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Tax-News.com: OECD Fleshes Out Int'l Tax Reform Plans During BEPS Webcast

During a webcast on June 11, the OECD provided a technical update on its work to develop new, modernized international tax rules for the digitalized economy.




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Tax-News.com: Overseas Suppliers To NZ Urged To Register For GST

New Zealand's tax agency has urged overseas businesses who sell goods valued at NZD1,000 (USD629) or less to register for GST ahead of the December 1, 2019, deadline.




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Researchers Use GPS, PDAs For Malaria Prevention in Africa, Study Says

CDC researchers have developed new tools using GPS technology and PDAs to help prevent the spread of malaria in Africa, according to a study published




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Knox Bought G-string and Sollecito Fantasized Hot Sex - Day After Meredith was Killed

The day after British student Meredith Kercher was killed, her housemate Amanda Knox and the latter's Italian boyfriendRaffaele Sollecitowere spotted




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ICU Misdiagnoses may Account for as Many Annual Deaths as Breast Cancer: Johns Hopkins Team

According to a recent study, each year as many as 40,500 critically ill U.S. hospital patients die with an unknown medical condition that may have caused or contributed to their death.




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Survey: Does Gallows Humor Among Physicians Encourage Accusations of Murder and Euthanasia?

Nearly three quarters of the sample reported having been "humorously" accused of promoting death; for example, being called "Dr. Death," in a recent survey of palliative care medicine practitioners.




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'Healthcare Has Lot to Learn From Football': New Research

Medicine has a lot to learn from 'football' about developing new approaches to clinical methods says new research. The research, published in the




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Philippines: First Asian Country to Approve Sale of Dengue Vaccine

Dengvaxia, manufactured by French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi, secured its first regulatory approval in Mexico a fortnight ago and is currently being




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New Model Helps Predict Dengue Fever Epidemic in Urban Areas

SIR-Network Model - new mathematical model offers a simplified approach to studying the spread of dengue fever in urban areas. The model is




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New Dengue Case Reported in Delhi's Okhla: South Delhi Municipal Corporation

In 2015, as many as 15,867 cases of dengue were reported in Delhi. A case of dengue has been reported from Okhla area of the national capital, reported an official.




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Sri Lanka Records Rise in Dengue Cases

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health launched a dengue eradication programme to control the number of dengue cases that rose to over 18,000 with 24 people reported dead.




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39 Dengue Cases Reported in Delhi, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda Holds Meeting

Dengue fever is a vector-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. 39 dengue cases have been reported in Delhi so far, a civic body report said.




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Union Health Ministry Asks All States to Cap Dengue Test Costs at Rs. 600

Private laboratories and hospitals were overcharging patients for dengue tests, reported recent media reports. Following these reports the Union Health




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Three More Dengue Cases Reported in Pakistan, Total Cases Rise to 37

Three more patients were confirmed infected with dengue in Rawalpindi in Pakistan. Authorities there are gearing up to tackle the rising cases of the mosquito-borne disease.




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Chikungunya Cases in New Delhi Have Risen Up to 432, and Dengue Cases to 487

A typical chikungunya patient manifests high-grade fever, severe joint pain, headache, muscle pain, joint swelling, or rash. In order to prevent




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New Delhi Doctors Fall Prey to Dengue, Chikungunya as Cases Soar

A total of 487 cases of dengue and 432 cases of chikungunya have been reported in New Delhi till August 27, 2016, revealed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation.




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Dengue Cases on Rise in Madhya Pradesh, 277 People Test Positive for the Disease

The dengue virus kills an estimated 20,000 people each year and infects up to 100 million, suggested the World Health Organization (WHO). There is no vaccine for dengue.




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Delhi Reports Over 2,600 Chikungunya Cases Till September 17, 2016

Delhi has reported 220 new cases of dengue in the last one week while the total number of new chikungunya cases for the same period stands at 628. A




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Dengue, Malaria Cases Drop in Haryana in 2016: Health Minister Anil Vij

Tens and thousands of people in India are being affected by mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, malaria and chikungunya. However, dengue and malaria




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Prior Infection With Dengue Lowers Zika Disease Severity

People who are infected by Zika virus are less likely to fall ill if they had dengue fever before than individuals with Zika virus who never had dengue, reveals a new study.




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Asian Tiger Mosquito Has More Potential to Spread Zika Virus

Asian tiger mosquito has been neglected as a source of Zika and dengue virus, as the threat was measured right after one feeding on infected blood. However,




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CRISPR/Cas9 Tool may Help Suppress Malarial Parasites in Mosquitoes

Using CRISPR/Cas9, a gene editing tool gene, the FREP1 gene can be inactivated to reduce mosquitoes vulnerability to Plasmodium parasite, a genus that causes malaria in humans.




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Nearly 550 Dengue Cases Reported in Himachal Pradesh, India

Nearly 550 dengue cases have been reported in Himachal Pradesh, India and especially in Bilaspur, which is Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda's hometown.




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New 280 Cases of Dengue Reported in October in New Delhi

According to a municipal report released on Monday, around 285 cases of dengue were reported in the National capital in the end of the week on November 3, compared to 290 cases in the previous week.




