Tag: UN report

• Friday, August 9th 2019 - 08:13 UTC

  German lawmakers propose higher VAT rate on meat to combat global warming

  

  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.

• Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 08:44 UTC

  North Korea with cyber attacks stole US$ 2bn to fund its weapons programs, UN report

  

  North Korea has stolen US$ 2bn to fund its weapons program using cyber-attacks, a leaked United Nations report says.  The confidential report says Pyongyang has targeted banks and crypto-currency exchanges to collect cash.