Malta's Commissioner for Revenue has announced an extension to the corporate tax filing deadline for businesses whose tax year is the calendar year.

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Finance has highlighted changes made to the territory's rules on economic substance.

The Hong Kong Government has gazetted legislation to provide tax concessions for carried interest distributed by eligible private equity funds operating in Hong Kong.

The Italian Government will allow tax payments that were deferred during the COVID-19 lockdown to be paid in instalments over a two-year period.

The Hong Kong Government has gazetted legislation to provide tax concessions for carried interest distributed by eligible private equity funds operating in Hong Kong.

Authorities in Hong Kong have launched a review into two tax-deductible retirement savings products: Qualifying Deferred Annuity Policies (QDAP) and Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) Tax-Deductible Voluntary Contributions (TVC).

The Australian Taxation Office has issued a Taxpayer Alert on mischaracterized arrangements and schemes connected with direct foreign investment into Australian businesses.

The Swiss Government is anticipating a shortfall in tax receipts of over CHF5bn in 2020.

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the text of an arbitration agreement between the US and Switzerland, in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2020-35, published August 24.

New mechanism for designing antiviral drugs for dengue virus has been identified. The study details are published in iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i.

Researchers report that tap water access in densely populated neighborhoods of Delhi, India, is a strong predictor of the risk of contracting dengue.

bAedes aegypti mosquitoes/b, a small percentage of all the mosquitoes species in the Florida Keys causes diseases including dengue and Zika. iScience

Dengue is the most common mosquito-borne viral disease affecting humans globally. In 2019, the World Health Organization identified dengue as one of the

COVID-19 restrictions limited human mobility and contact, which nearly reduced 750,000 dengue cases in 2020, reveals a new study published in iLancet Infectious Diseases.

Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, malaria and chikungunya are on the rise. The months of September, October and November often see an increase in

Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj held a high-level meeting with all the stakeholders to review the preparedness to tackle medlinkvector-borne/medlink diseases in the national capital.

Starting from October 1, the health department of Tamil Nadu will conduct 1,000 medical camps dedicated to screening for medlinkdengue/medlink, said Health Minister Ma Subramanian.

The escalating impact of climate change is anticipated to expand the reach of medlinkdengue/medlink, a mosquito-borne disease claiming thousands of

Chinese scientists found that anomalies in tropical Indian Ocean sea surface temperatures can forecast the severity of global medlinkdengue outbreaks/medlink (!--ref1--).

Tax revenues fell in 2019 in two-thirds of economies across Asia and the Pacific as a result of an economic slowdown prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new OECD report.

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the text of an arbitration agreement between the US and Switzerland, in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2020-35, published August 24.

The US Internal Revenue Service has issued a reminder to taxpayers who pay estimated taxes that they have until June 15 to pay their estimated tax payment for the second quarter of tax year 2021 without incurring a penalty.

The Belgian Government has released a new form for SME corporate taxpayers to access tax reliefs for investments, which were enhanced in response to COVID-19.

The Swedish tax authority has announced that it will be expending more resources this year on ensuring businesses fully declare income from e-commerce and taxpayers report income from home rentals.

The Irish Revenue has updated its guidance on stamp duty to clarify a number of issues related to the conditions for companies to avail themselves of associated companies relief.

The Irish Revenue has issued guidance for companies on the temporary acceleration of corporate tax loss relief for accounting periods affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions.

The Irish headline rate of VAT will return to 23 percent from March, having been temporarily reduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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MIT chemists have devised a novel method for synthesizing complex compounds that were initially extracted from plants and have the potential as medlinkantibiotics/medlink,

Researchers have successfully induced a hibernation-like torpor state in Xenopus laevis tadpoles using donepezil (DNP), a drug FDA-approved for medlinkAlzheimer's/medlink treatment.

medlinkPsychedelics/medlink, previously known as dangerous party drugs, are now being explored as addiction treatments, but extensive research is

61% of Medicare-eligible adults have a medlinkBMI/medlink of 27 or higher, indicating they could potentially benefit from a GLP-1 receptor agonist like semaglutide for weight loss (!--ref1--).

Young patients on psychiatric medications frequently receive potentially harmful drug combinations. Researchers examined New York State Medicaid records

In a recently alarming report, the Central Drug Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) has bflagged over 50 medications commonly prescribed/b for

More than 15 generic medications, including injectables and tablets, have been debarred since January by Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC).

India's pharmaceutical (!--ref1--) and medical technology exports are poised for continued growth, even amid global economic challenges, according to

A newly developed wearable camera system uses artificial intelligence to detect potential medication delivery errors. In a recent study published in inpj Digital Medicine.

A Swedish study has challenged the widespread use of beta-blockers for all heart attack patients. While these medications are commonly prescribed to regulate

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Unilever may scrap plans to overhaul its company structure if an exit tax proposed by a Dutch opposition party is passed.

On October 5, 2020, the UK tax authority added considerably to its Brexit guidance for businesses on the value-added tax rules that will apply to goods entering Great Britain from outside the UK.

The UK Government has announced that the temporary GBP1m (USD1.31m) cap for the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) will be extended until January 1, 2022.

HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed that UK businesses who wish to pay their deferred VAT liabilities in installments will be able to decide a payment schedule early next year.

The EU has referred the UK to the Court of Justice over its failure to comply with EU rules on marked fuel.

Austrian lawmakers have signed off on the introduction of new limits on the deductibility of interest expenses for multinational corporations.

The Swedish tax authority has announced that it will be expending more resources this year on ensuring businesses fully declare income from e-commerce and taxpayers report income from home rentals.