Ghost HQ and Double Irish: Apple's tax deals
Take one set of European profits, one phantom headquarters and two companies and there you have it: Apple's recipe for avoiding tax.
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Multi-billion Apple windfall puts Ireland in unusual bind
The European Commission's demand for Apple to pay Ireland some 13 billion euros in back taxes has put the country in the strange position of refusing the windfall for fear of scaring away valuable investment.
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Aug 30, 2016
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EU orders Apple to pay up to 13B euros in back taxes
Apple has to pay up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion)—plus billions more in interest—in back taxes to Ireland after the European Union found Tuesday that the U.S. technology giant contributed almost no tax across the ...
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Aug 30, 2016
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Great balls of fire! Prepare for meteor 'outburst'
Northern hemisphere sky-gazers are in for a special treat on Thursday night with a rare shooting star "outburst", which astronomers hope will not be marred by clouds and a bright Moon.
Space Exploration
Aug 9, 2016
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Image: Copernicus Sentinel-3A captures United Kingdom
The recently launched Sentinel-3A satellite takes us over the United Kingdom, in this false-colour image acquired on 9 May.
Earth Sciences
Jun 10, 2016
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Bear bone discovery re-writes human history in Ireland
Analysis of a bear bone found in an Irish cave has provided evidence of human existence in Ireland 2,500 years earlier than previously thought, academics announced Sunday.
Archaeology
Mar 20, 2016
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'Shared bad memories' bind fighters and terrorists to their groups
What binds military fighters or terrorists together so tightly that they are willing to sacrifice their own lives for their causes?
Social Sciences
Dec 28, 2015
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Christmas Eve asteroid to cruise past harmlessly: astronomers
After a comet for Halloween, another Earthly holiday will be marked by a visit from a celestial body—this time a large asteroid zipping past on Christmas Eve, astronomers said Thursday.
Space Exploration
Dec 17, 2015
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Apple confident ahead of European Union tax judgement
Apple chief executive Tim Cook said he was feeling "pretty good" ahead of the European Union's judgement on its Irish tax arrangements, as the company announced 1,000 new jobs in Ireland on Wednesday.
Business
Nov 11, 2015
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UK police arrest 16-year-old over Talk Talk telecoms hack
British police have arrested a 16-year-old boy in London over a cyberattack on telecoms firm Talk Talk.
Security
Oct 30, 2015
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