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Greenpeace activists detained over plastic tanker protest in Korea
Greenpeace said Sunday its activists had been detained by South Korean police after boarding a tanker to draw attention to ...
Al Jazeera on MSN4h
Leaders make push for plastic pollution treaty at talks in South Korea
Curbing the production of plastics tops the agenda on the final day of a conference on global pollution in South Korea.
Limit on plastic production still under debate as treaty talks come to a close
Negotiations on a plastic pollution accord are drawing to a close Sunday, as nations continue debating whether to tackle the ...
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Calls for extension as plastic treaty negotiations falter
Delegates seeking the world's first deal to curb plastic pollution began openly advocating for an extension of talks on ...
Battle over curbing plastic output jeopardises UN treaty hopes
The hoped-for treaty to come out of these talks could be the most significant deal relating to environmental protection as ...
Fierce debate over curbs on plastic output as treaty deadline looms
By Joyce Lee and Valerie Volcovici BUSAN, South Korea (Reuters) -Negotiators on a treaty to curb plastic pollution face tough ...
Plastic treaty talks draw to a close with production limits still under debate
Negotiations on a plastic pollution accord are drawing to a close Sunday, as nations continue debating whether to tackle the ...
What to know about the plastic pollution crisis as treaty talks conclude in South Korea
The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.
Truthout18h
Advocates Say Plastics Treaty Draft Falls Far Short as Talks Near Deadline
The current text excludes key demands, including a binding limit on plastic production and a ban on dangerous additives.
Saudi Arabia Leads Pushback Against Global Plastic Treaty
Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic ...
The Day4d
North Korea boasts of 'world's strongest' missile, but experts say it's too big to use in war
Seoul, South Korea — North Korea boasted Friday that the new intercontinental ballistic missile it just test-launched is “the world’s strongest,” a claim seen as pure propaganda after ...
London Evening Standard12d
North Korea ratifies major defence treaty with Russia
North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament, the Supreme People's Assembly, has the right to ratify treaties but Kim can unilaterally ratify major ones, according to South Korea's Unification Ministry.