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The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has opened cases and begun investigations based on what it calls a “substantial amount” of information it has received on offshore companies and trusts.
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Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said Britain’s tax authorities are closing in on more than 100 wealthy individuals and companies using complex structures for possible tax evasion.
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All Blacks winger Zac Guildford apologized after he reportedly staggered naked, drunk and bleeding into a bar and then assaulted two people.
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Germany’s Finance Ministry urged media in possession of information on tax havens to make the documents available, saying that it assumes they will want to help authorities investigate possible tax evaders.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton journeyed to a palm-fringed South Seas island to underscore U.S. commitment to Pacific security and development, while downplaying tensions with China over its increasingly assertive sea and resource claims.
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Twelve-hour flights are a chance to catch movies you might not expect to be good entertainment -- such as “Too Big to Fail,” Hollywood’s take on the meltdown of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
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All Blacks and Crusaders winger Zac Guildford was banned from the first match of the 2012 Super Rugby season as punishment for his drunken behavior in the Cook Islands last month.
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Australia won’t withdraw from Afghanistan earlier than planned after suffering the most casualties in a single day since the Vietnam War, Foreign Minister Bob Carr said, stressing its commitment as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the Pacific region.
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Australia won’t withdraw from Afghanistan earlier than planned after suffering the most casualties in a single day since the Vietnam War, Foreign Minister Bob Carr said, stressing its commitment as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits the Pacific region.
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The Maldives, Kiribati and Tuvalu risk extinction from rising seas because nations aren’t stepping up commitments to cut greenhouse gases, a bloc of 43 island countries said as United Nations climate talks began in Mexico.