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Potato Power: High Quality Protein in Spuds Build Women's Muscle

Highlights: Potato can be a source of high-quality protein Including potato to your daily diet can build




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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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Is It Safe to Have a Second IVF Baby After Fertility Treatment for the First?

Highlights: Women can successfully have a second in vitro fertilisation (IVF)baby IVF is also known as assi




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Tax-News.com: Canadian Business Confidence Knocked By US Tax Changes

The Bank of Canada has published the findings of its latest business outlook survey, which shows some concern among firms over the impact of US trade and tax policies.




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Tax-News.com: Canada Revenue Agency To Improve Digital Platform

The Canada Revenue Agency is to collaborate with an association of tax preparation and software firms to improve the digital services it provides to taxpayers.




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Tax-News.com: EU Criticizes France's Inefficient VAT System

The European Commission has released a paper recommending improvements to France's "inefficient" value-added tax system, including that the country do away with broadly applying reduced VAT rates.




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Tax-News.com: India Cabinet Agrees Cypriot Tax Treaty Changes

The Indian Cabinet on August 24 approved the signature of a double tax agreement protocol with Cyprus that would tackle "round tripping" and base erosion and profit shifting.




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Tax-News.com: European Parliament Begins Panama Papers Inquiry

The European Parliament has begun its inquiry into the Panama Papers with a hearing with the investigative journalists behind the leak.




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Tax-News.com: Tax Rose In 20 EU States In 2015, Says Eurostat Report

The European Union statistics agency, Eurostat, has released new figures concerning member states' tax revenue collections and their tax mixes for 2015.




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Tax-News.com: Cyprus, India Tax Treaty To Take Effect In 2017

The revised double tax avoidance agreement between India and Cyprus will take effect from April 1, 2017, India's Central Board of Direct Taxes has announced.




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Tax-News.com: New EU Agency To Pursue VAT Fraudsters

Twenty EU member states have reached a deal on the establishment of a new European Public Prosecutor's Office that will have the power to investigate and prosecute criminal cases affecting the EU budget.




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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: Cyprus Should Reinstate Immovable Property Tax: IMF

Cyprus should consider reinstating the immovably property tax to boost revenues, the International Monetary Fund has said.




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Tax-News.com: Cyprus Extends Deadline For CbC Reporting Entity Notification

The Cypriot tax authority has extended until January 15, 2018, the deadline for multinational corporations to submit their notifications concerning country-by-country reporting for 2017. The deadline had been December 31.




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Tax-News.com: Cyprus, Saudi Arabia Negotiate Double Tax Agreement

Cyprus's Ministry of Finance says the island has signed a double tax agreement with Saudi Arabia with respect to taxes on income and for the prevention of tax evasion.




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Tax-News.com: New Cypriot E-Payment Obligation From June 2018

Cyprus's Department of Taxation said recently that it will accept only electronic payment for the main tax heads from June 1, 2018.




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Tax-News.com: Cyprus Issues New CbC Filing Notification

The Cyprus Tax Department has released a notice on the obligation on Cypriot constituent entities of multinational groups to file a CbC report in Cyprus where the ultimate parent entity files in a territory without an exchange of information arrangement with Cyprus.




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Tax-News.com: Cyprus Extends Tax Compliance Dates In Light Of COVID-19

The Cyprus Government has announced a number of extensions to tax return filing dates.




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Tax-News.com: Fraud At Record Levels, New BDO Report Says

BDO, the accountancy and business advisory firm, has released a report into the rapidly growing issue businesses and governments face with fraud, including tax fraud.




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Tax-News.com: French Workers In 'Third Countries' Liable For Social Security

Income from assets of French nationals who work in a state other than a member state of the EU, the European Economic Area or Switzerland may be subject to French social security contributions, the European Court of Justice has ruled.




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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: Chinese Property Tax On The Cards

Chinese authorities are working on a long-awaited property tax to cool the country's overheated property market, according to a senior government official.




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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: Macau To Sign OECD Multilateral Information Exchange Treaty

Macau's Chief Executive has issued an order authorizing signature of the OECD Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information.




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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: Eight States' Tax Transparency Frameworks Reviewed

The OECD Global Forum has released eight peer review reports, for Brunei, Macau, Switzerland, Barbados, the Seychelles, Liberia, Peru, and Tunisia, on the jurisdictions' efforts to adopt and comply with international tax standards on transparency and the exchange of tax-related information on request.




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Cannabinoids to Treat Acute Pain: Study

There is low-quality evidence indicating that cannabinoids may be a safe alternative for a small but significant decline in subjective pain score when treating acute pain, reports a new study.




