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Abia vows to intensify efforts against criminals

The Punch 

Abia State Government has vowed that it will not allow criminal elements to destroy the modest achievements made so far under the administration of Governor Alex Otti. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Prince Kanu, made this known on Monday while briefing journalists on the outcome of this week’s Executive Council meeting presided over by

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Maduro calls Elon Musk his new “archenemy”

«MercoPress» (en) 

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Monday that tycoon Elon Musk was his new “archenemy.” He insisted the South African entrepreneur had plans to invade Venezuela ”with his rockets and satellites.

Govt mopped up Rs 98,681 cr from taxing long term capital gains in listed equities in FY23: M0S Pankaj Chaudhary

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

The government collected Rs 98,681 crore from long term capital gains (LTCG) tax on listed equities in 2022-23, a 15% increase from the previous year, said Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary in Rajya Sabha. The LTCG tax on equities, introduced in 2018, was increased to 12.5% in the 2024-25 Budget. No proposal to abolish LTCG tax is being considered.

Three arrested after Limassol punch-up

Cyprus Mail 

Three people were arrested in Limassol on Monday night after a fight broke out in the city. The police had been called at around 11pm, with bystanders reporting a mass brawl involving as many as 30 people. When they arrived, most of those present fled. Their initial investigations at the scene determined that stones, firecrackers […]

BP Keeps Buyback Steady, Hikes Dividend as Profit Stabilizes - Yahoo Finance

Top Stories (us) - Google News (ru) 

  1. BP Keeps Buyback Steady, Hikes Dividend as Profit Stabilizes  Yahoo Finance
  2. Oil major BP raises dividend as second-quarter profit beats expectations  CNBC
  3. UK oil giant BP to hand shareholders $7 billion this year by buying back stock even as profit falls  The Hill
  4. Second quarter 2024 results | News and insights | Home  BP
  5. BP hikes dividend on boost from buoyant oil prices  MarketWatch

Ghalibaf's meeting with foreign officials

En.mehrnews.com 

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf held meetings with the officials of different states who are visiting Iran to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the country's newly-elected president Masoud Pezeshkian.

How machines that can solve complex math problems might usher in more powerful AI

Technology Review  

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. It’s been another big week in AI. Meta updated its powerful new Llama model, which it’s handing out for free, and OpenAI said it is going to trial an AI-powered online…

‘Cowboy Cartel’: Inside the Mexican Drug Cartel’s Deadly Horse Racing Scheme

Thedailybeast.com 

Bret Hartman

Tackling a story that would have been perfect for a fourth season of Narcos: Mexico, Cowboy Cartel concerns the most dangerous drug outfit in the world, a rookie FBI agent with an intriguing tip and a spot-on hunch, and racehorses whose money-making potential proved irresistible for villains intent on laundering their ill-gotten gains.

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