Women win equal pay battle at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that 170 women can launch pay equality compensation claims against their former employer, Birmingham City Council…article
The emir, who is rare among Arab rulers in having met senior Israeli officials, denounced Israel’s policies and praised people in Gaza for standing up to it with “bare chests” – but he also urged rival Palestinian leaders to abandon their feuds. Article
European Union President Herman Van Rompuy vowed to push for more women in top
EU finance jobs while urging lawmakers to endorse the appointment of Yves Mersch to the European Central Bank’s Executive Board…article
results of its first annual Women’s Money Matters Survey 2012, one of the most comprehensive reports into women and money conducted in South Africa…article With yields plummeting can Spain survive without pressing Germany for an answer?
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What do you get when you bless one of the most corrupt countries in the world with newly discovered bounties of natural resources? Answer: Afghanistan, perched between prosperity and greater malefaction. Article
employ to tackle gender inequality in the workplace, the Department for Business announced on Thursday..articleWHILE THE number of women in top executive positions internationally remains low, there 
seems to be a less-daunting glass ceiling for the role of the chief information officer – the CIO…article
Valery Gergiev conducts an orchestra formed by Sir Georg Solti to promote peace and understanding worldwide. Article
The Sunday Times said eBay had paid barely more than £1m in corporation tax in the UK despite sales of £800m a year. Some £50m in tax had been avoided on the basis of its calculation that eBay’s UK profits would have been £181m in 2010 and corporation tax bill of £51m. It paid just £1.2m that year by channelling sales through Luxembourg and Switzerland. Article
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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to Answer Questions about Tax Evasion before Parliament.