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Swiss voters reject 50% inheritance tax on ultra-rich in landslide referendum
ZURICH (Realist English). Switzerland on Sunday overwhelmingly voted down a plan to impose a 50% tax on inherited wealth above...
Read moreSaudi Arabia to open two new alcohol stores as kingdom cautiously expands access
ISLAMABAD (Realist English). Saudi Arabia is preparing to open two additional alcohol stores — including one inside an Aramco compound...
Read moreVirgin Mary procession in Tunis suburb draws diverse crowds and rekindles a multicultural tradition
TUNIS (Realist English). Night had just begun to settle over Halq al-Wadi — La Goulette, the coastal suburb of the...
Read moreIndia investigates toxic cough syrup deaths as probe focuses on solvent contamination and regulatory failures
NEW DELHI (Realist English). Indian authorities are investigating whether failures in the chemical supply chain led to the contamination of...
Read morePsychologist Angela Duckworth: Let kids explore what they truly enjoy to build resilience and success
NEW YORK (Realist English). Parents who want to raise confident, resilient children should focus less on pushing specific sports or...
Read moreEthiopia confirms first Marburg virus outbreak, nine cases detected in the south
ADDIS ABABA (Realist English). Ethiopia has confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease after nine cases were detected in...
Read moreUK music industry hits record £8bn contribution to economy, boosted by global tours and streaming boom
LONDON (Realist English). The UK music industry contributed a record £8 billion to the national economy in 2024 — its...
Read moreChina prepares rescue mission for Tiangong astronauts after debris strike
BEIJING (Realist English). China is preparing an emergency mission to retrieve three astronauts from its Tiangong space station, after debris...
Read moreMonaco Inspiration: The international business club uniting the global elite
MONACO (Realist English). Monaco Inspiration, an international business club founded by Edita Shaumyan, has emerged as a private global community...
Read moreBBC chief Tim Davie resigns amid uproar over Trump documentary
LONDON (Realist English). The BBC has entered one of the deepest crises in its modern history after Director-General Tim Davie...
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Putin and Xi reaffirm strategic partnership in New Year video talks
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video conference with Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 4, marking...
Pompeo hints at US involvement in unrest and attacks in Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Former US secretary of state and ex-CIA director Mike Pompeo has made a rare public statement...
Khamenei warns of regional war amid US military build-up in the Gulf
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday that any US attack on the Islamic Republic would...
Trump warns Iran as US carrier group moves closer, raising fears of imminent military clash
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The risk of open conflict between the United States and Iran intensified after US President Donald Trump...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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