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Senegal to crack down on huge plastic waste by enforcing law

Senegal to crack down on huge plastic waste by enforcing law

DAKAR (Reuters) – Tired of seeing Senegal’s seascapes spoiled by ever-growing mounds of cheap plastic bags, authorities plan to crack…
India’s wild tiger population jumps to almost 3,000: census

India’s wild tiger population jumps to almost 3,000: census

India’s wild tiger population has increased by more than 30 percent in the last four years, according to a new…
China-US trade talks to restart after G20 tariff truce

China-US trade talks to restart after G20 tariff truce

US and Chinese negotiators meet in Shanghai on Tuesday to resurrect trade talks between the world’s two biggest economies, with…
Surge in false online videos of Chinese military crackdown in HK

Surge in false online videos of Chinese military crackdown in HK

Videos falsely claiming to show a Chinese military crackdown against pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have flooded social media over…
Malaysian police chief says tough to combat drugs with addicts on force

Malaysian police chief says tough to combat drugs with addicts on force

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s police are struggling to rein in drug abuse because there are many addicts on the…
Johnson in Scotland as no-deal Brexit concerns grow

Johnson in Scotland as no-deal Brexit concerns grow

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday promised a bright future after Brexit on his first visit to Scotland but Britain’s…
Priests accused of sex abuse turned to under-the-radar group

Priests accused of sex abuse turned to under-the-radar group

DRYDEN, Mich. (AP) — The visiting priests arrived discreetly, day and night. Stripped of their collars and cassocks, they went…
Years of ignoring peaceful protests fuels Hong Kong violence: jailed activist

Years of ignoring peaceful protests fuels Hong Kong violence: jailed activist

Hong Kongers are becoming more accepting of violent protests because the city’s pro-Beijing leaders have ignored years of peaceful demonstrations,…
Britain is turbo-charging no-deal Brexit preparations: foreign minister

Britain is turbo-charging no-deal Brexit preparations: foreign minister

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is turbo-charging its no-deal Brexit preparations and will be ready to leave the European Union with…
YouTube needs ‘new set of rules and laws’: executive

YouTube needs ‘new set of rules and laws’: executive

The video-sharing platform YouTube is striving to block those who would use it to promote racism, hate speech, violence and…
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