Art Basel Dives into Anti-Money Laundering Regulations
On February 25, Art Basel staged a conference to shed light on how art professionals were coping with new anti-money laundering regulations on both sides of the Atlantic.
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French State Seizes Historic Saint Denis Windows Right Before Auction
The forced withdrawal from a January 27 Pierre Bergé sale at Drouot of two stained glass windows from the abbey church of Saint-Denis illustrates the Ministry of Culture’s high-handedness and betrays a certain amount of scorn for the history of our heritage.
The Guelph Treasure: Back to Square One
The Supreme Court of the United States has left the fate of the Guelph Treasure unresolved. On February 3, the justices dismissed the case brought by descendants of victims of Nazi spoliation, confirming that American courts are incompetent to rule on international human rights violations.
Australia To Not Amend Its Law For Online Tech Giants
Online platforms have shown consent in adopting “an industry-wide code of practice” which would reduce the “spread of misinformation online”.
France Needs To Recover From The Blow of Its Environment Minister’s Resignation
Disappointed over policy deficiency, the French Environment Minister announces his resignation.
VW Has ‘Not Done Enough’ To Improve On Emission Scandal
EU authorities pressurises VW to guarantee its cars performance post the Dieselgate scandal besides improving “consumer information”.
Airbnb Introduces Trips, While The Fight Against Present Rental Law Continues
Leaving behind most hotel companies, Airbnb now attempts to turn into a travel company.
Hungary Deploys Army At The Border To Tackle Migration Crisis
Hungarian Army to work besides the police force of the country to seal the borders as a preventive measure which would stop the illegal migrant inflow.
White House To Initiate A Programme To Control The Increasing Deaths Due To Heroin Overdoses
The Washington Post reports about the positive legal reinforcement that will be taken up by the White House to curb the death toll caused by heroin overdoses.
Microelectronics industry in Taiwan to be driven by new environmental laws
For decades, Taiwan has been struggling with a potentially disastrous water situation. The boom in the microelectronics sector has not improved the pollution threat, and the country, which alternates between droughts and floods, flirts with dangerous water contamination levels, when water supplies run low. A new set of environmental laws in Taiwan is to change matters and reduce the impact of the industry on the streams and rivers.
