Yolanda Diaz, Spain's second vice president and labor minister, argued that taxation of the wealthy should be permanent rather than transitory. "It is unfair that a huge corporation only pays 3.9 percent in taxes but a barbershop pays 17.5 percent. Spain needs a thorough overhaul of its tax structure, which should include a substantial corporate tax reform as well as a permanent tax on large...

JPMorgan Chase Bank has agreed to pay $290 million to resolve a class action lawsuit brought by Jeffrey Epstein's sexual assault victims. This information was provided by victims' attorneys to The Wall Street Journal. In a complaint filed last November, victims of sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein charged JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank with aiding the American financier's illegal actions. The...

According to a research by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), global spending on nuclear weapons increased to $82.9 billion in 2022, with the United States spending more than all other nuclear countries combined. Nine nations (with nuclear weapons) spent $82.9 billion on nuclear weapons, at least $29 billion of which was made by the private sector in 2022. With $43.7...

A pregnancy can only be legally ended in Iran if the mother's life is in danger or if the fetus is found to have genetic problems, according to the country's Ministry of Health, which has announced formation of a special paramilitary patrol to combat unlawful abortions. A special "abortion patrol" made up of paramilitary Basij volunteers has been established in Iran to combat unauthorized...

Much of the US east coast now has significantly worse air quality due to wildfires raging in Canada. The US National Weather Service has issued warnings about the danger of such air to vulnerable persons. Yesterday, New York was recognized as having the second-worst air quality in the entire globe. Earlier this week, the city was ranked top by the IQAir service, surpassing even the established...

The World Bank increased its forecast for GDP growth in 2023 from the 1.7 percent anticipated in January to 2.1 percent. The World Bank (WB) has slightly increased its forecast for global economic growth in 2023, now anticipating a 2.1% growth in GDP rather than the 1.7% predicted in January. This is in line with the organization's most recent report on the state of the world economy. According...

According to a report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) released on Monday in honor of World Environment Day, the Earth has reached the "planetary limit" on chemical pollution and plastic waste. The report urges swift action to increase separate garbage collection in order to recycle consumer plastic waste more thoroughly. "With a global recycling rate of less than 10%, plastic recycling...

French President Emmanuel Macron has objected to NATO’s proposal to establish a presence in Tokyo. The office might be the alliance's first representative in the Indo-Pacific area, but sources told the newspaper that France's stance has complicated a conversation that has been going on within NATO for months. According to the Financial Times, the U.S. and Japan have pushed Europe to take a more...

The cost for ships to transit through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits increased by 8.3% in Turkey. It will be reviewed once a year, at the end of June. The cost to cross the Turkish straits from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea has increased, Turkey's Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure stated. The charge will rise by 8.3%, from $4.08 to $4.42. According to the 1936 Montreux...