Palantir funnels earnings to US to avoid European taxes, report finds

A new study finds that Palantir, which boasts of high profit margins in the U.S., barely scrapes a margin in Europe, which helps slash its tax bill.

politico.eu

En Libye, indignation après la vidéo d'une femme flagellée publiquement pour adultère

Une rare vidéo prise ce 21 juillet à Sebha, en Libye, montre une femme accusée d'adultère condamnée à 100 coups de fouet. Partagée sur les réseaux sociaux, elle suscite l'indignation pour différentes raisons : certains sont outrés par l'application de la peine dans un lieu public, d'autres par l'existence même de la loi sur les relations en dehors d'un mariage.

france24.com

Le méga projet d’extension des capacités de l’aéroport Charles-de-Gaulle entre dans sa dernière ligne droite

L’Etat et le groupe ADP viennent de se mettre d’accord sur un grand plan d’investissement de 8,2 milliards d’euros qui permettrait à Roissy d’accueillir près de 90 millions de passagers par an. Un programme qui suscite l’opposition de certaines compagnies aériennes.

lemonde.fr

China launches global tax hunt going back decades

Fiscal pressure sparks retroactive campaign and tougher controls on future offshore capital flows

ft.trib.al

Jet Fuel Made From Tropical Fruit Gets $3 Billion Backing

A Brazilian company owned by Mubadala Capital plans to make sustainable aviation fuel out of macauba fruit, which grows on palm trees.

bloomberg.com

Reform have taken a propaganda lesson from the Israeli playbook

Far-right politicians and candidates in by-elections are suddenly making referrals to the police, such as complaints of 'hate crimes'

thenational.scot

SNAPSHOT | S'pore nabs M'sian over alleged bid to smuggle drugs; Thai footballer dies after lightning strike

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dlvr.it

OpenAI and Anthropic models breached testing boundaries

One case sees AI agent trying to insert malicious code into open-source project.

dlvr.it

Penguins and dolphins among nearly 400 Australian species under threat from bird flu as ‘true extent of disaster’ revealed

Assessment of more than 2,000 native species reveals nearly one in five at high risk of deadly H5N1, including parrots, fur seals and quolls * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Almost 400 native Australian bird and mammal species have been assessed as being at a high risk – or worse – from the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, a federal government assessment has revealed. Some of Australia’s most beloved animals – including species of penguins, fur seals, quolls, dolphins, more than 300 birds and the Tasmanian devil – are considered at least high risk from the virus, meaning they could suffer “severe reduction in population size or viability” or worse if it reaches them. Continue reading...

theguardian.com

UK PM Burnham considering inquiry into Epstein, minister says

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is looking at holding a public ​inquiry into the convicted sex offender ‌Jeffrey Epstein and his actions in the UK, victims minister Alex Davies-Jones told the BBC.

reut.rs

Myanmar civil war nears a rare opening for talks as diplomacy gains ground

After more than five years of fighting, a rare window for talks over Myanmar's devastating civil war is appearing, driven by ​a shift on the battlefield where the military has regained ground and mounting regional pressure to engage.

reut.rs

Japanese firm’s ‘human refrigerator’ offers relief from punishing summer heat

The Do Hiemon Box is an oversized stainless-steel refrigerator that looks big enough to fit a human being, because that’s exactly what it’s designed to do.

ebx.sh

81 years on: Pedaling through Hiroshima’s history on two wheels

“Peace tours” offer participants a glimpse of life in the city before, during and after the U.S atomic bombing of 1945.

japantimes.co.jp

U.S. ambassador to skip peace ceremonies in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

This year’s ceremonies will be the first missed by a U.S. ambassador since Rahm Emanuel skipped the event in Nagasaki in 2024.

ebx.sh

Storm could cause flooding in Scotland while South East cries out for rain

thenational.scot

Israel approves $37m to seize more than 70 occupied West Bank sites

The allocated funding seeks to accelerate Israel's control of historical landmarks across the occupied West Bank.

aljazeera.com