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Belgium four-day work week Alexander de Croo

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Belgium to allow four-day work week

BRUSSELS (UPI) -- After weeks of discussions, the Belgian government announced Tuesday that employees in that country will be able to request a four-day workweek from their employer, without losing any salary. The country's new labor deal gives employees the option to work longer days, which would equate to a three-day weekend. Employers are able to turn down the request but must give a written reason detailing why they are denying it. The rule is part of Belgium's new labor deal, […]

todayFebruary 15, 2022 15

India Bitcoin cryptocurrency

Business & Lifestyle

Indian government clarifies legal status of cryptocurrency

NEW DELHI, India -- The issue of cryptocurrency remains a gray area in the eastern Asian nation of India. The nation neither considers it legal nor makes it illegal. A member of the Parliament of India, the nation's finance secretary, and the finance minister recently made clarifications relating to the status of cryptocurrency in India. What is the legal status of cryptocurrency in India? Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman made an announcement nearly two weeks ago to tax income from […]

todayFebruary 13, 2022 44

Pakistan

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At least 15 dead in 5.7-magnitude earthquake in Pakistan

HARNAI, Pakistan (UPI) -- More than a dozen people have died in Pakistan after an earthquake struck the province of Balochistan on Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake registered a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter Scale and its epicenter was located about 12 miles underneath the city of Harnai. Balochistan Home Minister Zialluh Lango confirmed that at least 15 people were killed and more than 50 others were injured in the quake. The death toll was likely […]

todayOctober 6, 2021 17

Boris Johnson

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Boris Johnson proposes 1.25% tax hike to pay for health and social care reforms

LONDON (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson proposed a plan Tuesday to hike taxes in order to pay for health and social care in the country. The plan would levy a 1.25% tax on earned income for all workers as well as shareholder dividends beginning in April, initially paid as an increase on the National Insurance rate before becoming a separate tax on earned income in 2023. The government estimated the tax will raise nearly $49.6 billion within the […]

todaySeptember 7, 2021 19

Jacob Zuma

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Zuma delays imprisonment, court agrees to hear his challenge

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (UPI) -- After South African President Jacob Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison on contempt charges, South Africa's constitutional court has agreed to hear his challenge to rescind the order. The court delivered its imprisonment sentencing on Tuesday after Zuma failed to appear in a corruption inquiry led by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. He not only failed to show up to testify but also ignored the court's contempt proceedings entirely. Zuma was given […]

todayJuly 3, 2021 16

Illinois nuclear

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Illinois peace advocates raise U.S. nuclear weapons policy concerns

CHICAGO -- With a United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons now in effect, Illinois advocates for peace are renewing conversations about U.S. disarmament policy. A panel discussion with experts took place last week, with a car caravan for peace over the weekend. Not a single nation with nuclear weapons ratified the international agreement, although more than 50 non-nuclear states did. Frustration with lack in nuclear disarmament progress Laura Grego, a senior Global Security Program scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists, said […]

todayJanuary 25, 2021 50

Business & Lifestyle

Irish man receives three-year prison sentence, stole $2.5 million in crypto via SIM hacks

DUBLIN, Ireland -- A 21-year-old Irish man is heading to prison for three years on various charges, including cryptocurrency theft. Conor Freeman would receive his sentence in criminal court Tuesday, pleading guilty on various charges, including "guile and deception." This is according to Dublin Circuit Judge Martin Nolan. A report from The Irish Times would reveal that Freeman was found guilty of engaging in the possession of the proceeds of his crime. Additionally, other charges would include theft and dishonest […]

todayNovember 19, 2020 39

World

South Korea arrests phone scam ring with North Korea ties

SEOUL (UPI) -- South Korean police have arrested eight members of a voice-phishing crime ring based in China after the suspects were found to have used a North Korean malware-installing phone app. Seoul's national intelligence service and the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Monday the malware was sent to more than 200 South Korean victims in the last six months. The suspects were able to steal more than $1.8 million, MBC and local news service Dailian reported. The suspects were all […]

todayNovember 16, 2020 21

National

ON THIS DAY: November 10

Today's date is November 10, 2020, the 315th day of this year. This is a breakdown of what happened in the world on this particular day. Notable events: November 10 in the 18th and 19th century William Franklin, the final colonial governor of New Jersey, signs the charter of Queen's College on this day in 1766. The college would later become Rutgers University. The United States Marine Corps was founded on this day in 1775. It was founded inside Philadelphia's […]

todayNovember 10, 2020 42

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