58-year-old arrested for hit-and-run
A 58-year-old permanent resident of Cyprus was arrested for a hit-and-run incident involving a disabled woman in Paphos.
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Reflect Festival takes the next step in Kolla, attracts 9,000 , “doers”
Reflect Festival, Cyprus’ flagship tech and startup festival, returned to Limassol and welcomed 9,000 entrepreneurs, investors, and tech enthusiasts in a new venue. The event marked the biggest conference ever organized in Cyprus and the most international year of Reflect so far. Attendees from 70 countries participated, including 1,500 companies and 130 governmental representatives from 20 countries. The festival featured over 150 companies in the expo, with activities like holograms, augmented reality garments, and contests. The event also included parties, sports events, and side activities around Limassol. Reflect Festival announced the launch of The Doers Company as an umbrella organization behind the event and future activities.
Beckham swaps beekeeping tips with King Charles
David Beckham has been appointed as an ambassador for the King’s Foundation after meeting with King Charles III at his Highgrove home in Gloucestershire. During their visit, Beckham and the King exchanged “beekeeping tips”. Beckham expressed his excitement about promoting the foundation’s education programs and helping young people gain more access to nature. The foundation, previously known as the Prince’s Foundation, focuses on education, community revitalization, and sustainability initiatives. King Charles III, who founded the foundation, recently returned to public duties after receiving cancer treatment earlier in the year.
Our View: Anthropocentric schools , – teachers are at the heart of our ‘human-centred’ schools
The fact described in the text is that the education minister, Dr Athina Michaelidou, spoke about creating modern, anthropocentric schools during the opening of a primary school and kindergarten in Larnaca.
Indian PM Modi, ’s alliance leads in majority of seats in early counting trends
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance is ahead in more than 300 seats in the lower house of parliament, with BJP alone leading in 255 seats.
Biden is turning the American dream of retirement into a nightmare
President Biden is proposing a tax hike on savings, including a 45% tax on capital gains, which would negatively impact retirement savings for millions of Americans. Biden’s proposed tax increases on investment are driven by the government’s addiction to spending, with a proposed federal budget of .3 trillion and .9 trillion in future tax hikes. These taxes will result in lower spending and reduced savings for families, affecting their ability to save for retirement. Biden’s policies are seen as detrimental to individuals and the economy, as they will hinder investment and economic growth.
MicroStrategy and Its Founder to Pay $40 Million in Tax Fraud Lawsuit
Michael Saylor did not pay any income taxes to Washington despite living there from 2005 through 2020.
Corporate Tax Breaks
Fact: A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including both liberal and conservative members, supported a bill that would change the rules allowing corporations wide discretion to choose who gets their online sales taxes, potentially funneling billion in tax kickbacks back to communities across the state.
California Senate preserves big corporate tax breaks that benefit some cities
Fact: Some of the most liberal and conservative members of the state Senate agreed that online sales taxes should go to the local government where the transaction took place, not to cities that could be hundreds of miles away.
Will GameStop market cap take a $100 bln leap?
GameStop Corp. shares more than doubled after a Reddit account posted a 6 million position in the game retailer, driving up the stock price.