It’s time to put an end to these raids on banks

More than 80 countries signed up to a deal that could help end banking secrecy Wednesday in what the sponsors hope will be a major step in the global battle against tax evasion and fraud. A total 51 countries signed up to the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement under which their national tax authorities will exchange information automatically from September 2017.

>The killing of people with albinism, ostensibly for their body parts, is a crime so heinous that we must do all we can to bring it to an end. It is disturbing that there is an air of desperation around this subject, with more lamenting than working out a plan of action to save these precious lives.

Remote working could put an end to the office as we know it  TechRadar

>In its yesterday’s edition, Mwananchi newspaper ran on its front-page, a story on alleged plans to block the budget for the Energy and Minerals ministry.

I’m of the opinion that Tanzanian’s political co-existence is characterised by autocracy of the ruling party, CCM. This autocracy emanated from a few people’s interest in the system whose political power appears legitimately granted to them through elections.

The finance ministers of around 50 countries meet in Berlin on Wednesday to sign a deal they hope will put an end to banking secrecy and aid the worldwide fight against tax fraud and evasion.

Race to space put on hold for third time in Alaska  AccuWeather.comAstra to loft 1st mission for DARPA Launch Challenge soon: Here's how to watch live  Space.comLive coverage: Debut of Astra's small satellite launcher delayed to Sunday  Spaceflight NowRockets secretly built near San Francisco set to blast off for DARPA Challenge  KRON4Foul weather delays Astra's 1st DARPA Launch Challenge liftoff in Alaska  Space.comView Full coverage on Google...

Time to end child marriage is now
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United Nations Women Deputy Executive Director of Policy and Programme John Hendra once said: “Child marriage violates girls' rights and undermines girls' and young women's independence and autonomy.” Millions of girls — some as young as five ...
Efforts to End Child Marriage Needs Optimal SupportAllAfrica.com

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A lot has been written and said about gender equality. In spite of all this, we continue to witness barbaric acts being committed against women in our society. Why are we so stiff necked?