The Richmond County Tax Assessor’s Office is scheduled to mail out 2023 Property Notices of Assessment to property owners, beginning Friday, June 30th, …
Georgia hotel owner who forced women to have sex for housing pleads guilty
A former hotel owner in Bartow County pleaded guilty to coercing labor and sex acts. He’ll be sentenced in September. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Shreesh Tiwari forced women he hired …
The price of living well: New research ranks the most expensive cities for HNWIs
Singapore, Shanghai, Tokyo, London and New York are the world’s costliest cities to “live well”, according to some new research that measures price changes in luxury goods and services.
Families of tens of thousands missing in Syria draw some hope from new UN push to find loved ones
In her small apartment in opposition-held Idlib in northwest Syria, Umm Mohammed is depressed and lethargic. But when her phone rings or someone knocks on the door she becomes suddenly alert. Maybe, …
Mega-yachts versus sailboats: Saudi Arabia’s quest to conquer Red Sea tourism
Western sailors are coming away with a taste of Saudi culture and hospitality but also coping with high prices, pesky princes and a security state …
US State Department report details damning failings around chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal
The US State Department on Friday released its long-awaited Afghanistan After Action Review report, which found that both the Trump and Biden administrations’ decisions to pull all US troops from …
Iraq’s amputee football team defy war injuries to represent nation’s rise from ashes
Bravery and determination – something we have seen all over Baghdad 20 years on from the 2003 invasion – drove Mohammed al-Najjar to create the team …
Will India embrace the Uniform Civil Code and finally have a single common law for its 1.4 billion citizens?
As the next federal elections loom in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing for a single legal code to cover matters currently governed by different sets of laws for different religious …
Income tax: How Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India will impact HUF (Hindu Undivided Families) tax outgo
The demand for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India is increasing. If implemented, it will impact income tax laws and succession plans, particularly for Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs) …
Hong Kong property: plot of land for flats in Kennedy Town fetches just 6 bids as high interest rates, market gloom deter developers
The first government land tender of this financial year ended up attracting far fewer bids than expected as the prospect of further interest rate hikes and new housing supply dimmed the outlook for …