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Economic Burden Of Dengue In Burkina Faso, Kenya, And Cambodia Studied

The average cost of inpatient care was found to be (Dollor) 26 in Burkina Faso and (Dollor) 134 in Cambodia, while the average cost of outpatient care was (Dollor) 13 per episode in Burkina Faso and (Dollor) 23 in Kenya.




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Possible New Therapeutic Strategy for Severe Dengue Disease

Nafamostat mesylate, a tryptase inhibitor, can treat severe dengue disease, according to the team of researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School. The




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Patna: Fear of Dengue Outbreak in Waterlogged Areas

In waterlogged Patna with 640 patients being tested positive mostly in the last four days, fear of a dengue outbreak is looming large, revealed sources.




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Florida: 3 New Dengue Cases Confirmed

Three new cases of locally transmitted dengue had been confirmed in the Miami-Dade County, taking the total number to eight this year, said health authorities in the US state of Florida.




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Dengue Outbreak Cases in UP; Principal Secretary Among Infected

Nearly 433 people have been confirmed to be affected by dengue since January including Navneet Sehgal, principal secretary, Khadi Gram Udyog. Sehgal




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Increase in Dengue Cases, UP

Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has been witnessing a rise in the number of dengue cases in this season. According to official records, 7,598 people




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Plant Based Compound Improves Response to Dengue Vaccine: Study

Plant-based compound called halofuginone improves the immune response to a potential vaccine against dengue virus, according to study published in iScience




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COVID-19 Pandemic: Simple Ideas to Help Kids Deal with Stress during Coronavirus Crisis

Highlights: Staying indoors during COVID-19 lockdown can wreak havoc on your child's mental health Keeping




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Regular Tub Bathing can Reduce Heart Disease Death Risk

Highlights: Taking a tub bath every day can save your heart and make you live longer Regular tub bathing can




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Plant-based Diet can Ward Off Asthma

Highlights: Eating a plant-based diet or a vegetarian diet can help reduce asthma symptoms Adding plenty o




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COVID-19 Lockdown: Increase Family Time to Limit Your Child's Screen Time

Highlights: Most kids are being glued to mobile phones due to COVID-19 social distancing Staying indoors a




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Childhood Obesity and High Blood Pressure can Lead to Future Heart Disease

Highlights: Children who are obese are at higher risk of developing heart disease later Regular physical ac




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Good News to Mothers: Breastfeeding Helps Prevent Diabetes

Highlights: Breastfeeding may lower a woman's risk of developing diabetes later in life Pregnant women wi




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World Asthma Day

Highlights : World Asthma Day is observed every year on the first Tuesday of May The day aims to create awareness a




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Berries, Apples and Tea can Help Fight Alzheimer's Disease

Highlights: Consuming flavonoid-rich foods can keep Alzheimer's disease at bay Foods rich in flavonoids a




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World Thalassemia Day

Highlights : World Thalassemia Day is observed on 8th May every year On this day, awareness of thalassemia is spread




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Tax-News.com: British Columbia Announces Tax Breaks For Gas Investors

British Columbia is to offer a provincial sales tax exemption to a proposed new liquefied natural gas project.




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Tax-News.com: Canada Launches Tax Filing Season

On February 19, the Canada Revenue Agency officially opened the 2019 tax filing season.




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Tax-News.com: Cyprus Opens New Tax Amnesty For Past Tax Dues

Cyprus's Tax Department has released details of a tax amnesty, which entered into force on July 3, 2017.




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Tax-News.com: India To Probe Chinese 'Dumping' Of Fluoroelastomers

India's Department of Commerce has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into Fluoroelastomers from China.




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Tax-News.com: US Slaps 'America First' Duties On Foreign Solar Goods, Washers

US President Donald Trump has approved safeguard tariffs on imported large residential washing machines and imported solar cells and modules.




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Tax-News.com: China 'Has Slashed Business Taxes By CNY2.5tn Since 2012'

The Chinese tax administration has reported that businesses have saved CNY2 trillion (USD317.8bn) following the replacement of business tax with value-added tax, beginning in 2012.




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Tax-News.com: OECD Releases More Transfer Pricing Country Guides

The OECD has published new transfer pricing country profiles for Australia, China, Estonia, France, Georgia, Hungary, India, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and Uruguay, bringing the number of such overviews published by the OECD to 44.




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Tax-News.com: At UN General Assembly, OECD Urges Global Carbon Tax Action

Three years on from the commitments made at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, the overwhelming majority of governments have not taken the necessary action to contain growing risks to the climate, says the OECD. It said, with emissions on the rise again, OECD governments need to get serious about shifting their economies to a low-carbon model and stop investing in carbon-intensive infrastructure.




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Tax-News.com: OECD Releases Eight New Action 14 Peer Reviews

The OECD recently released the seventh round of stage one peer review reports, assessing eight jurisdictions' efforts to implement the BEPS Action 14 minimum standard on tax dispute resolution.




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WHO Trial Assesses 4 Most Potential Drugs to Fight COVID-19

WHO has announced a global trial named 'SOLIDARITY' to identify if any drug can treat infection caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The trial,