
New Zealand bans plastic bags for fresh produce in supermarkets
Supermarkets already ban take-home bags but now thin bags used for vegetables will be outlawed too.
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Thai elephant flown home after alleged abuse in Sri Lanka
Bangkok demanded the return of the animal after claims it was tortured while kept at a Buddhist temple.
1970-01-01 08:00

ECB’s Kazimir Stands Trial in Slovakia on Bribery Charges
The corruption trial of European Central Bank Governing Council member Peter Kazimir begins Monday, threatening embarrassment to the
1970-01-01 08:00

Sweden’s Debt-Laden Landlords Are Veering Closer to Forced Sales
Sweden’s embattled landlords are facing intensifying pressure to sell properties to raise cash, as $17 billion in debt
1970-01-01 08:00

France tells rioters to go home
President Macron is fervently hoping the protesters give up and go home soon. For so many reasons.
1970-01-01 08:00

Blackpink make UK festival history with electrifying K-pop set in Hyde Park
The girl group become the first ever Korean band to headline a major UK music festival.
1970-01-01 08:00

Nigeria offers students loans - they want jobs
Two massive reforms are aimed at improving Nigeria's dilapidated universities - but will they work?
1970-01-01 08:00

Singapore’s Star Banker Creates a Succession Dilemma for DBS
For more than 13 years, Piyush Gupta has led one of Singapore’s most iconic institutions, the bank that
1970-01-01 08:00

Victoria Amelina: Ukrainian writer dies after Kramatorsk strike
Victoria Amelina, an award-winning writer, was in a pizza restaurant that was hit by a Russian missile.
1970-01-01 08:00

A $30 Billion Disaster Is Just the Tip of a Deadly Climate Cycle
When night falls in the refugee camp outside Karachi, Shanawaz Khoso worries about snake bites. The 38-year-old and
1970-01-01 08:00

IBM Throws Weight Behind Japan Chip Startup It Sees as Vital
International Business Machines Corp. is prioritizing helping Japan’s chipmaking startup Rapidus Corp., with a senior executive describing the
1970-01-01 08:00

Japan Set to Pour Fukushima Water Into Pacific, Irking China
Japan is set to win approval to discharge more than a million cubic meters of treated water from
1970-01-01 08:00