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A picture illustration shows U.S. 100 dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoPresident Joe Biden’s forthcoming capital gains tax hike proposal would affect only a 0.3% slice of U.S. taxpayers, a top economic aide said on Monday.Biden is set this week to propose nearly doubling taxes on capital gains to 39.6%…

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a joint statement with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (not seen) before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Christian HartmannRussia’s President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed Ukraine and jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in a phone call on Monday, the Kremlin…

Apr 25, 2021; Talladega, Alabama, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Matt DiBenedetto (21) leads during the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY SportsNASCAR will continue to encourage its drivers to get COVID-19 vaccinations through those who have already had their shots but making it mandatory would be a “slippery slope”, its…

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s top diplomat traveled to Moscow on Sunday for a visit with Russian officials, his office said, amid talks to hammer out plans for Mexico to bottle Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine domestically after delays in shipments.FILE PHOTO: Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard speaks as a batch of the AstraZeneca coronavirus…

A general view of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File PhotoDemocratic Louisiana state Senator Troy Carter has defeated a challenger from the party’s left wing in a special election to win the U.S. House of Representatives seat vacated by White House adviser Cedric Richmond.Carter won 55% of the vote on…

Former Somalia president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday that soldiers had attacked his residence and that President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed was responsible.”It is very unfortunate that an army under the command of the former president attacked my residence. I have already warned and reiterated the dangers of politicising security. Farmajo is responsible for the…

Dr. Anthony Fauci said he doesn’t think the Johson & Johnson vaccine pause will lead to more hesitancy. The US resumed the rollout of the vaccine and regulators added a warning label about the small risk of blood clots for women under 50. Fauci said the pause should show Americans that the US takes “safety…

Rep. Liz Cheney was chastised by several male GOP colleagues following her vote to impeach Trump. Rep. Norman of South Carolina told Cheney that she had “a defiant attitude,” according to The Times. Cheney refused to apologize for her vote and the caucus decided to keep her in leadership. See more stories on Insider’s business…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street in London 2/2 LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson personally covered the cost of refurbishing his Downing Street flat, a minister said, seeking to quash claims by Johnson’s former top adviser that the prime minister had planned to get donors…

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt is aiming for tourism revenues of $6 billion-$7 billion in 2021, the deputy tourism minister told Reuters. Tourism revenue, a key source of foreign currency for Egypt, plunged by 70% in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tourism usually accounts for up to 15% of the country’s gross domestic product. The…