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WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – The first round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty ended on Friday with agreement to end plastic pollution but a split on whether goals …
Countries split on plastics treaty focus as U.N. talks close Read More
In 2015, when he was elected president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari made history in more than one sense. It was the first time an opposition candidate assumed the helm peacefully. And …
President Muhammadu Buhari’s questionable legacy Read More
The Home Office has paid asylum seekers £1 an hour to carry out more than a million hours of work in the past five years, openDemocracy can reveal. The government …
Home Office paying asylum seekers £1 an hour to clean detention centres Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is nominating former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday, crediting him with critical experience on global …
US nominates Ajay Banga for World Bank president Read More
Dozens of contractors were detained over the weekend in Turkey, as anger grows over the consequences of the devastating earthquakes and the government vows to take action against construction negligence …
Turkey cracks down on contractors of quake-struck buildings Read More
As the power returns following one of the now frequent electricity cuts that ripple across Ukraine, Kylyna Kurochka logs on to her laptop and finds herself faced with dozens of …
One year on, Ukraine exposes the limits of well-funded international aid Read More
Shell’s board of directors are being personally sued over their alleged failure to properly manage risks associated with the climate crisis. The lawsuit says the British oil giant’s 11 directors …
Shell’s board of directors sued over ‘flawed’ climate strategy in first-of-its-kind lawsuit Read More
The UK government’s environment improvement plan pledges to restore 500,000 hectares (1.2 million acres) of wildlife-rich habitat, create or expand 25 national parks, invest in the recovery of hedgehogs and …
Environment plan for England asks farmers to restore nature – but changes are likely to be superficial Read More
The Commission’s ‘Green Deal Industrial Plan’, unveiled on Wednesday (1 February), promises simplified EU regulation for clean technologies, but critics say it lacks clarity and opens the door to unrestricted …
EU’s green industrial plan vague on clean tech, finance, critics say Read More
The government has promised Vladimir Putin’s cronies total privacy if they launch a legal bid to be removed from the UK’s sanctions list. The Foreign Office said it would be …
UK government promises ‘confidentiality’ for Putin allies fighting sanctions Read More