However, New Delhi subsequently clarified that the tax, which starts next month, will only apply to so-called “iGaming”. These are gambling sites, such as online casinos; or “real money” games…
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South Korean Prosecutors Want to Arrest Hunger-Striking Opposition Leader
Prosecutors on Monday asked a Seoul court to issue an arrest warrant for South Korea’s leading opposition figure, Lee Jae-myung, on corruption charges, 18 days after Mr. Lee began a…
China’s foreign minister holds talks with Russia’s Lavrov in Moscow
Wang Yi and Sergey Lavrov share a commitment to a ‘multipolar world’ in their discussion in Moscow. China’s foreign minister has held talks with his Russian counterpart in Moscow as…
A day in the life of the American dream
The day after my father died in August in Washington, DC, I was taking out the trash in my parents’ apartment building when I was intercepted by a garrulous 60-year-old…
Climate Protesters Around the World Sharpen Their Message
Lalitpur, Nepal, on Saturday. Protesters around the world carried signs that conveyed a coordinated message: stop new oil, gas and coal projects. But governments have continued to allow new drilling,…
Airport in Iraq’s Kurdish region hit by deadly drone attack
Airport near Sulaymaniyah targeted as Al Jazeera’s Mahmoud Abdelwahed says the identity of the victims remains to be known. At least six people have been killed in a suspected drone…
Map: Tracking Hurricane Nigel
Nigel was a Category 1 hurricane in the Sargasso Sea Monday afternoon Eastern time, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane had sustained wind speeds of 80 miles per…
UN Sustainable Development Goals in spotlight at General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will convene this week for high-level talks in New York City, with representatives from around the world meeting to address a range of global…
UK police receive sex assault allegation following Russell Brand reports
Police receive report of a sexual assault alleged to have taken place in Soho, London, in 2003, after media reports relating to alleged assaults between 2006 and 2013. Police in…
War in Ukraine: Is the counter-offensive making progress?
Ukraine’s generals say they have broken through Russia’s first line of defence in the south.source
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