12 h. ago Plastic pollution talks fail as negotiators in Geneva reject draft treaties

Countries deadlocked on whether legally binding deal should include curbs on production and toxic chemicalsOnce again negotiators will leave the plastic summit this week without a treaty, having failed to reach agreement in what was supposed to have been the final round of talks.The delegates, who were attempting to complete a crucial treaty to end the plastic pollution crisis remain deadlocked over whether it should reduce exponential growth of plastic production and put global, legally binding controls on toxic chemicals used to make plastics. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago New draft of plastic pollution treaty doesn't limit production but calls for a global response

The latest draft of a treaty to end plastic pollution would not put a limit on producing plastics, but recognizes that current levels of production and consumption are “unsustainable” and global action is needed

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24 h. ago Countries urged to ‘hold the line’ in Geneva plastics treaty negotiations

Talks continue amid warnings from environmental groups over being ‘sold out’ without meaningful or legally binding measuresTalks between nations to hammer out a plastics treaty to end plastic pollution continued behind closed doors in Geneva on Thursday, the final day of negotiations, as civil society groups urged countries to “hold the line” to secure a strong agreement.With time running out to seal a deal between 184 countries, environmental groups expressed concern that frontline communities, Indigenous people and others suffering the worst impacts of the world’s growing plastic crisis were being “sold out” in an effort to secure a treaty, without meaningful or legally binding measures that would address the scale of the problem, “at any cost”. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Countries deadlocked on plastic production and chemicals as talks on a global treaty draw to a close

Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution are drawing to a close Thursday

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48 h. ago Talks stall on world’s first plastic pollution treaty one day before deadline

Almost 100 countries reject draft treaty as ‘unambitious’ and ‘inadequate’Talks on the world’s first legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution have stalled just one day before the negotiations are due to end.Some of the countries calling for an ambitious treaty to include targets to reduce plastic production, including Colombia, the EU and the UK, have rejected as “unacceptable” and “unambitious” a draft treaty text that does not include production caps, nor address chemicals used in plastic products. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago New draft of plastic pollution treaty would not limit plastic production

Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution are discussing a new draft of the text that would not limit plastic production or address chemicals used in plastic products

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56 h. ago Soap, wristbands and scaling the UN: People get creative during final plastic pollution treaty talks

A Swiss ocean protection group is handing out bars of soap to negotiators working on a global accord to end plastic pollution

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3 d. ago Groups seek to influence plastic pollution treaty talks at the UN as negotiations wind down

Environmentalists and Indigenous leaders held signs in front of the United Nations buildings in Geneva where talks for a global accord to end plastic pollution are taking place

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4 d. ago Wrexham edge nearer to transfer breakthrough as £7m star's move announced

Ipswich's signing of Chuba Akpom may revive Wrexham's club record £7.5million move for Nathan Broadhead, with more transfers expected by Phil Parkinson before deadline day

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4 d. ago Artist drowns sculpture in plastic waste in front of the UN during plastic pollution treaty talks

As nations began a second week of negotiations Monday for a global accord to end plastic pollution, an artist heaped piles of plastic waste onto a large sculpture in front of the United Nations office

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4 d. ago Asian shares advance ahead of Trump's deadline for imposing higher tariffs on Chinese goods

Shares are higher in Asia a day ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's deadline for imposing higher tariffs on goods imported from China

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5 d. ago Andrea Berta ready to sanction seven Arsenal transfers before deadline day

Andrea Berta ready to sanction seven Arsenal transfers before deadline day  Football London

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5 d. ago Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal get major Eze boost; Isak to Liverpool twist; Man Utd sign Sesko; Chelsea latest

The summer transfer window is heating up as big moves continue to be worked on ahead of deadline day

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6 d. ago Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal face Eze rival; Man Utd want Baleba after Sesko; second Liverpool Isak bid

The summer transfer window is heating up as big moves continue to be worked on ahead of deadline day

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6 d. ago Transfer news LIVE: Eze to Arsenal update; Man Utd want Baleba after Sesko; second Liverpool Isak bid

The summer transfer window is heating up as big moves continue to be worked on ahead of deadline day

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6 d. ago Transfer news LIVE: Eze to Arsenal update; Man Utd announce Sesko, Baleba next; second Liverpool Isak bid

The summer transfer window is heating up as big moves continue to be worked on ahead of deadline day

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6 d. ago Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal get huge Eze boost; Man Utd want Baleba after Sesko; second Liverpool Isak bid

The summer transfer window is heating up as big moves continue to be worked on ahead of deadline day

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6 d. ago Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal get huge Eze boost; Man Utd to unveil Sesko; second Liverpool Isak bid; Rodrygo

The summer transfer window is heating up as big moves continue to be worked on ahead of deadline day

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7 d. ago Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal plan Eze approach; Rodrygo loan; Man Utd to unveil Sesko; Liverpool ready Isak bid

The summer transfer window is heating up as big moves continue to be worked on ahead of deadline day

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7 d. ago Ukraine conflict could be ‘frozen’ sooner rather than later, says Poland’s Tusk after talk with Zelenskyy – Europe live

Ukrainian president says ‘reliable peace essential for all’ after speaking to Polish PM on Friday morning, Trump’s deadline day for Russia to move towards a ceasefireFor what it’s worth, the Polish news website Onet reported yesterday, citing diplomatic sources, on what it believed were some of the proposals for freezing the conflict under discussion.It claimed that the US proposal included:A ceasefire, not a peace settlement.De facto recognition of the Russian-occupied territories by freezing the issue for 49 or 99 years.Removal of most sanctions imposed on Russia, including on energy. Continue reading...

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