Tag: funds
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Zelenskyy calls for confiscating Russian Central Bank funds – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — In an appeal to the heads of the IMF and World Bank, Ukraine’s president on Wednesday renewed his call to confiscate Russian Central Bank assets held around the world and use them to help rebuild Ukraine. “To charge the aggressor with compensation for damages,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said by video…
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Meta funds tool for removing sexual images of minors posted online
[ad_1] The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has announced a new platform designed to help remove sexually explicit images of minors from the internet. Meta revealed in a blog post that it had provided initial funding to create the NCMEC’s free-to-use “Take It Down” tool, which allows users to anonymously report and…
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Report urges windfall tax to recover CEWS funds from large corporations – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] OTTAWA – A new report by the non-profit organization Canadians for Tax Fairness says Canada should institute a windfall tax on all large corporations to help recover some of the public funds awarded to businesses during the pandemic. The report examines 37 publicly listed companies that received the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), a…
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Czech ex-Premier Babis acquitted in EU funds fraud case – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] PRAGUE (AP) — A Prague court on Monday acquitted former Prime Minister Andrej Babis of fraud charges in a $2 million case involving European Union subsidies. A prosecutor requested a three-year suspended sentence and a fine of 10 million Czech koruna ($440,000) for the populist billionaire. The prosecution still can appeal. Babis pleaded not…
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Pensioners forced to raid retirement funds to rescue cash-strapped families | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] Martin Lewis warns pensioners missing out on money Experts yesterday urged caution among those seeking to access their pension cash early to avoid the threat of a savings shortfall later in retirement. The latest research reveals almost a quarter of people (24 percent) have already accessed or are planning to use retirement funds to…
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Mali govt bans aid groups receiving funds from France – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s government has announced a ban on aid groups that are funded by France, the latest attempt by the coup leader in charge to distance the West African country from its one-time colonizer and former ally in the fight against Islamic extremism. In a statement read late Monday on national…
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Pension warning: Rule changes mean Britons wait longer to access funds | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] Some people may have a protected pension age depending on their scheme. Anyone who had a protected pension age of 55 before November 4, 2021 should have a right to still access their fund at that age. Members of the firefighters, police and armed forces have a protected pension age and will therefore not…
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Meta funds virtual classrooms at 7 universities complete with VR headsets
[ad_1] A nursing school, a HBCU, four land grant schools and one global campus plan to open digital twins of existing campuses in fall 2022. Image: Sofiko14/Adobe Stock College students at schools from Georgia to Oregon will have a new back-to-school supply this fall: virtual reality headsets. Seven universities and colleges are opening digital twins…
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Pensioners urged to seek advice before releasing equity and spending inheritance funds | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] As more Britons are releasing equity from family homes to help them make ends meet, experts are warning retirees to think carefully. There are some other things they can do to free up cash. While the property market is buoyant, experts are warning that more and more retirees are being forced into using equity…