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Belgium’s tax break to multinational companies is ruled illegal

According to EC Commissioner Margrethe Vestager [official profile], the tax scheme disrupts healthy competition by placing smaller companies, which are not part of a multinational group, on an unequal footing.

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Turkey slams Iranian reports linking Erdogan to execution

But the kingdom’s ultra conservative Wahhabi clergy, which views Shi’ites as heretical, is a cornerstone of Saudi ruling legitimacy.

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Sanders vowing to break up banks during first year in office

“Our goal must be to create a financial system and an economy that works for all of our people, not just a handful of billionaires”, the Vermont senator insisted.

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Iran accuses Saudi Arabia of bombing its embassy in Yemen

The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, called the embassy bombing a “deliberate and intentional act by the Saudi Arabian government” and labeled it a “violation of all global

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State Dep’t misses court deadline for Clinton emails

Thomson ReutersU.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton listens to her introduction at a campaign event in Sioux CityWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has long failed to produce complete

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Arrests made after horrific Cologne sex attacks

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party on Saturday Jan. 9, 2016 proposed stricter laws regulating asylum seekers after a string of New Year’s Eve sexual assaults and robberies in Cologne blamed largely

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Oregon Sheriff meets leader of armed group

Many residents say they support the message, but not necessarily the method of the armed group. As of now law enforcement has shown known aggression and the place is mostly

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No Powerball winner, jackpot swells to $1.3 billion

No-one matched the numbers – 32, 16, 19, 57, 34 and Powerball number 13 – for the prize of nearly $950m (A$1.36b) which was up for grabs on Saturday.

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Germany new year assault cases rises

German police have broken up demonstrations of the anti-immigrant Pegida supporters and right-wing extremists after they clashed with police on Saturday in the western German city of Cologne.

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South Korea detects small amount of xenon after North Korea nuclear test

Over the hills by Gimpo city bordering the North, broadcasts from one of 11 banks of high-power speakers set up along the border spared no criticism of leader Kim Jong

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No Powerball winner, jackpot may reach $1.3 billion

Attorney John Belferman of Barnesville, Maryland, stopped in to Continental Wine & Liquor in downtown Washington to pick up a ticket on Saturday afternoon. By comparison, the next Lotto draw

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