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Hong Kong is set to adopt a new rapid test that could “significantly” reduce the time needed to identify shark fin species at borders as early as next year to help tackle illegal wildlife trade and overexploitation, according to a top UN official and local authorities. Ivonne Higuero, secretary general of the Convention on International […]
The Swiss authorities have suspended the most favoured nation status (MFN) provision in the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with India, which could affect Swiss investments in India and raise taxes for Indian firms operating in Switzerland. A December 11 statement from the Swiss finance department indicates this decision follows an Indian Supreme Court ruling […]
By Canadian Press Dec 10, 2024 | 12:58 PM OTTAWA — Former foreign minister Lawrence Cannon says he denied an emergency passport to Abousfian Abdelrazik in 2009 because he considered the Montreal man a possible threat to national security. Cannon told a Federal Court hearing today he did not want Abdelrazik to return to Canada […]
Defense Sec. Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr.—Senate PRIB MANILA, Philippines — There is an “increasing demand by Beijing” for Manila to give up its claims in the heavily disputed South China Sea despite the 2016 arbitral ruling that invalidated its sweeping claims in the strategic waterway, Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. said on Tuesday. “What […]