Approval of the controversial legislation was swiftly condemned by international humanitarian organisations.
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As the problem of plastic pollution escalates, thousands of delegates representing most of the world’s nations are gathering in Ottawa, Canada, this week for the International Plastics Negotiations.
Nearly 600 women are in the running for MPs, the highest the country has ever known.
The World Bank has suspended funding for a tourism project in Tanzania that caused the suffering of tens of thousands of villagers, according to a U.S.-based rights group that has long urged the global lender to take such action.
About 100 migrants have been rescued and placed aboard a French navy ship. They will be taken to the port of Boulogne, the paper said.
Thousands of Indigenous people gathered in Brazil's capital on Monday at the start of the 20th Free Land Camp.
“We have received about 700 patients last month in our emergency department and about 10 percent of those were wounded by bullets. What we see is that people have great difficulty getting to the hospital when they are wounded. People often arrive late ...
The legislative stalemate was just the latest hurdle to delay implementation of a plan that has been repeatedly blocked by a series of court rulings and opposition from human rights activists who say it is illegal and inhumane.
"Well, they need to reduce the production of plastics, that’s number one, that’s where it starts. A lot of corporates need to get involved and also do their part and also educate people about the use of single use plastics and what other options there ...
The U.N. labor organization warned Monday that over 70% of the world's workforce is likely to be exposed to excessive heat during their careers, citing increased concern about exposure to sunlight.
