites like Alpharooms and Booking.com hike price after room is paid for?

Daniel Lawson booked two single rooms at the Cabot Pollensa Park Spa in Mallorca on hotel booking site, Alpharooms, via holiday comparison site, Trivago, at the beginning of June.




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Cops searched sugar daddy dating websites for Utah student Mackenzie Lueck's 'murderer' after death 

Authorities searched the Seeking Arrangement dating site for University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck and murder suspect Ayoola Ajayi after her death, court documents filed on Friday show.




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Anti-virus company Avast 'winding down' subsidiary that sold millions of users' sensitive web data

Avast announced its decision to wind won 'Jumpshot', a subsidiary that drew public scrutiny following a report by Motherboard and PCMag revealing how it tracked users data.




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Thrifty mum reveals she saved £100 on a food order using an anti-food waste website

Julia Young, 33, from Maidenhead, has told how she spent £22.50 on an anti-food waste website - and saved herself £100. Amongst the buys were snacks bars, crisps, toothpaste, and hair care.




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Google is NOT building the COVID-19 testing website Trump promised

A website that is very different to the one described at Trump's Friday press conference at the White House is being built by Verily, a healthcare tech company also owned by Alphabet.




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Coronavirus US: Google website to provide advice on COVID-19

The US president said at a press conference on Friday the website would let people 'self-screen' to determine whether they need to tested for COVID-19.