Top 50 US companies have hidden more than a trillion dollars offshore, claims Oxfam report
The 50 biggest US companies have hidden more than a trillion dollars offshore – a figure more than the entire GDP of countries such as Australia, according to a report published by Oxfam last week. PICTURE: App Deluxe/www.freeimages.com The report, Broken at the Top, claims that the companies, which include global brands like Pfizer, Goldman […]
Hundreds killed in Ecuador earthquake after two earlier quakes cause devastation in Japan
More than 240 people have died in the worst earthquake to hit the South American nation of Ecuador since 1979. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific coast on Saturday and was reportedly felt across the nation of 16 million people. Along with the 246 reportedly killed, more than 2,500 people were reported injured […]
US evangelist released in Turkey, but deportation order stands
Morning Star News Turkish authorities have released a US evangelist who was detained last week and ordered to be deported, sources said. Declaring David Byle “a danger to public order,” authorities in Turkey took him into custody on April 6 after asking him to report to the immigration office in Istanbul regarding his application for […]