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Numbers reveal harrowing reality of growing scourge of plastic pollution

PARIS: Before it threatened biodiversity, the oceans and the worldwide meals chain, plastics saved lives and converted societies as a long lasting, malleable and…

Bangladesh ex-PM palace to become revolution museum

DHAKA: The as soon as highly-priced palace of Bangladesh’s autocratic ex-leader Sheikh Hasina becomes a museum to honour the revolution that ousted her, the…

China’s 35m ‘leftover men’: Demands grow for Pakistani, foreign brides

China is presently dealing with a chief demographic project, with nearly 35 million so-called “leftover guys” – a consequence of the u . S…

Can an elephant sue to leave a zoo? Let’s find out

Five elephants in a Colorado zoo ought to at some point sue for their freedom. But it relies upon on if the nation’s Supreme…

Snake that grows up to 2 metres in length ‘living in UK attics and walls’

One of Europe’s biggest snakes – that can develop up to 2 metres in duration – is setting up home within the attics and…

London cheese seller in panic after thieves steal massive cheddar haul

Thieves with a nose for best cheese have pulled off a massive cheddar ripoff in London. Neal’s Yard Dairy said a con artist posing…

Scammers swipe 22 tonnes of cheddar in UK cheese ‘heist’

LONDON: British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver on Saturday urged cheese lovers to help police catch scammers who conned a London dairy out of 22…

When Japan’s predictable politics go awry

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalition partner may also lose their majority in the decrease residence of parliament, raising questions about the…

Children’s play centre apologises over ‘body bag’ Halloween decorations

After concerns have been raised by using mother and father, a kids’s gentle play centre has removed its hanging “body bag” at Halloween decorations.…