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Paperworld ME 2018 open for bookings

Paperworld Middle East bookings have started with the early bird discount expires on 31st July. The 8th edition of the Paperworld Middle East event will take place 27 Feb – 01 March 2018 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. There is still time...

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India’s new tax system

India's tax reform is looking at replacing a range of local duties with a nationwide goods and services tax. As reported by NDTV: “GST will subsume a large number of central and state taxes into a single tax, paving the way for a common national market. From free flow...

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Staples acquisition “may not be easy”

After Wall Street Journal announcing that “Staples is exploring a sale”, an article explores the reasons why this might not be so easy. Axios reported that after Staples’ failed merger with Office Depot which was blocked by US regulators, it is “exploring a sale to...

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Kyocera wins recycling award

The OEM received the ‘Recycling Award’ from the city of San Diego. The OEM announced that it was “honoured” to receive the award for the 17th year from the Environmental Services Department in San Diego, for its efforts in recycling and reduction in waste and energy...

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Printer is blown up accidentally

A printer that was sent to be cleaned with “canned air” got blown to bits when an industrial-strength compressor was used instead. The Register reported that a printer that required cleaning by an engineering company was blown apart, and that an IT support worker,...

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Cartridges end up in toilet

A parcel containing cartridges was delivered by the Royal Mail, but ended up in the customers toilet. Esquire reported that a postman trying to deliver a parcel safely saw an open window, and slipped the package through it - however, the window was directly above the...

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US teacher smashes printer

A teacher was accused of destroying a printer in a school using a hammer. Bismarck Tribune reported that 37-year-old Lukas Kostelecky was arrested and charged with destroying school property in New Town, North Dakota. Police were called to the school, and were told...

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Patent ‘troll’ update says industry “is winning”

The latest white paper from Harvey Levenson outlines that the patent ‘troll’s are “on the run”. Levenson, Professor Emeritus and former Department Head of Graphic Communication at Cal Poly State University in California, has previously written articles about the...

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