Landmark global plastic waste pact gets approved by 187 countries — but not by the US
Nearly every country in the world has agreed upon a legally binding framework to reduce the pollution from plastic waste
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Germany to compensate people who fled from country as children to escape Nazis
Berlin has agreed to one-time payments for survivors, primarily Jews, who were evacuated from Nazi Germany as children, many of
Global markets rise after reports Donald Trump will delay auto tariffs
More conciliatory comments from Washington and Beijing, and reports the US will delay tariffs on European car imports, delivered a
‘I collect and sell anything’: Waste-picking a means to an end for Philippines’ poor
It may be one of the most unattractive sources of livelihood, but scavenging through garbage is what has provided Richard
RBA holds firm against cutting interest rates, with Australia’s jobless rate set to rise
The Reserve Bank’s new line in the sand gets its first big test with the latest reading from the jobs
German biscuit heiress Verena Bahlsen apologises for Nazi-era forced labourer remarks
The heiress of a German biscuit empire has apologised over remarks she made that appeared to play down the hardship
US refuses to endorse Jacinda Ardern’s ‘Christchurch Call’ to tackle online extremism
The United States is not endorsing a global pledge to step up efforts to keep internet platforms from being used
Germany labels the Israeli ‘BDS’ boycott movement as anti-Semitic
Germany has dealt a major blow to a movement which calls for a global Israeli economic boycott, as its parliament
China trade talks threatened by Donald Trump’s new tariff threat; shares and dollar drop
US President Donald Trump has threatened to reignite the trade war with China, by announcing he will impose tariffs on
Chinese owners of Grindr forced to sell by US over spying and blackmail fears
The Chinese company that owns gay dating app Grindr has reached a deal to sell it by 2020 after security
