Author: Ethan Johnson

A NATO-led interim government could be a solution to Hamas' iron grip on the Gaza Strip, Arab sources told N12 in a report on Tuesday.The report said the US, UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan continue to hold talks about a possible “later date” solution to the Gaza Strip.Now that Israel is waging war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, there is debate about what will happen to the Strip after Israel achieves its goals. A coalition of Arab states and U.S. representatives is currently negotiating the various options the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and West Bank…

Employees at two different Google offices on Tuesday spoke out against a $1 billion contract the company signed with a U.S. ally in 2021 and protested the company's work with the Israeli government. Protesters organized two sit-ins at offices in Sunnyvale, California, and New York City. The Sunnyvale office sit-in was organized by anti-apartheid activist group No Tech. They entered Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian's office and demanded that he not leave until the tech giant backed out of its $1.2 billion contract. The contract Google shares with Amazon, known as Nimbus, provides cloud computing services to the Israeli government.…

(Bloomberg) – The Australian government will provide a total of A$585 million ($375 million) in loans to two miners to build a domestic industry in metals and minerals key to the energy transition.Most Read Articles on BloombergThe funding will come from the A$4 billion Critical Minerals Financing Facility, which was first established in 2021 and subsequently expanded. This is part of Canberra's efforts to counter China's stranglehold on the supply chain for many materials essential to decarbonising the global economy.AlphaHPA will receive a A$400 million loan to build Australia's first high-purity alumina processing facility in Queensland, the government has announced.…

The right to unionize is a democratic right. This is becoming increasingly clear in a world where more and more regimes are restricting free speech and the right to organize. In countries with authoritarian leaders in power, trade unions are often the first to be banned. Through its cooperation agreement with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the Swedish trade union movement, like other sectors of civil society, has long been an important part of Swedish development assistance. International trade unionism is based on the core mission of our trade unions and is based on, and supported by Sweden,…

The budget proposes higher capital gains taxes and billions of dollars in spending on education, housing, employment and mental health.Canada will seek higher taxes on the wealthy as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government seeks to shore up sluggish support among young people ahead of a general election expected next year. Billions of dollars will be invested in education, housing, employment and mental health services, while the wealthiest Canadians will pay more, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said in Tuesday's annual budget announcement. said. The budget proposes C$53 billion ($38 billion) in new spending over five years, much of it in the…

At Trinity Classical Academy, students are expected to learn about multiple worldviews. While these views may not necessarily correspond to what individual students actually believe, Liz Cadeau, one of Trinity's founders and the school's government teacher, wants her students to ask questions. There is. “You can be a part of the conversation,” Kadow said. “I don’t think there are many schools where something like this happens, where you can actually have a civil discussion and come to terms with opposing views.” Caddo was referring to a debate held at Trinity University on Tuesday in which government students questioned local politicians…

ottawa, ontario, April 16, 2024 /CNW/ – Today, Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland The 2024 federal budget has been announced. This budget directly reflects many of the concerns raised by the Canadian Federation of Student Associations (CASA) and the Union of Universities of Quebec (UEQ), as well as a clear and intentional approach to supporting post-secondary students across the country. It's a step forward. ) during pre-budget advocacy efforts.A banner image detailing the announcements made in the 2024 Union Budget surrounding students. (CNW Group/Canadian Federation of Student Organizations)Over the past decade, common concerns about student finances between CASA and the…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government announced Tuesday it will impose tax increases on the wealthiest Canadians as part of the federal budget. The budget proposal proposes raising the capital gains tax rate, which is the percentage of profits from the sale of assets that are subject to tax. The taxable portion of capital gains over CAD 250,000 (US$181,000) will be increased by half to two-thirds, but the federal government will only affect 0.1% of Canadians and pay CAD 20 billion (US$181,000) over five years. The project is expected to generate revenue of nearly US$14.5 billion.…

Getty Images; courtesy of Amplified Management. Natalie Hawes.ethan hill The upcoming Apple TV+ series “Government Cheese” has added four new additions to its core cast. variety I have been studying exclusively. Jahi Winston (“We Have a Ghost,” “Charm City Kings”), Evan Alexander Ellison (“She Come to Me,” “Devil in Ohio”), Jeremy Bob (The Knick, Russian Doll) and Rui Kansemi (Killers of the Flower Moon, Billions) are all in the cast. They will star alongside previously announced series lead David Oyelowo, as well as cast members Simone Missick, Bokeem Woodbine, Sunita Mani and Adam Beach. Based on Paul Hunter's short film…

Melina Mara/Washington Post/Getty Images Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at the Google campus in Mountain View, California. CNN — An organization representing more than 2,000 news publishers on Tuesday sent a letter to federal agencies launching an investigation into Google after the tech giant began removing links to California-based news organizations. asked to do so. Google's move sparked an immediate backlash over a bill that would require tech companies to pay for news content. The News/Media Alliance, which represents U.S. newspapers and online publications, has asked the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and the state of California to investigate…