Straws, coffee cups & more outlawed as EU single-use plastics ban goes into force
Ten single-use plastic items blamed for littered European beaches are banned in the EU starting…More
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‘Workplace deaths & dismissals scarier than Covid’: Labor unions hold massive rally in Seoul despite PM’s warning (PHOTOS)
Around 8,000 members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) marched through downtown Seoul…More
Hacking attack forces Swedish supermarket chain with 800 stores to shut down
A major supermarket chain in Sweden has been forced to close most of its stores…More
Former EU chief Donald Tusk returns to Polish politics in bid to unseat ‘evil’ ruling party
Donald Tusk has made a dramatic re-entry to domestic politics, after the former Polish prime…More
Italian cardinal among 10 people charged by Vatican in landmark case involving embezzlement, money laundering & extortion
The Vatican will prosecute 10 individuals, including Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, in a case involving…More
Iran will be swept by FIFTH wave of Covid if authorities don’t fight Delta variant – President Rouhani
Iran’s outgoing president, Hassan Rouhani, has warned that the country will fall victim to yet…More
China’s foreign minister calls for international ‘Great Wall of Immunity’ to stop Covid-19
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the international community to work together to build…More
Up to 20 missing after powerful landslide ploughs through houses due to heavy rain in Japan (VIDEO)
Several homes were destroyed by a landslide amid torrential rain in the city of Atami…More
Tourist hub Bali swept up in Indonesia’s harsh lockdown despite 71% vaccination rate, as country’s infections spike
Hundreds of roadblocks and checkpoints have been erected across Indonesia as authorities attempt to enforce…More
Trudeau condemns spate of arson attacks on Catholic churches as Canada reels from unmarked graves scandal
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has denounced an ongoing spree of arson and vandalism targeting churches…More