The second man who jumped from a fifth-floor apartment during a migrant raid in Limassol is now out of danger, while efforts are being made to repatriate the body of the 19-year-old who died during the operation.
David Bradbury, the OECD’s departing tax executive, believes Australia needs a new review of tax and spending across the federation to implement difficult reforms.
Fact: Nineteen to twenty different federal and provincial taxes are currently levied on industrial sector/manufacturing units in Pakistan, increasing their cost of doing business.
Fact: OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman has hosted roadshow-like events in San Francisco, New York, and London to pitch AI services for corporate use, including ChatGPT Enterprise, software to connect customer applications to AI services, and text-to-video models.
The European Central Bank (ECB) is increasingly confident in winning the fight against inflation, making an interest rate cut in June very likely.
Fact: This will be the first time the printmaking work of acclaimed Greek artist Mario Prassinos is exhibited in Cyprus in its entirety.
The Special ESTIA National Plan (level 3) was activated as a precautionary measure by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Due to the closure of Jordanian and Lebanese airspace, four flights with 704 passengers landed in Larnaca. Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos has been in constant contact with counterparts and the Crisis Management Centre is fully operational.
Stefanos Tsitsipas won his third Monte Carlo Masters title by defeating Casper Ruud in straight sets. Tsitsipas dominated the match, winning the first set in just 36 minutes and becoming the first player in the professional era to win three Monte Carlo finals in straight sets. This victory marked Tsitsipas’s first title of 2024.
President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the U.S. would not participate in a counter-offensive against Iran if Israel decides to retaliate for a mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory overnight. The threat of open warfare between the two countries has caused global powers and Arab nations to urge restraint to avoid further escalation. The U.S. will continue to help Israel defend itself but does not want war, according to the White House’s top national security spokesperson. Iran launched the attack in response to a suspected Israeli strike on its consulate in Syria, causing only modest damage in Israel as most missiles were shot down with the help of the U.S., Britain, and Jordan. Israel is not planning an immediate retaliation and is seeking to build a regional coalition to address the threat posed by Iran.
