Technology Continued to Impress. Coronavirus vaccines weren’t the only examples of technology making a difference on the world scene in 2020. Communications technologies like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Cisco Webex didn’t just make it possible for some people to work from home and for almost everyone to see family and friends despite lockdowns and travel bans. They also enabled diplomats and world leaders to “attend” summits and conferences without leaving their office. Renewable energy technologies continued to improve; solar-power plants now cost less to build per megawatt generated than fossil-fuel plants. Artificial intelligence improved as well, making it possible to do everything from using energy more efficiently to making better projections about climate change to responding more effectively to natural disasters. Quantum computing is edging closer to reality; Chinese scientists reported this month that they had created a quantum computer that can do one mat
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As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, special measures have been
taken at a global level, including restrictions on travelling,
compulsory self-isolation, working from home and the suspension of
employment. Such measures restrict the physical presence of
individuals at their place of work.
It is within this context that the Cypriot Tax Department
( TD ) issued on 27th of October 2020, Circular 4/2020
( Circular ) which relates to the implementation of the
provisions on tax residency and permanent establishment in
accordance with article 2 of the Income Tax Law, aiming to provide
EU bans plastic waste exports to poor nations
The EU will ban the export of unsorted plastic waste to poorer countries as of January. Under new rules, trash importers and exporters will need to agree on how to handle hazardous shipments.
Plastic trash often lands in the ocean after being sold by rich countries to poorer ones
EU environment commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius said the new rules amending the bloc s 2006 Waste Shipment Regulation will completely ban exports of unsorted plastics to less industrialized nations outside the OECD.
The moves follow China s 2018 ban on plastic imports and statements from environmentalists that waste was ending up in other Asian nations, such as Malaysia, and then being dumped into ocean waters.
EU bans plastic waste exports to poor nations dw.com 12/22/2020 Ian P. Johnson
The EU will ban the export of unsorted plastic waste to poorer countries as of January. Under new rules, trash importers and exporters will need to agree on how to handle hazardous shipments. © DW/E. Boniphace Plastic trash often lands in the ocean after being sold by rich countries to poorer ones
EU environment commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius said the new rules amending the bloc s 2006 Waste Shipment Regulation will completely ban exports of unsorted plastics to less industrialized nations outside the OECD.
The moves follow China s 2018 ban on plastic imports and statements from environmentalists that waste was ending up in other Asian nations, such as Malaysia, and then being dumped into ocean waters.
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