California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Friday that he had signed an executive order to mail ballots to the state’s 20.6 million registered voters, citing potential health risks due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.“There’s a lot of excitement around this November’s election in terms of making sure that you can conduct yourself in a safe way, and make sure your health is protected,” Newsom said Friday. In March, the state allowed ballots to be mailed in for its primary, which saw a record-high of 72 percent of all ballots that were cast by mail.California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, who heads the state’s elections, commended the move “It’s great for public health, it’s great for voting rights, it’s going to be great for participation,” he said. California already allows for generous absentee voting, passing a 2002 decision which gives voters the option to request permanent voting by mail, regardless of the reason.While Newsom’s decision applies only to the November election, it could set a precedent for other Democratic states, with voting by mail quickly becoming a partisan issue. It comes after the state’s lawmakers and local officials requested the measure, saying coronavirus will severely hamper voting efforts, a complaint echoed by prominent Democrats.“Why should we be saying to people, ‘Stand in line for hours,’ when we don’t even want you leaving the house?” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in April. But President Trump has repeatedly slammed calls for mail-in voting, saying last month that it lets “people cheat” and involves “a lot of dishonesty.”Newsom said that his order would still allow an “appropriate number” of in-person voting sites, saying that some voters, including those that are disabled, require technological help to cast a ballot.

According to a municipal report released on Monday, around 271 new cases of dengue were reported in New Delhi by November 17, taking the toll to 551 patients in November.

Microsoft addresses several vulnerabilities in its November security bulletin. Trend Micro Deep Security covers the following:

CVE-2019-1390 - BScript Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Risk Rating: Critical

This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the VBScript engine in respect to handling objects in memory. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability must find a way to convince a user to access a malicious website where the exploit is hosted.



CVE-2019-1429 - Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Risk Rating: Critical

This elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the improper handling of objects in memory by the scripting engine in Internet Explorer. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability must find a way to convince a user to access a malicious website where the exploit is hosted.



CVE-2019-1359 - Jet Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Risk Rating: Critical

This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the improper handling of objects by the Windows Jet Database Engine. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability must find a way for a user to open a specially crafted file.



CVE-2019-1358 - Jet Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Risk Rating: Critical

This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the improper handling of objects by the Windows Jet Database Engine. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability must find a way for a user to open a specially crafted file.



CVE-2019-1311 - Windows Imaging API Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Risk Rating: Important

This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the improper handling of objects in memory by the Windows Imaging API. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability must find a way for a user to execute a specially crafted .WIM file.

The Secretary-General delivered remarks to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Poland's OECD membership and presented the main findings of an OECD report on priorities for making Poland a more inclusive and knowledge-based economy.

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Miami, 2-3 November 2017 to attend the Council of the Americas Symposium & 23rd Bravo Business Awards.

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will be in Toronto from 30 October to 1 November 2017, to attend the Toronto Global Forum, where he will deliver an Opening Keynote Address. Mr. Angel Gurría will also hold bilateral meetings with several high level authorities attending the event.

The OECD’s latest Competition Assessment of Greece looks at e-commerce, construction, media, wholesale trade and a number of manufacturing sectors such as chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

Meeting with Business Representatives on definitional and ownership issues related to transfer pricing of intangibles: 7-9 November 2011

A public consultation will be held at the OECD Conference Centre on 12-13 November 2013. The public consultation is open to all interested persons and will be attended by country delegates to Working Party No. 6 of the OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs. Persons interested in attending must register in advance through the OECD website.

Tax burdens and revenue collection across the OECD countries are reaching levels not seen since before the global financial crisis. Nevertheless, the tax mix varies enormously across the advanced economies.

The OECD will hold a public consultation event on transfer pricing matters on 6-7 November at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris, France.