Tag: Government policy
UN report says Myanmar poverty could double from coup chaos
<p>BANGKOK — Political turmoil and disruptions following the coup in Myanmar could undo years of progress and double the number of its people living...
A look at how US corporations manage the tax system
WASHINGTON — As American corporations have generated an ever-smaller share of federal tax revenue, the burden has fallen more heavily on individuals, through the...
UN focuses on demand to repatriate foreign fighters in Libya
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council held an informal meeting Thursday focusing on the repatriation of more than 20,000 foreign fighters and mercenaries...
UN says 125 Europe-bound children rescued off Libyan coast
<p>CAIRO — A total of 125 Europe-bound children were rescued at sea this week by Libyan authorities off the Mediterranean coast, the United Nations...
India’s deepening water crisis at the heart of farm protests
RANSIH KALAN. India — Every year, Swarn Singh sows rice in his fields, knowing that the thirsty crop is draining northern India's Punjab of...
Biden’s corporate tax plan takes aim at income inequality
<p>WASHINGTON — From John Kennedy to Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump, American presidents have taken aim at corporate America's tax-avoidance schemes before — and...
UN report says Myanmar poverty could double from coup chaos
BANGKOK — Political turmoil and disruptions following the coup in Myanmar could undo years of progress and double the number of its people living...
GM spending on Mexico electric vehicle plant angers US union
<p>DETROIT — An announcement by General Motors that it would invest more than $1 billion at a Mexican factory that will build electric vehicles...
UN says 125 Europe-bound children rescued off Libyan coast
CAIRO — A total of 125 Europe-bound children were rescued at sea this week by Libyan authorities off the Mediterranean coast, the United Nations...
A look at how US corporations manage the tax system
<p>WASHINGTON — As American corporations have generated an ever-smaller share of federal tax revenue, the burden has fallen more heavily on individuals, through the...