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Tax-News.com: EU Demands Belize Remove Harmful Tax Regimes

The European Union Code of Conduct Group (Business Taxation) has warned the Government of Belize that the jurisdiction will be placed on the EU's blacklist of non-cooperative territories unless it commits to amend or abolish certain tax rules considered "harmful."




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Tax-News.com: Democrats Introduce US Anti-Offshoring Bills

Three Democratic members of the United States Senate have introduced two tax bills designed to discourage US companies from shifting their operations overseas and establishing arrangements in low-tax jurisdictions.




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Tax-News.com: New Zealand Tweaking GST Rule Changes For Offshore Suppliers

New Zealand's Finance and Expenditure Committee has recommended changes to legislation that would introduce a new requirement for offshore suppliers to collect GST on low-value goods supplied to New Zealand-based consumers.




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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: New Zealand To Better Track Taxpayers' Property Transactions

New Zealand's Inland Revenue has announced that those who buy and sell property will be required to provide their IRD number on land transfer documentation, to improve the agency's ability to enforce the tax rules on property speculation.




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Tax-News.com: IRS's New Enforcement Initiatives Are Aimed At Individuals

On July 19, 2019, the United States Internal Revenue Service Large Business and International Division announced six additional compliance campaigns.




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Tax-News.com: LLB-Switzerland Signs US Non-Prosecution Agreement

On August 5, 2019, the US Department of Justice announced that Swiss bank LLB Verwaltung (Switzerland) AG has agreed to pay a penalty of USD10.6m to resolve a case in which it was accused of helping US clients to conceal income.




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Tax-News.com: Deadlines For Colombian Tax Amnesties This Month

Two deadlines are approaching in Colombia for taxpayers wishing to take part in ongoing tax amnesties.




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Tax-News.com: Ecuador, Serbia Ratify OECD's Multilateral Tax Cooperation Pact

The OECD on September 2, 2019, announced that Ecuador and Serbia have ratified the multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters.




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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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Tax-News.com: New Zealand To Remove Low-Value Consignment Relief

New Zealand is to introduce GST on low-value goods sold by overseas retailers from December 1, 2019.




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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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Disposable and Affordable E-readers on the Anvil

Researchers from The University of Cincinnati are working on the development of affordable and disposable e-readers. The research by Andrew




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Plug-in Interface Will Soon Usher in New Generation of Compact Medical Devices

UC Davis researchers have designed a plug-in interface which will usher in the new generation of compact medical devices. "We think there is a huge




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Software Predicts Likelihood of Normal Delivery

French scientists have developed a software program called Predibirth' that can identify potential problems with delivery of the baby in high-risk pregnancies.




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British Lab Growing Human Body Parts: Report

Daily Mail reported that British experts are growing human body parts like nose and ears in laboratory. "This is a nose we're growing for a patient




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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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Program of Protected Time for Sleep Improves Morning Alertness for Medical Interns: Study

A study to determine whether a protected sleep period of 5 hours is feasible and effective in increasing the time slept by interns on extended duty overnight shifts was conducted by Kevin G.




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In Myanmar Apollo Launches Telemedicine Service

An official said that the people of Myanmar can now get access to quality treatment and latest medical technology in India with the Apollo Group of Hospitals




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Android Application Developed to Monitor Stress

Researchers from Cambridge University have developed a smart phone application to detect the user's stress levels. The Android Remote Sensing App




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Mobile Medical Apps with High Rating Not Always Accurate: Health Warning

A high 'star rating' for a mobile medical app doesn't necessarily reflect medical accuracy or value, observe Johns Hopkins researchers. The research




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Dengue Death Toll in West Bengal Now Stands at 12: Health Service Director

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. The death toll from dengue fever in West Bengal has gone up to 12, reported an official.




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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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Government Issues Dengue Alert In Odisha

The Odisha Government has notified the Managing Director of Industrial Development Corporation Organization (IDCO), all district Collectors and industrial




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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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Death Toll Due to Dengue Reaches 17 in West Bengal

The number of dengue cases in West Bengal since January 2016 now stands at 2,870, revealed a senior health department official. With two more deaths,




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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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No Need to Panic Over Chikungunya and Dengue: Delhi's Aam Aadmi Party

Chikungunya has affected tens of thousands across New Delhi. Cases of viral fever and dengue are also rampant. There is no need to panic over the spread




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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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Nanoparticle Effectively Vaccinates Mice Against Dengue Fever

New type of nanoparticle developed by scientists effectively vaccinated mice against dengue virus. The findings of the study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.




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Eliminate Dengue With Wolbachia Infected Mosquitoes

Dengue virus can be eliminated by injecting Wolbachia bacteria in mosquitoes. Researchers are still finding ways to spread Wolbachia in an urban mosquito population.




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8 In 10 Indonesian Children At Risk For Dengue

Indonesia has one of the highest burdens of dengue fever, in the world. Dengue fever has infected over half of all children in urban areas by the age of 5.




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Dengue Fever Kills Over 100 People in Kerala

Kerala is in the grip of fever deaths including dengue. People in Kerala are in a panic mode, with fever claiming nearby villages since the onset of monsoon.




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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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Air Travel Spreads Dengue From One Region To Another

Dengue, one of the mosquito-causing disease has declined in the number of new cases in the past decade. But the outbreaks have increased now and the spread




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Indoor Spraying Prevents Dengue

Indoor spraying includes indoor residual spraying (IRS) and indoor space spraying (ISS), which involves spraying of insecticides inside the house shows




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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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Dengue More Likely to Spread in Hot Weather

bDengue virus/b grows and spreads in mosquitoes faster at bhigher temperatures/b, but slows when temperatures are lower or fluctuate, suggesting




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Zika's Immune Response can Harm Fetal Health

Antiviral protein that gives immune response to Zika viral infection in mothers may harm the placenta and fetal development, according to a study led by scientists at Yale.




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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.