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US: Super Typhoon Bavi Slams Guam, Northern Marianas 8

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday, July 6, passing directly over Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands around 8 a.m. local time, with sustained winds over 150 mph. Guam and nearby islands also reported major damage from the storm.

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Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum News Conference - Mexico City

Antonio Martínez Dagnino, head of the Tax Administration Service speaks during a news conference at National Palace. on January 19, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago / Eyepix Group / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum News Conference - Mexico City

Edgar Amador Zamora, Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, and Antonio Martínez Dagnino, head of the Tax Administration Service during a news conference at National Palace. on January 19, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago / Eyepix Group / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fuel prices surge in Italy as tax discount expires

STORY: Fuel prices surge in Italy as tax discount expires DATELINE: Jan. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of gas stations STORYLINE: Gasoline and diesel prices in Italy have surged dramatically after a discount on fuel-related excise duties expired at the end of 2022. Local media reported on Tuesday that the national average prices reached 1.8 euros (1.91 U.S. dollars) for gasoline and 1.87 euros (1.98 U.S. dollars) for diesel respectively at self-service pumps, which marked an increase of more than 9 percent in both fuels in just a few days. In the first days of 2023, the national average price for full-service gasoline stood at 1.95 euros (2.07 U.S. dollars) per liter while that for full-service diesel stood at 2.02 euros (2.14 U.S. dollars) per liter. The expired discount was put in place in March 2022 to help combat a surge in fuel prices. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Rome. (XHTV)

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Scandal involving S. Korean President Lee, son

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's special prosecutor announces the result of a month-long investigation into a controversial land deal for President Lee Myung Bak's now-scrapped retirement home project, in Seoul on Nov. 14, 2012. The prosecutor's team decided against indicting Lee Shi Hyung, the son of President Lee, but referred tax records of the president's 34-year-old son to the National Tax Service for possible gift tax imposition.

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Scandal involving S. Korean President Lee, son

TOKYO, Japan - Lee Shi Hyung (C), the son of South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, makes his way to undergo questioning by South Korea's independent counsel in Seoul in this file photo taken Oct. 25, 2012, in connection with his father's now-suspended retirement home project in which critics argue taxpayer money was used. South Korea's special prosecutor said Nov. 14, 2012, that his team decided against indicting the president's 34-year-old son, but referred his tax records to the National Tax Service for possible gift tax imposition.

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House Hearings - Washington

Erin Collins, national taxpayer advocate, speaks during a Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on "Internal Revenue Service: Narrowing the Tax Gap and Improving Taxpayer Services," on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Hearings - Washington

Erin Collins, national taxpayer advocate, speaks during a Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on "Internal Revenue Service: Narrowing the Tax Gap and Improving Taxpayer Services," on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Hearings - Washington

Erin Collins, national taxpayer advocate at the Taxpayer Advocate Service, during a hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. The hearing is titled "Internal Revenue Service: Narrowing the Tax Gap and Improving Taxpayer Services." Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Hearings - Washington

Erin Collins, national taxpayer advocate, listens during a Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on "Internal Revenue Service: Narrowing the Tax Gap and Improving Taxpayer Services," on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Hearings - Washington

Erin Collins, national taxpayer advocate at the Taxpayer Advocate Service, speaks during a hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. The hearing is titled "Internal Revenue Service: Narrowing the Tax Gap and Improving Taxpayer Services." Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM