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Why Egypt's price rise on subsidised bread matters
Reuters· 2 days agoEgypt's government has raised the price of its most widely consumed subsidised bread for the first time in decades. Here are some facts about Egypt's...
The political row over unspent EU millions
BBC via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoThis is not without risk for the Scottish National Party. Every time the party's MPs and MSPs claim the Scottish government is underfunded to do what the...
The $59B owner of a Tarrant landfill wants tax-free funding. Is that ‘corporate welfare?’
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo Finance· 21 minutes agoHawkish residents questioned why Republic Services Inc. — a multi-billion-dollar waste disposal...
How the Legal Aid Society helps low-income taxpayers
Gannett via AOL· 4 days ago“The biggest anti-poverty government subsidy is not welfare or Aid for Families with Dependent Children,” said a recent speaker to the League of Women...
Russia to build high-speed railway between Moscow and St. Petersburg
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 day agoRussia has approved a project to build the first high-speed passenger railway between its two...
Jinan renews policies to attract graduates
China Daily· 45 minutes agoThe city will award 500 outstanding graduates, from the universities based in Jinan, 3,000 yuan ($420) each, and graduates from other universities will each receive 1,000 yuan when they go to ...
Will COVID internet subsidies continue?
Olean Times Herald· 7 days agoThe U.S. government spent $17.2 billion to give “emergency” internet service to 23 million people during the pandemic. The lockdowns are long over, but...
Republicans trying to bring Chiefs to Kansas have some powerful foes: conservatives | Opinion
The Kansas City Star· 49 minutes agoThe Kansas Policy Institute and Americans for Prosperity, both connected to billionaire power broker Charles Koch, are warning against giving public money to developers. | Opinion
Former Welsh FM launches furious attack on government minister
Press Association News via AOL· 3 days agoA former first minister has made a startling attack on the WelshGovernment’s decision to delay...
Japan’s births just fell to a new record low. Tokyo hopes a dating app can turn that around | CNN
CNN.com· 5 hours agoJapan’s fertility rate, which has seen a precipitous fall for many years, has reached another record...