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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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
Patrick Kielty reveals his salary for RTÉ's The Late Late Show
He publishes his contract details amid a row about payments RTÉ made to his predecessor Ryan Tubridy.
1970-01-01 08:00
France shooting: Unrest spreads over police killing of teen
At least 150 people are arrested overnight over the shooting of a 17-year-old during a traffic check.
1970-01-01 08:00
France shooting: Fears in Paris suburb after police killing of teen
Some residents of Nanterre are bracing for a long cold war between French suburbs and the state.
1970-01-01 08:00
Scot Peterson did not stop the Parkland school shooting. Should he be jailed?
A trial of a police officer for failing to protect Parkland students raises legal and moral questions.
1970-01-01 08:00
Bishop of Dover: Migration concerns only for 'brown people’
The Bishop of Dover says British people do not understand their own history of economic migration.
1970-01-01 08:00
Paris: Macron calls police killing of teen 'unforgivable'
His words followed the shooting of a 17-year-old who failed to obey traffic police in the Paris region.
1970-01-01 08:00
French police kill teen who refused traffic stop
A 17-year-old is shot dead near Paris in broad daylight after failing to obey traffic police.
1970-01-01 08:00
Chinese millionaire fails 27th attempt at passing university entrance exams
The 56-year-old has been trying for decades to pass China's notoriously tough Gaokao exams.
1970-01-01 08:00
Louisiana electoral map: Supreme Court clears way for a new majority-black district
The current congressional map raised concerns that black voting power had been diluted in the state.
1970-01-01 08:00
Mike Pence challenges rivals to back 15-week abortion ban
The ex-vice-president calls on Republicans to support a 15-week ban as a "minimum nationwide standard".
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