Tag : EU
Apple Logo -- 801 West North Avenue Chicago (IL) 2015 title : Apple Follows Ireland Lead To Appeal EU's Ruling That Demands $14 Billion In Tax
summary : Ireland’s Minister for Finance Michael Noonan revealed back on November that the country plans to file an appeal to the European Court of Justice. Now, the Irish Department of Finance has announced that it will indeed appeal the European Union’s ruling that demands Apple to pay $14 billion in taxes to Ireland. A senior executive for Apple disclosed that the tech company will also appeal this week.
date : Dec 19, 2016 09:40 AM EST
Rodrigo Duterte title : Philippine Pres. Duterte: ‘God Told Me To Stop Cursing’
summary : Rodrigo Duterte, the tough-talking president of the Philippines, said on Thursday that God talked to him and told him to stop cursing.
date : Oct 29, 2016 09:56 AM EDT
Syrian Refugees title : Sweden to Expel 80,000 Refugees Seeking Aslyum after Denmark Approved Measures Violating Fundamental Human Rights
summary : As many as 80,000 refugees and migrants who arrived in Sweden in 2015 could be returned to their home countries. Swedish authorities already asked the police and the country's migration agency to be prepared for the possible expulsions of refugees.
date : Jan 29, 2016 07:50 PM EST
Iraqi Christian forces title : Iraq’s Christians Form First Brigade to Fight ISIS While EU Pass Resolution to Protect Minorities in Middle East
summary : In the latest development in the fight against ISIS, a brigade composing exclusively of Iraqi Christians graduated on Thursday to help take back towns and villages occupied by the Islamist terror group. Meanwhile, the European Parliament passed a resolution calling for protection of Christians and other minorities in the region.
date : Mar 13, 2015 08:29 AM EDT
Christian Children's Worker Fired after Expressing Her Biblical Views on Homosexuality title : U.K. Christian Children Worker Claims She Lost Her Nursery Job Due to ‘State-Sponsored Hostility’ to Her Biblical Views on Homosexuality
summary : A Christian children’s worker in London who claimed that she was sacked from her job for expressing her Bible-based views on homosexuality has taken her case to a tribunal in the United Kingdom.
date : Mar 03, 2015 02:09 PM EST