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2021-06-03 16:53:47 Microsoft Irish Subsidiary Paid Zero Corporate Tax

An Irish subsidiary of Microsoft made a profit of $315bn (£222bn) last year but paid no corporation tax, as it is “resident” for tax purposes in Bermuda. The company, Microsoft Round Island One, posted profits last year equal to nearly three-quarters of Ireland’s entire gross domestic product (GDP) – despite having zero employees. Its profits jumped from just under $10bn the previous year and compare with Ireland’s 2020 GDP of €357bn ($437bn).



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2021-06-03 16:53:45 Benjamin Netanyahu’s Rivals Agree to form Coalition Government

Israel appears to be on the brink of a new political era after an awkward coalition of parties from across the political spectrum announced it had formed a government. Taking negotiations up to the wire, opposition leader Yair Lapid informed the country’s president late on Wednesday that he had struck a power-sharing deal with a broad grouping of right, center and left-wing parties.



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2021-06-03 16:53:43 Olympics ‘100%’ Going Ahead

Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto is “100%” certain the Olympics will go ahead, but warned the Games “must be prepared” to proceed without spectators in the event of a coronavirus outbreak. There are 50 days until the delayed Tokyo Games begin on 23 July. Japan is dealing with a fourth wave of coronavirus cases, with 10 areas of the country under a state of emergency.



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2021-06-03 16:53:42 Belarusian Activist Stabs His Throat During a Court Hearing in Minsk

A Belarusian activist stabbed his own throat during a court hearing in Minsk on Tuesday, according to local human rights watchdog Viasna 96. According to the organization, Steffan Latypov, who is facing allegations of organizing protests and resisting arrest, stabbed himself in the neck during the hearing because of alleged threats from authorities against his family if he didn’t plead guilty.



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2021-06-02 16:20:26 North Korea Hits Out After U.S. Okayed South to Build More Powerful Missiles

North Korea said Monday the U.S. allowing South Korea to build more powerful missiles was an example of the U.S.’s hostile policy against the North, warning that it could lead to an “acute and instable situation” on the Korean Peninsula. It’s North Korea’s first response to the May 21 summit between the leaders of the United States and South Korea.



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2021-06-02 16:20:24 Far-Right Politician would be Israel’s Next PM in Proposed Deal

The far-right Israeli politician Naftali Bennett will be the country’s next prime minister under a proposed power-sharing deal intended to oust Benjamin Netanyahu, the head of the opposition, Yair Lapid, has confirmed. Lapid said in a speech on Monday that his efforts to forge a coalition of ideologically opposed parties could lead to a new government within days, and with it, Netanyahu’s removal from office after 12 years in power.



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2021-06-02 16:20:21 Cargo Ship that Burnt for 13 Days off Coast of Sri Lanka is Now Sinking

A stricken container ship that caught fire 13 days ago off the Sri Lankan coast, unleashing one of the worst ecological disasters in the country’s history, is now sinking, officials said. Since May 20, the Sri Lanka Navy and Indian Coast Guard have been working round the clock to try to stop that from happening as the blaze engulfed the container ship, which was laden with chemicals such as nitric acid and carrying 350 metric tons of oil in its tanks.



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2021-06-02 16:20:19 Florida Bans Transgender Athletes from Female Sports

Florida has become the latest US state to ban transgender girls and women from participating in female sports at public schools and colleges. The state’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis signed the measure into law on Tuesday. The law says women and girls must play on the teams of the biological sex on their birth certificate. LGBT activists have denounced the move as “discriminatory”, with one group vowing to launch a legal challenge.



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2021-06-02 16:20:18 Iran’s Largest Warship Sinks After Catching Fire in Gulf of Oman

Iran’s largest navy warship has sunk in the Gulf of Oman after catching fire. Iranian media did not give an explanation for the fire but said it had started at 2.25am local time on Wednesday. It happened in an area where there have been accusations of attacks on ships owned by arch-enemies Iran and Israel.



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2021-06-01 16:46:40 Coronavirus Variants Given New Names by the WHO

Coronavirus variants have been renamed with letters of the Greek alphabet following criticism of the way they have been labeled up until now. Under a new system revealed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the UK variant will now be known as Alpha, the Indian variant as Delta, and the South African variant as Beta. Their scientific names – B.1.1.7, B.1.617.2 and B.1.351 – had been considered too complicated to remember.



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