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Taxes are an inevitable, if somewhat unwanted part of most of our lives. Some of the most common taxes include income tax, dividend taxes, property taxes and sales taxes, amongst others. Several countries also levy taxes on things such as inheritance, long-term and short-term capital gains, as well as excise duties and insurance premiums. However, would you pay a junk food tax? What about a baby name tax? Or a tax on the number of times you flush the toilet? These and several more odd taxes might make you pause and draw the purse strings tight again. Below are some of the strangest taxes in th...
Euronews (English)
New Zealand has emerged from a recession that saw two consecutive quarters of economic contraction within an 18-month span. Official figures released on Thursday revealed that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.2 percent in the first quarter of the year, following a 0.1 percent decline in the previous quarter. This modest growth, driven primarily by population increases due to record-high immigration, has not dispelled concerns about the underlying health of the economy. Economic growth driven by population increaseWhile the slight uptick in GDP surpassed expectations, it was...
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The governments of Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday said they would send planes to New Caledonia to assist departures of their citizens after days of violent unrest in the French overseas territory. "We've received clearance for two Australian government assisted-departure flights today for Australian and other tourists to depart New Caledonia," Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on social media platform X. "Passengers are being prioritised based on need. We continue to work on further flights," Wong added. The New Zeland Foreign Ministry said that a government plane would be arri...
DPA International
The governments of Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday said they would send planes to New Caledonia to assist departures of their citizens after days of violent unrest in the French overseas territory. "We've received clearance for two Australian government assisted-departure flights today for Australian and other tourists to depart New Caledonia," Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on social media platform X. "Passengers are being prioritised based on need. We continue to work on further flights," Wong added. The New Zeland Foreign Ministry said that a government plane would be arri...
DPA
The governments of Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday said they would send planes to New Caledonia to assist departures of their citizens after days of violent unrest in the French overseas territory. "We've received clearance for two Australian government assisted-departure flights today for Australian and other tourists to depart New Caledonia," Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on social media platform X. "Passengers are being prioritised based on need. We continue to work on further flights," Wong added. The New Zeland Foreign Ministry said that a government plane would be arri...
DPA Breaking News
It’s official, Peter Jackson is returning to Middle Earth. Warner Bros Discovery announced this week that the studio is working with the director to produce a new film in the Lord of the Rings series. The film, The Hunt for Gollum, will be directed by and star Andy Serkis, whose motion-capture performance of the pitiful hobbit-turned-monster was one of the defining features of the original trilogy. Jackson is set to produce the Serkis vehicle and Warner Bros expects the film to be released in 2026. Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav has said that the film is in “the early stages of script developmen...
Euronews (English)
Kiwi road sign. Photo used with permission. All the original photos and videos were taken by Heather Milton or the author during their 2024 travels. Our recent six-week trip to Aotearoa/New Zealand in late summer and early autumn 2024 presented the ideal opportunity to experience its amazing environment. We hadn't “crossed the ditch” (the Australasian slang for the Tasman Sea) for a holiday since 1985. The Land of the Long White Cloud was created by volcanoes and carved by glaciers. Before the arrival of humans, its flora and fauna evolved in isolation from the rest of the world, and there wer...
Global Voices
By Hazel Gandhi Jay Shah, the Honorary Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently claimed that the US Open, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), and the International Cricket Council (ICC) followed BCCI's steps to introduce pay parity for men and women players. BOOM found that while the ECB and ICC introduced equal pay after BCCI, the US Open has been doing it for decades and celebrated 50 years of pay parity in 2023. Furthermore, while India's women cricketers are paid the same match fees as the men’s team, their retainers are only a fraction of those paid to...
BOOM Live
A climber who fell 2,000 feet down from Mount Taranaki, one of New Zealand’s most dangerous mountains, was “exceptionally lucky” to survive. The man was part of a group of climbers who were approaching Mount Taranaki’s summit. The man fell by losing his footing and slipping. He lost his ice axe and crampons during the fall. Senior Constable Vaughan Smith credits the climate with saving the unidentified man. “Thanks to recent spring weather, the ice had softened, and the snow caught the climber’s fall. He is exceptionally lucky to be alive. These are challenging areas and when things go wrong t...
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By Srijit Das Several old, unrelated videos of earthquakes and its aftermath are being shared on social media platforms with a false claim that the visuals show recent scenes from New Zealand's Kermadec Islands after the region encountered multiple earthquakes in the past few days. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) on March 16 reported that the Kermadec Islands region faced a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 on the Richter scale. The National Emergency Management Agency, however in a tweet, clarified the reports of Tsunami warnings to the country and denied its possibility mention...
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