EU wants 40% less C02 emissions by 2030
Brussels: The EU has voted to cut CO2 emissions from new cars and vans by 40 per cent by 2030 and will take this position into talks with the European Union’s 28 nations.
oz to exempt sanitary products from gst
Canberra: Australia’s Treasurers agreed to exempt women’s sanitary products from GST following years of campaigning by female groups.
Pompeo to meet Kim next week
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would travel to Pyongyang next week to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, his spokesperson said on Tuesday. Pompeo, on a four-nation Asian trip from October 6 to 8 would also travel to Japan, South Korea and Beijing.
‘Trump admin unlikely to change Pak policy’
Washington: The US is unlikely to revoke the suspension of aid to Pakistan until it sees substantial progress against terrorists and their safe havens, the Trump administration has told Islamabad as top officials of the two countries met here to try to reset their strained ties.
Sperm-like robots can deliver drugs in body
London: Scientists have created miniature robotic swimming devices, which mimic the appearance of sperm cells and could be used to deliver drugs to specific areas of the body. The devices, which measure as small as one millimetre long, consist of a magnetic head and flexible tail that allows them to ‘swim’ to a specific location when activated by a magnetic field.