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Aspirin a Day Does Not Keep Dementia at Bay, Says Study

Daily dose of aspirin provided no benefit to study participants at either preventing dementia or slowing cognitive decline, stated study published in




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Investigational Drug to Prevent Heart Disease May Treat Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian cancer cells become detached from their point of origin and shift using fats as an energy source, according to Benjamin Bitler, PhD, and CU Cancer




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Vericiguat Drug may Improve Outcomes in Patients with Worsening Heart Failure

An investigational drug vericiguat offers new hope for patients with worsening heart failure, reports a new study. Patients with worsening heart failure




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Diabetes Drugs Effective in Reducing Heart, Kidney Disease

Two types of diabetes drugs namely SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 drugs were effective in reducing heart complications including stroke, heart attack, and




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Teprotumumab, First FDA-approved Drug for Thyroid Eye Disease Proves Effective

Regardless of patient gender, age or smoking status, teprotumumab, the first FDA-approved drug for thyroid eye disease, provides significant improvement




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Rotavirus Vaccine May Protect Children Against COVID-19

Scientists are exploring rotavirus to develop a vaccine that will protect children against COVID-19. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its global spread, vaccine development is on everyone's mind.




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Modifying Anti-cancer Drugs Helps Kill More Cancer Cells

Structural and biochemical differences among anticancer medications PARP inhibitors were linked to differing capacities to kill cancer cells, according




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Less Expensive, More Effective Pneumonia Vaccines are Tested in Humans, Says Study

A new pneumonia vaccine that is more effective and less expensive than those currently used in Brazil is being tested in human patients, said researchers




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Newer Drug Reduces Pulmonary Complications

Improved outcomes of newer drug in some patients could be due to a more complete reversal of the effects of muscle relaxants used during surgery. The




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Life-threatening Side Effects of Hydroxychloroquine Revealed

Hydroxychloroquine shows weak evidence of its effectiveness against coronavirus in the new study. The drug has been identified by the US Food and




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People Buying Paracetamol Will Now be Identified

Kanpur administration has directed all pharmacies to register the name, address and contact number of people buying paracetamol or medicines for cough, cold and fever or breathing problems.




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BCG Vaccine May Not Protect Against COVID-19: WHO

BCG vaccine may not prevent infection with the novel coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO therefore didn't recommend




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Remdesivir Targets a Vital Enzyme of Coronavirus

Remdesivir is highly effective in stopping the replication of coronavirus, according to new research published in the iJournal of Biological Chemistry/i by scientists at the University of Alberta.




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Study Sheds Light on Action of Key Tuberculosis Drug

New study has shed light on how an important front-line ethambutol drug kills the tuberculosis bacterium. The study has been conducted by University of Birmingham scientists.




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New Drug Formulation Effectively Treats Candida Infections

Candidiasis treatment could be improved using new drug formulation. Specific chemical signal released from a bacterium can be used to improve the activity




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Diabetes Drugs Protect Against Serious Kidney Problems

Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors which are primarily used to treat type 2 diabetes were found to lower the risk of serious kidney problems, revealed study published in The BMJ.




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Recent Review Casts Doubt on Use of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 Patients

The new review has described the growing skepticism regarding adoption of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 patients. The review is published in FASEB journal.




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PCSK9 Inhibitor With Statin Does Not Cause Loss in Memory, Mental Skills in High-risk Patients: Study

In heart disease patients, taking evolocumab in addition to a statin to achieve extremely low levels of cholesterol do not show higher incidence of neurocognitive




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Study Highlights Drug Usage Pattern From Old to Young

Drug overdose epidemic emerged abruptly among the Baby Boomers, shifted youth-ward for Generation X, and then soared to new heights among the Millennials, says a new study.




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Remdesivir to be Used to Treat Seriously Ill COVID-19 Patients in America

Most seriously ill COVID-19 patients will be treated with the antiviral medication Remdesivir in America the maker of the drug has announced, as tensions




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Tax-News.com: EU Tells Italy To Revise 2019 Budget Plan

On October 23, 2018, the European Commission issued a request to the Italian Government that it revise its draft budgetary plan for 2019 because it breaches European Union fiscal rules.




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Tax-News.com: Italy Lists Companies Covered By VAT Split Payment Regime

The Italian Department of Finance has released new lists of government and private sector entities covered by Italy's split-payment mechanism.




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Tax-News.com: Italy Finalizes Rules For New Patent Box Regime

Italy's tax agency on July 30, 2019, published a definitive version of the rules for the operation of the country's patent box regime.