(Reuters) – Brazilian Senate leader Rodrigo Pacheco said on Friday the government would revoke a proposal it made to phase out the extension of payroll tax exemptions for various labor sectors, yielding to the will of the lawmakers on the matter. Speaking at a Lide Group event in Switzerland, Read More Government
(Reuters) – Brazilian Senate leader Rodrigo Pacheco said on Friday the government would revoke a proposal it made to phase out the extension of payroll tax exemptions for various labor sectors, yielding to the will of the lawmakers on the matter. Speaking at a Lide Group event in Switzerland, Read More Government
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today criticized Benjamin Netanyahu’s position on Palestinian statehood after the Israeli president claimed in a nationally-televised speech that the so-called “two-state solution” is dead. Read More Politics
Congress passed a short-term funding package on Thursday to keep the government running into early March, with Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson steering the measure through his unruly caucus with the help of Democrats in order to – yet again – narrowly skirt a shutdown set to take effect this … Read More Government
Congress passed a short-term funding package on Thursday to keep the government running into early March, with Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson steering the measure through his unruly caucus with the help of Democrats in order to – yet again – narrowly skirt a shutdown set to take effect this … Read More Government
The former Manitoba government successfully lobbied Ottawa to welcome thousands more newcomers to the province than planned, but then couldn’t process many applications in time. Read More Government
Japan’s Fujitsu said on Thursday that, based on the findings of an inquiry into Britain’s Post Office scandal, it will work with the UK government on “appropriate actions” including compensation. Read More Government
Canadian miner First Quantum has delivered an initial preservation and management plan to the Panamanian trade ministry regarding its lucrative copper mine in the country, the miner’s Panamanian unit said on Wednesday. Read More Government
By Victoria Waldersee DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – A number of European states, “concerned” Arab countries and the United States are working on a concept for a unified Palestinian government that could attract reconstruction funds, Norway’s foreign minister said in an interview in Davos. “A number … Read More Government
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s justice minister acted illegally in dismissing state prosecutor Dariusz Barski, a top presidential aide said on Monday, opening a new front in the conflict between the head of state and the new government. Justice Minister Adam Bodnar has been tasked with unpicking … Read More Government
