Iraq's parliament has passed a bill for a complete ban on the sale, import and production of alcohol. The law entitles the state to fine Iraqi dinars 25m ($21,000) for anyone violating the alcohol ban. However, the parliament ...
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As Iceland prepares to go to the polls for its Parliamentary elections on Saturday, a radical pirate party, made up of hackers and activists, is ahead in the polls. The country's once-fringe Pirate Party is led by a former WikiLeaks ...
ExxonMobil today asked a federal court to invalidate a subpoena issued by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, calling investigations by New York and Massachusetts biased attempts to further a political agenda for financial gain. ...
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The Texas Association of Business filed a lawsuit against the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) in federal court to force the TABC to apply the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code in a fair, consistent and legal manner. Citing recent ...
Iconic Group, Inc.'s MarathonFoto, which provides professional photography services at races, renewed its partnership with the Atlanta Track Club, a nonprofit organization committed to creating an active and healthy Atlanta through running ...
Syria has said it's ready to take part in peace talks in Geneva and hopes that the dialogue will help the country form a national unity government. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem made the statement on Thursday during a visit to ...
An executive meeting of the State Council, China's cabinet, on Wednesday passed a draft map of administrative divisions demarcating the maritime and land zones of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR). According to the draft, an ...
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With the approval of the State Council, Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen and Director of the Department of Finance of Hong Kong Special Administration Region Government John Tsang Chun-wah signed Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic ...
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With the approval of the State Council, vice Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen and Secretary for Administration and Justice of Macao Special Administration Region Government Leong Vai Tac signed Mainland and Macao Closer Economic ...
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On July 10, 2015, the Director of the International Liaison Department of CCCME Jin Luolan visited the Economic and Commercial Counsellor’s Office of the Embassy of Spain to China, and met with the first Economic and Commercial ...
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The New Brunswick Liquor Control Act, which limits import of beer to 12 bottles by individuals, is facing a challenge by a resident from Tracadie in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. Gerard Comeau, who was charged for importing ...
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The Mexican government has revised standards for labeling of textile and apparel products, which must now comply with appropriate mandatory standards (NOMs) or voluntary standards (NMXs). Generally, all apparel, apparel accessories, ...
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Three major tobacco companies in the US have dropped their lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over pre-approval for modifications in labelling. The FDA has previously regulated that the tobacco companies required to ...
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday upheld the complicated formula that Iowa uses to tax natural gas consumption, rejecting a legal challenge brought by the state's powerful ethanol industry. The owners of several ethanol plants argue the ...
The proposed Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST), introduced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Lok Sabha last month, is expected to smoothen business process (ease of doing business) for ecommerce companies by ...