BAKU (Reuters) – The COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan aim to agree an annual finance target of $1 trillion or more a year to help poorer countries respond to global warming. Some see new taxes as one way to get there. The Global Solidarity Levies Task Force (GSLT), led by France, Barbados and Kenya, is exploring the issue. Below are extracts from its latest report on the options being discussed
Getty Images The Chancellor announced an end to inheritance tax exemption for farms in October. A bid by the department for rural affairs to soften changes to inheritance tax for farms – possibly by exempting some older farmers – has been rejected by the Treasury. The Treasury said there would be no change or mitigations to the policy, which will see an end to inheritance tax exemption for some farms.
Colombo, Sri Lanka – Abdul Rahuman Seyyadu Sulaiman, 56, wanted to be heard. As Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake left the polling station at the Abeysingharama Temple in Maradana, Colombo, on Thursday, Sulaiman called out to him, urging him to stop and listen to his grievances. The police quickly accosted Sulaiman and asked him to leave the venue. “I want [Dissanayake] to listen to the woes of my people,” Sulaiman
Investing.com — Donald Trump’s anticipated second term could redefine the trajectory of AI space in the United States. While there was a strong continuity between Trump’s AI policies in his first term and Joe Biden’s term, the former president’s rapport with tech executives, criticism of regulation, and a tougher stance against China “suggest a change in approach is imminent,” according to Deutsche Bank (ETR:) analysts. With rapid developments in generative
Anti-abortion demonstrators listen to President Donald Trump as he speaks at the 47th annual “March for Life” in Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2020. Olivier Douliery | Afp | Getty Images Voters in seven out of 10 states approved ballot measures this week to safeguard abortion rights, a hot-button issue that helped drive Americans to the polls. But President-elect Donald Trump‘s victory early Wednesday could make access to the procedure more
