Pakistan wants to abolish a sales tax on menstrual pads and tampons starting in July, a move that is aimed at making the products more affordable in a country where access to and knowledge about menstrual hygiene remains low. Pakistan’s finance minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, announced a plan to remove the 18 percent sales tax this…
Shorouk Express Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email Extreme weather fuelled by the climate crisis has cost some of the world’s poorest countries $156 billion (£116bn) across the past two decades, the Independent can reveal. Intense…
Shorouk Express “He could go on to be a great philanthropist. In the meantime, the world’s richest man has been involved in the deaths of the world’s poorest children,” Gates said. Gates has previously touted his working relationship with Trump. After a three-hour dinner with Trump after his reelection, he told The New Yorker: “We…
