As the threat from plastic pollution mounts, the countries could only agree to postpone negotiations to a later date.
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Monday Briefing: Rebels Advance in Syria
Plus, the vast network of undersea internet cables.
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The sudden assault by Syrian rebels has rapidly redrawn the civil war’s front lines and threatened once again the authority…
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Countries deadlock on UN treaty on plastic pollution
Countries have deadlocked on a United Nations treaty on plastic pollution, according to The Associated Press. The treaty, with an…
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UN plastics treaty talks fail after oil producers block production limits
Discussions postponed on curbs as Saudi Arabia and Russia frustrate multilateral process
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I Come in Peace (aka Dark Angel): The Best Christmas Action Movie You Never Saw?
Looking back at a little scene, but kind of cultish, action flick set at Christmastime – I Come in Peace…
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Russian and Syrian aircraft intensify bombing in Syria
Russian and Syrian aircraft intensified bombing in the rebel-held northwest of Syria on 1 December.
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Syria’s Assad trapped by rebel advance and refusal to compromise
Rapid capture of Aleppo from government forces underlines regime’s fragility despite Russian and Iranian help
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What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks that have concluded in South Korea
Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution have concluded in Busan, South Korea without reaching an agreement
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