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The strengthening of the fight against tax deviation and laws aimed at stimulating the development of the IT sector are among the legislative changes that come into force on January 1, 2022.

Unrestricted access to pathogens would help the world prepare for new variants and future pandemics, argues Thomas Cueni.

Unrestricted access to pathogens would help the world prepare for new variants and future pandemics, argues Thomas Cueni.

Part One of the United Nations’ Biodiversity Conference is taking place this week in the city of Kunming ...

David Boraks is a veteran journalist who covers climate change for WFAE. See more in our Climate News section. He also has covered housing and homelessness, energy and the environment, transportation, and business.

The Commissioners of St. Mary's County held their regular business meeting Tuesday, August 24, 2021, in the Chesapeake Building in Leonardtown.

Select Page Rhode Island Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Require Conviction for Asset Forfeiture, Opt State Out of Federal Program PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 25, 2021) – Yesterday, a Rhode Island Senate committee held a hearing on a bill that would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to require a criminal conviction in most cases, and also opt the state out of a federal asset forfeiture program known as “equitable sharing.” A coalition of five Democrats introduced Senate Bill 732 (S7...

22.05.2021 125 The UN Conference for Environment and Development, at which the Convention on Biological Diversity – the first global agreement on protection of natural resources and their sustainable development, has been agreed to be signed, was held in Rio de Janeiro on June 5, 1992. The goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity is to preserve biodiversity on all levels, to provide sustainable use of its components, to provid...

On International Day of Biological Diversity 2021, let's look at 20 Aichi targets that will help restore the balance of life on Earth.

AUGUSTA, Maine (May 17, 2021) – A bill introduced in the Maine House would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to require a criminal conviction in most cases, and also opt the state out of a federal asset forfeiture program known as “equitable sharing.” Rep. William Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) along with two fellow Republicans, four Democrats and a Libertarian, introduced House Bill 1521 (LD1521) on April 15. The legislation would require a criminal conviction before prosecutors ...