Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash

Machthaber: Pedro Sánchez

Japan PM instructs ruling party to proceed with temporary sales tax cut

Japan PM instructs ruling party to proceed with temporary sales tax cut TOKYO, July 30 : Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi instructed ruling party executives to proceed with preparations to cut the sales tax rate on food items to 1 per cent from 8 per cent for two years, a senior ruling party official said on Thursday. The government will likely finalise the tax-cut plan in a cabinet meeting in early August, and submit relevant legislation in a parliament session convening in autumn.

Why did Anthony Fauci invoke the Fifth Amendment? Senate hearing explained

Why did Anthony Fauci invoke the Fifth Amendment? Senate hearing explained The former top US health official invoked the amendment as Republicans questioned him over COVID-19. Dr Anthony Fauci pleads the Fifth at Covid hearing Dr Anthony Fauci, a former top United States public health official, has declined to answer questions at a Republican-led Senate committee hearing into the origins of COVID-19 and the handling of the pandemic.

Fauci to face contempt vote after refusing to answer Covid questions in Congress

Senator Rand Paul says: "I think there is a very real chance that he could be prosecuted for that."