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China tariffs slam US gas exports

The National 19 Sep 2018

While China’s levy is less than the 25 percent it proposed last month, the tariff still brings additional pressure to bear on the US gas industry, which is competing with Russia, Australia and Qatar for market share in China, the world’s biggest buyer ... Projects have been seeking investments or off-take agreements from China, which earlier this year topped Japan as the world’s biggest gas importer....

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Giant drug companies dodging billions in tax

The News International 19 Sep 2018

The world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies appear to be dodging an estimated $3.8 billion in tax per year across 16 countries, reveals a new report released by Oxfam Tuesday ... They are among the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies with global revenues topping $1.8 trillion in the 10 years from 2006 to 2015 ... The world’s biggest ......

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WWE Hell In A Cell 2018: 25 Stars Who Didn't Even Appear

What Culture 19 Sep 2018

Wrestlers who could go anywhere on the planet and be one of the star attractions, or have been title-holders in the world's biggest wrestling company mere weeks or months ago, not even managing to make the pre-show for Hell In A Cell....

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Asia Cup 2018: In PM Imran Khan's presence, India, Pakistan to renew cricket rivalry

DNA India 19 Sep 2018

They will be playing each other for the first time after Pakistan World Cup-winning captain Imran took over the reins of the country and no one knows better than him the significance of cricket between the two nations ... His biggest challenge will be to solve Team India's middle-order puzzle before the 2019 World Cup ... of team for the World Cup....

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China Retaliates for $200 Billion in U.S. Tariffs

Chosun Ilbo 19 Sep 2018

China says it has no choice but to retaliate to U.S. President Donald Trump's 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, risking a further escalation of trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies. On Tuesday, China announced a tariff hike on $60 billion of American products ... ....

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California: Drugmaker paid doctors to overprescribe Humira

Dispatch Argus 19 Sep 2018

... with cash, gifts and services to prescribe Humira, one of the world's biggest selling drugs....

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McDonald's Workers in US Walk Out on Streets Staging #MeToo Strike

Sputnik 19 Sep 2018

The world’s biggest fast-food employer faces charges from ten workers as hundreds of cooks and cashiers in ten US cities walked off the job on the first multi-state strike over harassment allegations ... ....

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5 sets of plush flannel sheets that'll make chilly fall nights a little cozier

Business Insider 19 Sep 2018

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase ... Like a bubble sealed against the world, flannel sheets can make the biggest cold weather wimp appreciate the season ... View As ... ....

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Opinion: Decision to reinstate Russia would be catastrophic in fight against doping

Herald Mail 19 Sep 2018

The Pound Report brought to light my country’s state-sponsored doping program to the world, revealing a labyrinth of cover-ups and sample manipulation ... The McLaren Report, commissioned to independently verify the findings in the Pound Report, revealed the depth of cheating and fraud that corrupted the world’s biggest sporting events....

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The Atlantic Daily: ‘I Believe Her’

The Atlantic 19 Sep 2018

What We’re Following Uninspired Emmys ... Here’s what a handful of internet sleuths around the world have been able to uncover ... 2 ... 3 ... 3 ; 19 / NOAH / Play act elements of the traumatic event Urban Developments Our partner site CityLab explores the cities of the future and investigates the biggest ideas and issues facing city dwellers around the world ... For more updates like these from the urban world, subscribe to CityLab’s Daily newsletter ... ....

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Chuck Collins: The wealth hiding in your neighborhood

Times Standard 19 Sep 2018

The rich are hiding trillions in wealth. You’ve probably heard about their offshore bank accounts, shell corporations, and fancy trusts ... maybe even in your town ... Criminals around the world set up their shell companies in Delaware, the premiere secrecy jurisdiction in the United States — where you don’t have to disclose who the real owners are ... is now the world’s second-biggest tax haven and secrecy jurisdiction, after Switzerland ... ....

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Boulder climate change lawsuit triggers legal finger-pointing

Daily Camera 19 Sep 2018

Petroleum producers targeted by Boulder and Boulder County in a bid to hold them responsible for current and future costs associated with climate change are trying in a recent court filing to push the blame back on virtually anyone who uses fossil fuels. In a filing dated Sept ... Those additional responsible parties, the Sept ... New York City's lawsuit against five of the world's biggest oil companies was tossed out by a U.S ... ....

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‘Pharma firms in 16 nations evading tax of $3.8bn/year'

The Times of India 19 Sep 2018

NEW DELHI. The world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies appear to be dodging an estimated $3.8 billion in tax per year across 16 countries, stated an Oxfam report released on Tuesday. While the bulk of this was in developed countries, the four companies mentioned — Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Abbott and Merck & Co — avoided $112 million per year of tax in developing countries, including China and India ... ....

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