World Bank Chooses U.S.-Backed Kim To Be Its Next President
Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim is a former director of the Department of HIV/AIDS at the World Health Organization.
Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim is a former director of the Department of HIV/AIDS at the World Health Organization.
The cost of borrowing for Spain jumps above 6% ahead of two key auctions, raising again the prospect of a bailout.
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UK mortgage lending picked up in February, according to the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
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A militant arrested in the attacks on the Afghan capital and three other cities has confessed that the 18-hour assault was carried out by the Haqqani network, a top Afghan security official said Monday. The violence showed the Taliban and their allies are far from beaten.
Exchequer Secretary David Gauke says a limit on tax relief on charitable donations is needed to ensure the very rich cannot “opt out of the tax system”.
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It’s tax week, and many Americans are likely scrambling to get their paperwork in before Tuesday’s deadline. Weekends on All Things Considered takes a look at why the top 10 percent of income earners pay 70 percent of all federal income taxes. And, is it possible to live legally without paying any taxes at all?
The UK may have avoided a double-dip recession, but the economy will stall for the rest of the year, an independent forecasting group says.
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