Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Higher VAT would most likely reduce German shoppers’ meat purchases Green and Social Democrat (SPD) politicians in Germany say the 7% sales tax (VAT) rate on meat should be raised to 19% to help curb global warming and fund animal welfare improvements. According to UN research, methane from livestock […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Higher VAT would most likely reduce German shoppers’ meat purchases Green and Social Democrat (SPD) politicians in Germany say the 7% sales tax (VAT) rate on meat should be raised to 19% to help curb global warming and fund animal welfare improvements. According to UN research, methane from livestock […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Demonstrators protest against the passage of cruise ships in parts of Venice Large cruise ships are to be banned from entering Venice’s historic centre, the Italian government says. Ships weighing more than 1,000 tonnes will be rerouted away from certain waterways from September. The move follows an accident in […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Higher VAT would most likely reduce German shoppers’ meat purchases Green and Social Democrat (SPD) politicians in Germany say the 7% sales tax (VAT) rate on meat should be raised to 19% to help curb global warming and fund animal welfare improvements. According to UN research, methane from livestock […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Demonstrators protest against the passage of cruise ships in parts of Venice Large cruise ships are to be banned from entering Venice’s historic centre, the Italian government says. Ships weighing more than 1,000 tonnes will be rerouted away from certain waterways from September. The move follows an accident in […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Demonstrators protest against the passage of cruise ships in parts of Venice Large cruise ships are to be banned from entering Venice’s historic centre, the Italian government says. Ships weighing more than 1,000 tonnes will be rerouted away from certain waterways from September. The move follows an accident in […]
Image copyright Russian Defence Ministry website Image caption A cruise missile test-firing in Russia’s Arctic north (file photo) Two people have been killed in an explosion at a naval test facility in northern Russia, officials say. The victims were civilian specialists. At least four others – both military and civilian personnel – were injured. The […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Vegan burgers are now a fixture on many restaurant menus Switching to a plant-based diet can help fight climate change, UN experts have said. A major report on land use and climate change says the West’s high consumption of meat and dairy produce is fuelling global warming. But scientists […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The Turkish drilling ship Yavuz is escorted by a Turkish naval vessel to the Cyprus coast Turkey is ramping up its drilling operations off the coast of Cyprus, sending a third ship to the eastern Mediterranean despite EU warnings. Two Turkish vessels are already drilling for natural gas and oil […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Stutthof has been preserved as a museum A 92-year-old man will go on trial in Germany in October for crimes of complicity in mass murder at a Nazi death camp during World War Two. Bruno Dey is accused of contributing to the killings of 5,230 prisoners between 1944 and 1945 […]
