AMSTERDAM - ROYAL Philips Electronics said Thursday it has developed a handheld device that uses nanotechnology to detect marijuana, cocaine, Speed and other drugs in saliva within 2 minutes.

The Dutch company has struck a deal with Britain's Concateno, Europe's largest drug testing company, to market the product to police, spokesman Steve Klink said.

ATLANTA - A LITTLE less 'I'm Lovin' It' could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study in the US that attempts to measure the effect of TV fast-food ads.

A ban on such commercials would reduce the number of obese young children by 18 per cent, and the number of obese older kids by 14 per cent, researchers found.

BRUSSELS - THE Arctic offers new energy and fishing resources as a result of global warming and new technology, the European Union said on Thursday.

Melting ice also presented new navigation possibilities such as a short route to the Pacific Ocean, the EU executive said.