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The upcoming meeting signals a shift in South Korea's approach to won-backed stablecoins as the new president eyes a regulatory overhaul.

Michael Connelly verkocht al 89 miljoen boeken en creëerde het onvergetelijke personage Harry Bosch. ‘Dat de filmproductie wegtrekt uit Hollywood ligt niet aan mij.’

The new head, Leland Lehrman, also believes Israel may have been behind the 9/11 terror attacks, and has inveighed against “high-level Jewish Illuminists, or Lucifer worshipers.”

• Up to 80pc tax relief for salaried individuals earning Rs600,000-1.2m annually • Minimal relief for top salary brackets earning above Rs4.1m • 1pc surcharge reduction for income above Rs10m to curb brain drain • Super tax cut by 0.5pc for companies earning Rs200m-500m • Pensions above Rs10m to be taxed at 5pc • Cash withdrawal tax for non-filers increased to 1pc from 0.6pc ISLAMABAD: The government has announced sweeping tax reforms in the federal budget 2025-26, offering tax cuts of up to 80 per cent for low-income salaried individuals while limiting relief for higher earners to just 3pc. A new 5 per cent tax has also been proposed on high-value pensions exceeding Rs10 million annually. The focus of the budget seems to balance sectoral rel­ief, expand tax scope, achieve equitable burden-sharing, and introducing strong enf­orcement measures. The government expects the digital taxation framework, carbon levies and tax enforcement on e-commerce and digital transactions to help Pakistan adapt to global financi...

In an effort to dissuade the ultra-Orthodox parties from pushing to dissolve the Knesset, Netanyahu is leaning on the Iranian threat. The Haredim may pretend to take the bait – if only to avoid bringing down the government themselves

Premier Restaurants Romania, the operator of the McDonald's restaurant chain in Romania, posted over RON2 billion (EUR405 million) revenue in 2024, up 16% from the previous year’s RON1.737 billion (EUR351.2 million), according to ZF calculations based on Finance Ministry data.

Vandaag in Dagkoers bespreken we de vraag of geheime informatie over de zwakke plekken van de Navo-defensie gedeeld moet worden met wapenproducenten en de overnamejacht van Exor.

Мэр Лос-Анджелеса Карен Басс объявила местное чрезвычайное положение и частичный комендантский час, который продлится несколько дней из-за массовых протестов, переросших в насилие. Она раскритиковала президента США Дональда Трампа за отправку Национальной гвардии и морской пехоты, пока тот угрожает заключением "надолго".

GAZA: Gaza death toll tops 55,000, with 120 killed in past day, Hamas-run Health Ministry says ■ IRAN-U.S.: Trump says he's 'getting less confident' about reaching nuclear deal with Iran as Iranian defense chief says Tehran will attack American bases if conflicts arise with U.S.

Swiss crypto bank Sygnum sees a potential concentration risk for Bitcoin that could deter central banks from adopting it as a reserve asset.

Под утро 11 июня серия взрывов прогремела в российском Котовске Тамбовской области: местные сообщают о по меньшей мере 15 громких "хлопках" и атаке по пороховому заводу. Завод производит в частности продукцию для стрелкового оружия, артиллерийских систем, гранатометов и другого оружия ВС РФ.

Opponents said the bill aimed to silence people who want to speak out on the oppression of Palestinians and opened up educators to personal legal liability in lawsuits

In delen van het centrum van Los Angeles geldt vanaf 8 uur ‘s avonds (lokale tijd) een avondklok, meldt burgemeester Karen Bass, die om dit mogelijk te maken een lokale noodtoestand uitriep. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in de Verenigde Staten in ons liveblog.

Acoliții lui Vladimir Putin îi interzic cărțile, aparatul de securitate i-a anulat pașaportul, iar spionii lui par siguri că o vor strivi, relatează Daily Beast.

Bitcoin Core dev Gloria Zhao says the data limit for OP_RETURN will be raised in October, infuriating several Bitcoin users who prefer images, text and audio to stay off the blockchain. An upcoming Bitcoin software update will increase the data limit on a divisive function that will allow significantly more images, text and documents to be stored on the Bitcoin blockchain, a developer says. The Bitcoin Core 30 update slated for Oct. 30 will remove the 80-byte limit on the controversial OP_RETURN function and allow each output to carry up to 4 megabytes of data, Bitcoin Core developer Gloria Zhao posted to GitHub on Monday. It comes three days after 31 Bitcoin Core devs signed a statement supporting the change, known as merged pull request (MPR) #32406. The Bitcoin devs indicated on May 5 that the data limit would be removed. OP_RETURN enabled the Ordinals craze last year, allowing Bitcoin users to post everything on the blockchain from non-fungible token-like collections to the Afghan war logs published by Wi...

Voor de tweede nacht op rij is het onrustig geweest in de Noord-Ierse stad Ballymena. Honderden demonstranten, van wie velen gemaskerd, gingen de straat op bij wat volgens de politie ‘racistisch gemotiveerde’ aanvallen waren.

В результате массированной российской атаки по Харькову ночью 11 июня повреждения получили жилые дома, детские площадки, предприятия и городской транспорт в двух районах. В городе почти 40 пострадавших и 2 погибших, среди которых дети: нескольких человек удалось спасти из охваченных огнем домов.

PLUS: DEX volume has nearly doubled in the last year.

O bună parte din Generația Z evită să zboare din cauza animalelor lor de companie, preferând să rămână acasă cu acestea decât să plece în vacanță, potrivit unui sondaj realizat de TrustedHousesitters!

Kinderen moeten online dringend beter worden beschermd. Sociale media zijn ‘een sluipmoordenaar’ die ‘jonge levens kapotmaken’. Dat concludeert voorzitter Marc Dullaert van KidsRights.