EU Commission backs ‘Robin Hood’ finance tax
BELGIUM: The European Commission on Tuesday
backed plans by 11 EU nations to launch a hotly contested “Robin
Hood” financial transactions tax (FTT) that is tipped to raise
billions for the public purse.
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Women still face gender gap in jobs, wages -report
SWITZERLAND: Women are closing the gender gap
with men in health and educationbut struggle to get top jobs and
salaries, data from a study of 135 countries showed on Wednesday.
“Gaps in senior positions, wages and leadership levels still
persist,” even in countries that promote equality in education and
have a high level of economic integration among women,
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Bruce Lee’s Hong Kong home to go on sale - report
HONG KONG: Kung fu legend Bruce Lee's former
residence in Hong Kong will be put up for sale after a plan to turn
the property into a museum dedicated to the icon failed, a report
said Wednesday. Philanthropist Yu Panglin, who owns the mansion,
which became a rundown 'love hotel',
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