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Report details how little wealthiest people pay in taxes

The Biden administration said it's investigating how tax information from several of the world's richest people — including Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett — was leaked to the public. CNN's Jake Tapper and ProPublica reporter Paul Kiel discuss.

MEPs expected to approve EU's COVID travel pass

The European Parliament is expected to approve the bloc's EU COVID travel pass this week, paving the way for the revival of free movement across the continent. MEPs debated and voted on the EU Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC) on Tuesday, with the results due to be announced on Wednesday morning.

Skateboarding at the Olympics: how it works

Johannesburg (AFP) – Brandon Valjalo, South African national skateboarding champion and future Olympian, explains how his sport will work at the Tokyo Games. Skateboarding will make its Olympic debut alongside three new disciplines: surfing, karate, and climbing.

Foreign reporters to be tracked by GPS at Tokyo Olympics

Overseas journalists covering the Tokyo Olympics will have their movements tracked by GPS, the Games president says, and could have their passes revoked if they break the rules. Organisers of the pandemic-postponed 2020 Games, which open in just over six weeks, are trying to reassure a sceptical public that the mega-event can be held safely under strict virus rules.

Web users must accept less anonymity for more security, says expert

People may have to accept less online anonymity if they want to be better protected from cyberattacks, according to one expert. Miguel De Bruycker the managing director of the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium told Euronews that with internet and data security becoming a bigger issue people might have to give up some of their online obscurity to guarantee more safety.

Endangered antelope rebounds in Kazakhstan, but threats loom

Amangeldi (Kazakhstan) (AFP) – In 2015, a nasal bacteria wiped out more than half of the world's Saiga antelope population, spurring disturbing images of carcasses strewn across the vast steppe of Central Asia. But now the species is bouncing back, with Kazakh authorities hailing protective measures for a creature that survived the Ice Age, only to flirt with extinction several times in the modern era.

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