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Singapore firm rejects $1bn Sri Lankan pollution damages
AFP, Published on 23/09/2025
» SINGAPORE - A Singapore shipping company told AFP on Tuesday it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of US$1 billion for causing that country's worst case of environmental pollution.
Bots in motion
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/08/2025
» Re: "First-ever humanoid robot games begin in China", (World, Aug 16).
World plastic pollution treaty talks collapse with no deal
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» GENEVA — Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart Friday without agreement, as countries failed to find consensus on how the world should tackle the ever-growing scourge.
Last chance for global plastic pollution treaty
AFP, Published on 14/08/2025
» GENEVA - Negotiators trying to secure a global agreement on tackling the scourge of plastic pollution had just hours left to salvage a deal on Thursday after the talks plunged into disarray.
Plastic pollution treaty talks in disarray
AFP, Published on 14/08/2025
» GENEVA - Attempts to secure a landmark treaty combating plastic pollution descended into disarray on the penultimate day of talks Wednesday as dozens of countries rejected the latest draft text, leaving the talks in limbo.
Deadlocked plastics treaty talks ‘at cliff’s edge’
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» GENEVA - Negotiators from 184 countries remained divided on Wednesday on how to curb plastic pollution, less than 36 hours before they were scheduled to deliver a binding global treaty.
Clock ticks as plastic talks drag on
Oped, Published on 13/08/2025
» This week in Geneva, negotiators from around the world are gathered for the fifth session of the Global Plastics Treaty -- known as INC 5.2. It is an intergovernmental process aimed at finding solutions to the plastic pollution crisis. Yet, more than a week in, progress toward a strong and binding agreement remains painfully slow. As the clock ticks, our window to act is rapidly closing.
Jellyfish force French nuclear plant shutdown
AFP, Published on 12/08/2025
» LILLE - A nuclear plant in northern France was temporarily shut down on Monday after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the reactors, energy group EDF said.
Four days left to square the circle on global plastic pollution treaty
AFP, Published on 11/08/2025
» GENEVA - Countries remained at loggerheads on Monday over how to tackle plastic pollution, with only four days left to craft a landmark global treaty on reining in the ever-growing scourge.
UN plastic pollution treaty talks stalled
AFP, Published on 09/08/2025
» GENEVA - Talks on forging a groundbreaking treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were floundering Saturday, with progress slow and countries heavily at odds over what the proposed agreement should cover.