Abuja, Nigeria – AFP Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu called for the suspension of nationwide protests and an end to “bloodshed” on Sunday after security forces cracked down on rallies over economic hardship. Thousands of demonstrators began taking to the streets last week to protest government policies and the hig...
LAGOS, Nigeria (AA) – Thousands of protesters marched in major cities in Nigeria to demand “immediate action” on the country’s food crisis and inflation. Protests began early in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, despite a move by the government to stop demonstrations. The crowd, mostly youths and human rights activists, marche...
A new study reveals undocumented immigrants are paying higher state and local tax rates than the top one percent of Americans in most states. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, undocumented workers contributed $96.7 billion in taxes in 2022 — $59.4 billion in federal taxes and $37.4 billion in state and local [&h...
Billionaire Reid Hoffman is facing sharp criticism for urging Vice President Kamala Harris to replace Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan if she wins the presidency. Hoffman is the founder of LinkedIn and a major donor to the Democratic Party. He claims Khan’s aggressive stance on corporate concentration harms businesses and consumers. P...
Shast Bandari, Afghanistan — AFP Chinese engineers and the Taliban government broke ground in Afghanistan on a project to mine the world’s second-largest copper deposit after a 16-year delay caused by war. Surveyors estimate Mes Aynak, 40 kilometres southeast of Kabul, contains 11.5 million tonnes of copper ore, a vital electronics...
As heatwaves scorch the United States, low-income Americans face a growing risk of power shutoffs due to unpaid utility bills, worsened by inadequate state protections. A new report from the Center for Energy Poverty and Climate and the National Energy Assistance Directors Association has highlighted the issue. It noted that as many as 31 stat...
Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled a damning report revealing hazardous working conditions at Amazon warehouses, particularly during peak sales events like Prime Day. The investigation highlights that more than 10% of Amazon’s US warehouse staff suffered injuries requiring federal disclosure during Prime Day 2019. Internal records show tha...
Karachi, Pakistan — AFP Pakistan’s tax authority has blocked 210,000 SIM cards of users who have not filed tax returns in a bid to widen the revenue bracket. Only 5.2 million people of the more than 240 million population filed income tax returns in 2022. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) passed the edict in […]
London, United Kingdom – AFP Britain’s new Labour government has pledged immediate action to grow the economy after clinching a landslide election victory to oust the Conservatives, but its task could be hampered by strained state finances following huge Covid expenditures. The centre-left Labour administration led by Prime Ministe...
President Joe Biden’s administration is extending overtime protections to 1 million more workers making less than $44,000 a year. The White House said in a statement the next year overtime protections will be extended to another 3 million workers, while the overtime threshold will be raised to $58,656. Biden said Republicans side with bi...
