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Inside the kill zone of the Ukraine drone war
By Max Hunder, Sabine Siebold and Manuel Ausloos, Reuters, Published on 19/07/2025
» “Drones, drones, drones. Only drones. A lot of drones.”A weary Ukrainian platoon commander speaks to the transformed nature of modern warfare as he’s medically evacuated from the front lines.
Hong Kong's single-use plastics ban off to smooth start
South China Morning Post, Published on 22/04/2024
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's single-use plastics ban started smoothly on Monday, with many people in a busy business district opting for their own utensils when buying takeaway food and drink instead of paying extra for alternatives.
Vietnam battles plastic blight in idyllic Ha Long Bay
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» HA LONG (VIETNAM) - Squinting in the bright light of a hot summer morning, Vu Thi Thinh perches on the edge of her small wooden boat and plucks a polystyrene block from the calm waters of Vietnam's Ha Long Bay.
Major fire in Seoul’s Gangnam neighbourhood destroys 60 homes
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/01/2023
» SEOUL: A blaze destroyed at least 60 homes in one of Seoul’s last remaining shantytowns on Friday, forcing the evacuation of about 500 people just before Lunar New Year, South Korea’s biggest holiday.
Rescued turtle had gut full of trash
Published on 20/12/2021
» A young green turtle defecated almost a dozen of bits of plastic and trash from its tiny stomach after being rescued in a fishing net off the coast of Argentina. - REUTERS
Final push in Britain's Brexit election
AFP, Published on 11/12/2019
» LONDON - Britain's political leaders were to criss-cross the country on Wednesday's final day of general election campaigning as a key poll showed the outcome could be hanging in the balance.
British PM seeks Brexit breakthrough as polls tighten
AFP, Published on 11/12/2019
» LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed Tuesday to demolish three years of stalemate over Brexit, as Britain's political leaders geared up for a frantic final day of general election campaigning.
Canada to ban single-use plastics from 2021
AFP, Published on 11/06/2019
» MONTREAL - Canada will ban single-use plastics from 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday, declaring it a "global challenge" to phase out the plastic bags, straws and cutlery clogging the world's oceans.
In Syria, families flee IS holdout to dust and desperation
AFP, Published on 14/02/2019
» NEAR BAGHOUZ (SYRIA) - The cry echoed across the chalk-dry Syrian plain: "Water!" Within seconds, the truck carrying a few dozen bottles was emptied by parched refugees who had spent the night out in the open.
Belongings and belonging: the precious objects gathered by fleeing Rohingya
AFP, Published on 15/08/2018
» COX'S BAZAR (BANGLADESH) - The Rohingya had no time to consider what to take as Myanmar forces drove the Muslim minority into Bangladesh in a crackdown a year ago likened by the UN to ethnic cleansing.