The US through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has dispatched emergency supplies to Pakistan, Maldives and Sri Lanka to fight the coronavirus. The Foreign Office said in a statement today that the US has sent 685,000 KN-95 masks, 50,000 protective goggles, 250,000 diagnostic kits and 1,000 pulse oximeters. Previously, the US had sent […]
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A short first hop for ‘drone taxi’ in Vienna
It was more of a small step than a giant leap, but the first public outing of a pilotless “drone taxi” in Vienna on Thursday nevertheless offered a glimpse into the possible future of urban travel. Several big companies such as Boeing and Airbus are working on their own versions of the technology but it […]
Brit fugitive tries to flee Australia on jet ski
Australian police on Wednesday said they had apprehended a British suspected drug offender, who tried to flee to Papua New Guinea on a jet ski. Border police said they received a tip-off that “a man, possibly armed with a crossbow and carrying additional fuel and supplies, had been seen launching the jet ski” from a […]